Counties in South Carolina by median gross rent (monthly)

Beaufort County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 46 counties in 2022, at $1,435. Marion County had the lowest, at $643. The median was $838 and the figure for South Carolina was $1,065. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,435Beaufort County
Lowest643Marion County
Median83846 counties
South Carolina1,065History

All counties, 2022

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Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 1,435 USD1,435Charleston CountyCharleston County: 1,427 USD1,427Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,410 USD1,410Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 1,259 USD1,259Jasper CountyJasper County: 1,259 USD1,259York CountyYork County: 1,204 USD1,204Richland CountyRichland County: 1,142 USD1,142Horry CountyHorry County: 1,128 USD1,128Greenville CountyGreenville County: 1,122 USD1,122Lexington CountyLexington County: 1,061 USD1,061Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 1,046 USD1,046Sumter CountySumter County: 995 USD995Aiken CountyAiken County: 973 USD973Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 968 USD968Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 960 USD960Anderson CountyAnderson County: 904 USD904Pickens CountyPickens County: 896 USD896Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 881 USD881Florence CountyFlorence County: 871 USD871Newberry CountyNewberry County: 855 USD855Oconee CountyOconee County: 852 USD852Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 849 USD849Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 844 USD844Chester CountyChester County: 831 USD831Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 830 USD830Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 828 USD828Colleton CountyColleton County: 826 USD826Laurens CountyLaurens County: 826 USD826Hampton CountyHampton County: 808 USD808Darlington CountyDarlington County: 804 USD804Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 796 USD796Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 791 USD791Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 786 USD786Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 786 USD786Union CountyUnion County: 782 USD782Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 772 USD772Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 771 USD771Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 763 USD763Lee CountyLee County: 753 USD753McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 736 USD736Dillon CountyDillon County: 716 USD716Allendale CountyAllendale County: 713 USD713Saluda CountySaluda County: 709 USD709Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 680 USD680Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 670 USD670Marion CountyMarion County: 643 USD643
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Beaufort County1,435+12.2%
2Charleston County1,427+8.9%
3Berkeley County1,410+11.6%
4Dorchester County1,259+6.1%
4Jasper County1,259+13.3%
6York County1,204+10.2%
7Richland County1,142+9.6%
8Horry County1,128+9.2%
9Greenville County1,122+11%
10Lexington County1,061+10.2%
11Georgetown County1,046+4.8%
12Sumter County995+13.2%
13Aiken County973+9.1%
14Calhoun County968+10.8%
15Spartanburg County960+9.3%
16Anderson County904+9.8%
17Pickens County896+6.4%
18Lancaster County881+7.3%
19Florence County871+7.4%
20Newberry County855+0.8%
21Oconee County852+6.4%
22Greenwood County849+9.3%
23Kershaw County844+9.6%
24Chester County831+12.9%
25Fairfield County830+11.4%
26Cherokee County828+8.2%
27Colleton County826+19.2%
27Laurens County826+4.6%
29Hampton County808+14.8%
30Darlington County804+8.2%
31Chesterfield County796+7.6%
32Abbeville County791+7.9%
33Edgefield County786+12.8%
33Williamsburg County786+13.6%
35Union County782+7.6%
36Bamberg County772+21%
37Orangeburg County771+4.5%
38Barnwell County763+9.2%
39Lee County753+2.3%
40McCormick County736-7.2%
41Dillon County716+12.4%
42Allendale County713+9.5%
43Saluda County709+1.6%
44Marlboro County680+8.3%
45Clarendon County670+7.4%
46Marion County643+9.9%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Beaufort County, with $1,435 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Marion County, with $643 in 2022.

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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