Counties in South Carolina by median gross rent (monthly)

Berkeley County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 46 counties in 2023, at $1,518. Abbeville County had the lowest, at $634. The median was $878 and the figure for South Carolina was $1,126. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,518Berkeley County
Median87846 counties
South Carolina1,126History

All counties, 2023

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Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,518 USD1,518Charleston CountyCharleston County: 1,506 USD1,506Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 1,484 USD1,484Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 1,381 USD1,381Jasper CountyJasper County: 1,307 USD1,307York CountyYork County: 1,304 USD1,304Greenville CountyGreenville County: 1,198 USD1,198Richland CountyRichland County: 1,185 USD1,185Horry CountyHorry County: 1,181 USD1,181Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 1,166 USD1,166Lexington CountyLexington County: 1,115 USD1,115Aiken CountyAiken County: 1,031 USD1,031Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 1,019 USD1,019Sumter CountySumter County: 1,006 USD1,006Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 994 USD994Anderson CountyAnderson County: 952 USD952Pickens CountyPickens County: 936 USD936Chester CountyChester County: 918 USD918Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 910 USD910Florence CountyFlorence County: 908 USD908Colleton CountyColleton County: 905 USD905Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 892 USD892Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 880 USD880Darlington CountyDarlington County: 876 USD876Oconee CountyOconee County: 876 USD876Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 872 USD872Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 854 USD854Newberry CountyNewberry County: 854 USD854Laurens CountyLaurens County: 847 USD847Hampton CountyHampton County: 815 USD815Saluda CountySaluda County: 814 USD814Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 813 USD813Lee CountyLee County: 806 USD806Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 804 USD804Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 794 USD794Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 776 USD776Union CountyUnion County: 770 USD770Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 769 USD769Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 728 USD728Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 695 USD695Dillon CountyDillon County: 692 USD692Allendale CountyAllendale County: 691 USD691Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 686 USD686McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 666 USD666Marion CountyMarion County: 663 USD663Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 634 USD634
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Berkeley County1,518+7.7%
2Charleston County1,506+5.5%
3Beaufort County1,484+3.4%
4Dorchester County1,381+9.7%
5Jasper County1,307+3.8%
6York County1,304+8.3%
7Greenville County1,198+6.8%
8Richland County1,185+3.8%
9Horry County1,181+4.7%
10Georgetown County1,166+11.5%
11Lexington County1,115+5.1%
12Aiken County1,031+6%
13Spartanburg County1,019+6.1%
14Sumter County1,006+1.1%
15Calhoun County994+2.7%
16Anderson County952+5.3%
17Pickens County936+4.5%
18Chester County918+10.5%
19Fairfield County910+9.6%
20Florence County908+4.2%
21Colleton County905+9.6%
22Lancaster County892+1.2%
23Greenwood County880+3.7%
24Darlington County876+9%
24Oconee County876+2.8%
26Kershaw County872+3.3%
27Edgefield County854+8.7%
27Newberry County854-0.1%
29Laurens County847+2.5%
30Hampton County815+0.9%
31Saluda County814+14.8%
32Cherokee County813-1.8%
33Lee County806+7%
34Orangeburg County804+4.3%
35Bamberg County794+2.8%
36Chesterfield County776-2.5%
37Union County770-1.5%
38Williamsburg County769-2.2%
39Clarendon County728+8.7%
40Barnwell County695-8.9%
41Dillon County692-3.4%
42Allendale County691-3.1%
43Marlboro County686+0.9%
44McCormick County666-9.5%
45Marion County663+3.1%
46Abbeville County634-19.8%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Berkeley County, with $1,518 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Abbeville County, with $634 in 2023.

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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