Counties in South Carolina by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Berkeley County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 46 counties in 2024, at $1,654. Allendale County had the lowest, at $662. The median was $897 and the figure for South Carolina was $1,180. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,654Berkeley County
Median89746 counties
South Carolina1,180History

All counties, 2024

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Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,654 USD1,654Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 1,653 USD1,653Charleston CountyCharleston County: 1,620 USD1,620Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 1,463 USD1,463York CountyYork County: 1,387 USD1,387Jasper CountyJasper County: 1,328 USD1,328Greenville CountyGreenville County: 1,262 USD1,262Horry CountyHorry County: 1,255 USD1,255Richland CountyRichland County: 1,228 USD1,228Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 1,204 USD1,204Lexington CountyLexington County: 1,178 USD1,178Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 1,084 USD1,084Aiken CountyAiken County: 1,062 USD1,062Sumter CountySumter County: 1,057 USD1,057Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 1,052 USD1,052Anderson CountyAnderson County: 989 USD989Pickens CountyPickens County: 972 USD972Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 971 USD971Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 959 USD959Florence CountyFlorence County: 954 USD954Colleton CountyColleton County: 949 USD949Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 938 USD938Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 898 USD898Darlington CountyDarlington County: 896 USD896Oconee CountyOconee County: 881 USD881Laurens CountyLaurens County: 880 USD880Newberry CountyNewberry County: 872 USD872Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 869 USD869Chester CountyChester County: 853 USD853Saluda CountySaluda County: 851 USD851Hampton CountyHampton County: 843 USD843Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 841 USD841Lee CountyLee County: 823 USD823Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 815 USD815Union CountyUnion County: 804 USD804Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 799 USD799Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 765 USD765Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 763 USD763Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 762 USD762Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 740 USD740Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 720 USD720McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 696 USD696Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 689 USD689Dillon CountyDillon County: 679 USD679Marion CountyMarion County: 669 USD669Allendale CountyAllendale County: 662 USD662
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Berkeley County1,654+9%
2Beaufort County1,653+11.4%
3Charleston County1,620+7.6%
4Dorchester County1,463+5.9%
5York County1,387+6.4%
6Jasper County1,328+1.6%
7Greenville County1,262+5.3%
8Horry County1,255+6.3%
9Richland County1,228+3.6%
10Georgetown County1,204+3.3%
11Lexington County1,178+5.7%
12Spartanburg County1,084+6.4%
13Aiken County1,062+3%
14Sumter County1,057+5.1%
15Calhoun County1,052+5.8%
16Anderson County989+3.9%
17Pickens County972+3.8%
18Kershaw County971+11.4%
19Lancaster County959+7.5%
20Florence County954+5.1%
21Colleton County949+4.9%
22Fairfield County938+3.1%
23Greenwood County898+2%
24Darlington County896+2.3%
25Oconee County881+0.6%
26Laurens County880+3.9%
27Newberry County872+2.1%
28Cherokee County869+6.9%
29Chester County853-7.1%
30Saluda County851+4.5%
31Hampton County843+3.4%
32Orangeburg County841+4.6%
33Lee County823+2.1%
34Bamberg County815+2.6%
35Union County804+4.4%
36Abbeville County799+26%
37Williamsburg County765-0.5%
38Clarendon County763+4.8%
39Chesterfield County762-1.8%
40Barnwell County740+6.5%
41Edgefield County720-15.7%
42McCormick County696+4.5%
43Marlboro County689+0.4%
44Dillon County679-1.9%
45Marion County669+0.9%
46Allendale County662-4.2%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Berkeley County, with $1,654 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Allendale County, with $662 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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