Rents are 3% below what Easley's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,601 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
April. Asking rents in Easley usually run 0.9% below trend in April and 0.9% above it in August, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Easley is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in June 2021.
Rent in Easley changed +3.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 54 South Carolina cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($66,299) is $1,657 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,650).
Central, 14 miles away, rents for 20% less ($1,287/mo), about $3,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Easley. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Easley, SC is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 31.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Easley, SC has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Easley, SC stood at $1,356 in 2022 and currently runs about $1,601, reflecting a 18.1% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $57,269 to $66,299 between 2021 and 2024, a 15.8% shift. The population has grown by 9.7% since 2021, moving from about 22,643 residents to roughly 24,841. College-educated residents now make up 31.9% of adults here, versus 29.2% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Easley, SC reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Easley is $1,601/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $965/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,120/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,005/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,380/mo.
At 29% of local median household income ($66,299/yr), Easley ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.6% over the past year.
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