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

Orangeburg, SC had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 43 cities in 2023, at 69.4%. Tega Cay, SC had the lowest, at 32%. The median was 51.7% and the figure for South Carolina was 51%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.4Orangeburg, SC
Lowest32Tega Cay, SC
Median51.743 cities
South Carolina51History

All cities, 2023

Orangeburg, SC: 69.4 %Orangeburg, SC69.4Myrtle Beach, SC: 67.1 %Myrtle Beach, SC67.1Hanahan, SC: 58.7 %Hanahan, SC58.7Easley, SC: 58.5 %Easley, SC58.5Clemson, SC: 57.9 %Clemson, SC57.9Columbia, SC: 57.7 %Columbia, SC57.7Fort Mill, SC: 57.6 %Fort Mill, SC57.6Moncks Corner, SC: 57.4 %Moncks Corner, SC57.4Beaufort, SC: 56.3 %Beaufort, SC56.3Aiken, SC: 55.6 %Aiken, SC55.6Forest Acres, SC: 55.4 %Forest Acres, SC55.4Sumter, SC: 53.9 %Sumter, SC53.9Mount Pleasant, SC: 53.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC53.7North Charleston, SC: 53.3 %North Charleston, SC53.3North Myrtle Beach, SC: 53.2 %North Myrtle Beach, SC53.2Florence, SC: 53.2 %Florence, SC53.2Fountain Inn, SC: 53.1 %Fountain Inn, SC53.1Rock Hill, SC: 53 %Rock Hill, SC53Greenwood, SC: 52.7 %Greenwood, SC52.7Spartanburg, SC: 52.5 %Spartanburg, SC52.5Charleston, SC: 52.3 %Charleston, SC52.3Bluffton, SC: 51.7 %Bluffton, SC51.7Hilton Head Island, SC: 51.6 %Hilton Head Island, SC51.6Summerville, SC: 50.8 %Summerville, SC50.8Greenville, SC: 50.5 %Greenville, SC50.5Port Royal, SC: 50 %Port Royal, SC50York, SC: 49.7 %York, SC49.7Anderson, SC: 48.8 %Anderson, SC48.8Conway, SC: 48.6 %Conway, SC48.6West Columbia, SC: 47.9 %West Columbia, SC47.9Cayce, SC: 46.3 %Cayce, SC46.3Goose Creek, SC: 45.8 %Goose Creek, SC45.8Lexington, SC: 45.2 %Lexington, SC45.2Newberry, SC: 44.2 %Newberry, SC44.2Gaffney, SC: 44.1 %Gaffney, SC44.1Simpsonville, SC: 42.2 %Simpsonville, SC42.2Hardeeville, SC: 42 %Hardeeville, SC42Greer, SC: 41.7 %Greer, SC41.7Irmo, SC: 41.3 %Irmo, SC41.3Mauldin, SC: 40.2 %Mauldin, SC40.2James Island, SC: 37.7 %James Island, SC37.7North Augusta, SC: 37.2 %North Augusta, SC37.2Tega Cay, SC: 32 %Tega Cay, SC32Orangeburg, SC: 69.4 %Orangeburg, SC69.4Myrtle Beach, SC: 67.1 %Myrtle Beach, SC67.1Hanahan, SC: 58.7 %Hanahan, SC58.7Easley, SC: 58.5 %Easley, SC58.5Clemson, SC: 57.9 %Clemson, SC57.9Columbia, SC: 57.7 %Columbia, SC57.7Fort Mill, SC: 57.6 %Fort Mill, SC57.6Moncks Corner, SC: 57.4 %Moncks Corner, SC57.4Beaufort, SC: 56.3 %Beaufort, SC56.3Aiken, SC: 55.6 %Aiken, SC55.6Forest Acres, SC: 55.4 %Forest Acres, SC55.4Sumter, SC: 53.9 %Sumter, SC53.9Mount Pleasant, SC: 53.