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Cities in South Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

North Myrtle Beach, SC had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 43 cities in 2024, at 64%. Tega Cay, SC had the lowest, at 25.6%. The median was 50.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 52.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64North Myrtle Beach, SC
Lowest25.6Tega Cay, SC
Median50.643 cities
South Carolina52.1History

All cities, 2024

North Myrtle Beach, SC: 64 %North Myrtle Beach, SC64Orangeburg, SC: 63.2 %Orangeburg, SC63.2Easley, SC: 62.9 %Easley, SC62.9Beaufort, SC: 61 %Beaufort, SC61Clemson, SC: 60.1 %Clemson, SC60.1Columbia, SC: 60 %Columbia, SC60Myrtle Beach, SC: 59.4 %Myrtle Beach, SC59.4Moncks Corner, SC: 58.6 %Moncks Corner, SC58.6Hanahan, SC: 58 %Hanahan, SC58Sumter, SC: 56.2 %Sumter, SC56.2Aiken, SC: 55.9 %Aiken, SC55.9North Charleston, SC: 55.4 %North Charleston, SC55.4Mount Pleasant, SC: 55.3 %Mount Pleasant, SC55.3Fort Mill, SC: 54.8 %Fort Mill, SC54.8Spartanburg, SC: 54.6 %Spartanburg, SC54.6Charleston, SC: 54.5 %Charleston, SC54.5Rock Hill, SC: 54.4 %Rock Hill, SC54.4Florence, SC: 54.1 %Florence, SC54.1Conway, SC: 52.2 %Conway, SC52.2Fountain Inn, SC: 51.8 %Fountain Inn, SC51.8Hilton Head Island, SC: 51.2 %Hilton Head Island, SC51.2Greenwood, SC: 50.6 %Greenwood, SC50.6Greenville, SC: 50.2 %Greenville, SC50.2Anderson, SC: 50.2 %Anderson, SC50.2York, SC: 50.1 %York, SC50.1Bluffton, SC: 50.1 %Bluffton, SC50.1Summerville, SC: 49.6 %Summerville, SC49.6Cayce, SC: 49.5 %Cayce, SC49.5West Columbia, SC: 49.3 %West Columbia, SC49.3Forest Acres, SC: 48.8 %Forest Acres, SC48.8Lexington, SC: 46.9 %Lexington, SC46.9Port Royal, SC: 46.8 %Port Royal, SC46.8James Island, SC: 46.6 %James Island, SC46.6Gaffney, SC: 46.6 %Gaffney, SC46.6Hardeeville, SC: 46.4 %Hardeeville, SC46.4Simpsonville, SC: 46.1 %Simpsonville, SC46.1Goose Creek, SC: 45.3 %Goose Creek, SC45.3Mauldin, SC: 42.1 %Mauldin, SC42.1Irmo, SC: 40.3 %Irmo, SC40.3Greer, SC: 40.1 %Greer, SC40.1North Augusta, SC: 38.3 %North Augusta, SC38.3Newberry, SC: 33.9 %Newberry, SC33.9Tega Cay, SC: 25.6 %Tega Cay, SC25.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 64 %North Myrtle Beach, SC64Orangeburg, SC: 63.2 %Orangeburg, SC63.2Easley, SC: 62.9 %Easley, SC62.9Beaufort, SC: 61 %Beaufort, SC61Clemson, SC: 60.1 %Clemson, SC60.1Columbia, SC: 60 %Columbia, SC60Myrtle Beach, SC: 59.4 %Myrtle Beach, SC59.4Moncks Corner, SC: 58.6 %Moncks Corner, SC58.6Hanahan, SC: 58 %Hanahan, SC58Sumter, SC: 56.2 %Sumter, SC56.2Aiken, SC: 55.9 %Aiken, SC55.9North Charleston, SC: 55.4 %North Charleston, SC55.4Mount Pleasant, SC: 55.3 %Mount Pleasant, SC55.3Fort Mill, SC: 54.8 %Fort Mill, SC54.8Spartanburg, SC: 54.6 %Spartanburg, SC54.6Charleston, SC: 54.5 %Charleston, SC54.5Rock Hill, SC: 54.4 %Rock Hill, SC54.4Florence, SC: 54.1 %Florence, SC54.1Conway, SC: 52.2 %Conway, SC52.2Fountain Inn, SC: 51.8 %Fountain Inn, SC51.8Hilton Head Island, SC: 51.2 %Hilton Head Island, SC51.2Greenwood, SC: 50.6 %Greenwood, SC50.6Greenville, SC: 50.2 %Greenville, SC50.2Anderson, SC: 50.2 %Anderson, SC50.2York, SC: 50.1 %York, SC50.1Bluffton, SC: 50.1 %Bluffton, SC50.1Summerville, SC: 49.6 %Summerville, SC49.6Cayce, SC: 49.5 %Cayce, SC49.5West Columbia, SC: 49.3 %West Columbia, SC49.3Forest Acres, SC: 48.8 %Forest Acres, SC48.8Lexington, SC: 46.9 %Lexington, SC46.9Port Royal, SC: 46.8 %Port Royal, SC46.8James Island, SC: 46.6 %James Island, SC46.6Gaffney, SC: 46.6 %Gaffney, SC46.6Hardeeville, SC: 46.4 %Hardeeville, SC46.4Simpsonville, SC: 46.1 %Simpsonville, SC46.1Goose Creek, SC: 45.3 %Goose Creek, SC45.3Mauldin, SC: 42.1 %Mauldin, SC42.1Irmo, SC: 40.3 %Irmo, SC40.3Greer, SC: 40.1 %Greer, SC40.1North Augusta, SC: 38.3 %North Augusta, SC38.3Newberry, SC: 33.9 %Newberry, SC33.9Tega Cay, SC: 25.6 %Tega Cay, SC25.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1North Myrtle Beach, SC64+10.8 pts
2Orangeburg, SC63.2-6.3 pts
3Easley, SC62.9+4.4 pts
4Beaufort, SC61+4.7 pts
5Clemson, SC60.1+2.2 pts
6Columbia, SC60+2.4 pts
7Myrtle Beach, SC59.4-7.6 pts
8Moncks Corner, SC58.6+1.2 pts
9Hanahan, SC58-0.7 pts
10Sumter, SC56.2+2.4 pts
11Aiken, SC55.9+0.3 pts
12North Charleston, SC55.4+2.1 pts
13Mount Pleasant, SC55.3+1.6 pts
14Fort Mill, SC54.8-2.8 pts
15Spartanburg, SC54.6+2.1 pts
16Charleston, SC54.5+2.2 pts
17Rock Hill, SC54.4+1.5 pts
18Florence, SC54.1+0.9 pts
19Conway, SC52.2+3.6 pts
20Fountain Inn, SC51.8-1.3 pts
21Hilton Head Island, SC51.2-0.4 pts
22Greenwood, SC50.6-2.1 pts
23Greenville, SC50.2-0.3 pts
24Anderson, SC50.2+1.4 pts
25York, SC50.1+0.4 pts
26Bluffton, SC50.1-1.6 pts
27Summerville, SC49.6-1.2 pts
28Cayce, SC49.5+3.1 pts
29West Columbia, SC49.3+1.4 pts
30Forest Acres, SC48.8-6.6 pts
31Lexington, SC46.9+1.7 pts
32Port Royal, SC46.8-3.1 pts
33James Island, SC46.6+8.9 pts
34Gaffney, SC46.6+2.5 pts
35Hardeeville, SC46.4+4.4 pts
36Simpsonville, SC46.1+3.9 pts
37Goose Creek, SC45.3-0.5 pts
38Mauldin, SC42.1+1.9 pts
39Irmo, SC40.3-1 pts
40Greer, SC40.1-1.6 pts
41North Augusta, SC38.3+1.2 pts
42Newberry, SC33.9-10.3 pts
43Tega Cay, SC25.6-6.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in South Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/south-carolina-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

North Myrtle Beach, SC, with 64% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Tega Cay, SC, with 25.6% in 2024.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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