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Counties in South Carolina by median gross rent (monthly)

Charleston County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 46 counties in 2021, at $1,310. Marion County had the lowest, at $585. The median was $784 and the figure for South Carolina was $970. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,310Charleston County
Lowest585Marion County
Median78446 counties
South Carolina970History

All counties, 2021

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Charleston CountyCharleston County: 1,310 USD1,310Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 1,279 USD1,279Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,263 USD1,263Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 1,187 USD1,187Jasper CountyJasper County: 1,111 USD1,111York CountyYork County: 1,093 USD1,093Richland CountyRichland County: 1,042 USD1,042Horry CountyHorry County: 1,033 USD1,033Greenville CountyGreenville County: 1,011 USD1,011Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 998 USD998Lexington CountyLexington County: 963 USD963Aiken CountyAiken County: 892 USD892Sumter CountySumter County: 879 USD879Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 878 USD878Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 874 USD874Newberry CountyNewberry County: 848 USD848Pickens CountyPickens County: 842 USD842Anderson CountyAnderson County: 823 USD823Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 821 USD821Florence CountyFlorence County: 811 USD811Oconee CountyOconee County: 801 USD801McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 793 USD793Laurens CountyLaurens County: 790 USD790Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 777 USD777Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 770 USD770Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 765 USD765Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 745 USD745Darlington CountyDarlington County: 743 USD743Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 740 USD740Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 738 USD738Chester CountyChester County: 736 USD736Lee CountyLee County: 736 USD736Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 733 USD733Union CountyUnion County: 727 USD727Hampton CountyHampton County: 704 USD704Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 699 USD699Saluda CountySaluda County: 698 USD698Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 697 USD697Colleton CountyColleton County: 693 USD693Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 692 USD692Allendale CountyAllendale County: 651 USD651Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 638 USD638Dillon CountyDillon County: 637 USD637Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 628 USD628Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 624 USD624Marion CountyMarion County: 585 USD585
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Charleston County1,310
2Beaufort County1,279
3Berkeley County1,263
4Dorchester County1,187
5Jasper County1,111
6York County1,093
7Richland County1,042
8Horry County1,033
9Greenville County1,011
10Georgetown County998
11Lexington County963
12Aiken County892
13Sumter County879
14Spartanburg County878
15Calhoun County874
16Newberry County848
17Pickens County842
18Anderson County823
19Lancaster County821
20Florence County811
21Oconee County801
22McCormick County793
23Laurens County790
24Greenwood County777
25Kershaw County770
26Cherokee County765
27Fairfield County745
28Darlington County743
29Chesterfield County740
30Orangeburg County738
31Chester County736
31Lee County736
33Abbeville County733
34Union County727
35Hampton County704
36Barnwell County699
37Saluda County698
38Edgefield County697
39Colleton County693
40Williamsburg County692
41Allendale County651
42Bamberg County638
43Dillon County637
44Marlboro County628
45Clarendon County624
46Marion County585

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Charleston County, with $1,310 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Marion County, with $585 in 2021.

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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