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC53.7North Charleston, SC: 53.3 %North Charleston, SC53.3North Myrtle Beach, SC: 53.2 %North Myrtle Beach, SC53.2Florence, SC: 53.2 %Florence, SC53.2Fountain Inn, SC: 53.1 %Fountain Inn, SC53.1Rock Hill, SC: 53 %Rock Hill, SC53Greenwood, SC: 52.7 %Greenwood, SC52.7Spartanburg, SC: 52.5 %Spartanburg, SC52.5Charleston, SC: 52.3 %Charleston, SC52.3Bluffton, SC: 51.7 %Bluffton, SC51.7Hilton Head Island, SC: 51.6 %Hilton Head Island, SC51.6Summerville, SC: 50.8 %Summerville, SC50.8Greenville, SC: 50.5 %Greenville, SC50.5Port Royal, SC: 50 %Port Royal, SC50York, SC: 49.7 %York, SC49.7Anderson, SC: 48.8 %Anderson, SC48.8Conway, SC: 48.6 %Conway, SC48.6West Columbia, SC: 47.9 %West Columbia, SC47.9Cayce, SC: 46.3 %Cayce, SC46.3Goose Creek, SC: 45.8 %Goose Creek, SC45.8Lexington, SC: 45.2 %Lexington, SC45.2Newberry, SC: 44.2 %Newberry, SC44.2Gaffney, SC: 44.1 %Gaffney, SC44.1Simpsonville, SC: 42.2 %Simpsonville, SC42.2Hardeeville, SC: 42 %Hardeeville, SC42Greer, SC: 41.7 %Greer, SC41.7Irmo, SC: 41.3 %Irmo, SC41.3Mauldin, SC: 40.2 %Mauldin, SC40.2James Island, SC: 37.7 %James Island, SC37.7North Augusta, SC: 37.2 %North Augusta, SC37.2Tega Cay, SC: 32 %Tega Cay, SC32
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Orangeburg, SC69.4-1 pts
2Myrtle Beach, SC67.1+3.7 pts
3Hanahan, SC58.7+2.9 pts
4Easley, SC58.5-4 pts
5Clemson, SC57.9-1.7 pts
6Columbia, SC57.7+1.5 pts
7Fort Mill, SC57.6+9.8 pts
8Moncks Corner, SC57.4+3.7 pts
9Beaufort, SC56.3+1.5 pts
10Aiken, SC55.6+3.2 pts
11Forest Acres, SC55.4-7.2 pts
12Sumter, SC53.9+1.7 pts
13Mount Pleasant, SC53.7+0.4 pts
14North Charleston, SC53.3-0.9 pts
15North Myrtle Beach, SC53.2+9.6 pts
16Florence, SC53.2+0.7 pts
17Fountain Inn, SC53.1+5.8 pts
18Rock Hill, SC53+1.2 pts
19Greenwood, SC52.7-2.3 pts
20Spartanburg, SC52.5+1 pts
21Charleston, SC52.3+0.7 pts
22Bluffton, SC51.7-2.9 pts
23Hilton Head Island, SC51.6-0.9 pts
24Summerville, SC50.8-2.7 pts
25Greenville, SC50.5+1.5 pts
26Port Royal, SC50+7.1 pts
27York, SC49.7+1.3 pts
28Anderson, SC48.8-4.2 pts
29Conway, SC48.6-1.5 pts
30West Columbia, SC47.9+5.4 pts
31Cayce, SC46.3-3.2 pts
32Goose Creek, SC45.8-4 pts
33Lexington, SC45.2+2.2 pts
34Newberry, SC44.2+0.9 pts
35Gaffney, SC44.1-4.3 pts
36Simpsonville, SC42.2+5.2 pts
37Hardeeville, SC42+14.4 pts
38Greer, SC41.7-3.9 pts
39Irmo, SC41.3+0.5 pts
40Mauldin, SC40.2+3.7 pts
41James Island, SC37.7-11.6 pts
42North Augusta, SC37.2-7.4 pts
43Tega Cay, SC32+3.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/south-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/south-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Orangeburg, SC, with 69.4% in 2023, 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 32% in 2023.

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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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