Rent Affordability for A Police Officer in South Carolina
A typical police officer in South Carolina earns about $67,998 a year, which supports approximately $1,700 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked South Carolina city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.
As of May 2026. 41 of 69 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 28 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaffney, SC | $1,045/mo | 18.4% | very comfortable |
| Greenwood, SC | $1,115/mo | 19.7% | very comfortable |
| Orangeburg, SC | $1,152/mo | 20.3% | affordable |
| Hartsville, SC | $1,201/mo | 21.2% | affordable |
| Forest Acres, SC | $1,241/mo | 21.9% | affordable |
| Newberry, SC | $1,283/mo | 22.6% | affordable |
| Central, SC | $1,287/mo | 22.7% | affordable |
| Anderson, SC | $1,308/mo | 23.1% | affordable |
| Aiken, SC | $1,327/mo | 23.4% | affordable |
| Mauldin, SC | $1,368/mo | 24.1% | affordable |
| Spartanburg, SC | $1,374/mo | 24.2% | affordable |
| Taylors, SC | $1,369/mo | 24.2% | affordable |
| Lancaster, SC | $1,431/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| Pendleton, SC | $1,453/mo | 25.6% | affordable |
| Seneca, SC | $1,458/mo | 25.7% | affordable |
| Piedmont, SC | $1,455/mo | 25.7% | affordable |
| Cayce, SC | $1,462/mo | 25.8% | affordable |
| Sumter, SC | $1,469/mo | 25.9% | affordable |
| Clemson, SC | $1,483/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Port Royal, SC | $1,494/mo | 26.4% | affordable |
| Columbia, SC | $1,500/mo | 26.5% | affordable |
| Rock Hill, SC | $1,517/mo | 26.8% | affordable |
| Blythewood, SC | $1,554/mo | 27.4% | affordable |
| West Columbia, SC | $1,558/mo | 27.5% | affordable |
| Greenville, SC | $1,564/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Little River, SC | $1,569/mo | 27.7% | affordable |
| North Augusta, SC | $1,576/mo | 27.8% | affordable |
| Inman, SC | $1,579/mo | 27.9% | affordable |
| Hopkins, SC | $1,584/mo | 28% | affordable |
| Boiling Springs, SC | $1,595/mo | 28.1% | affordable |
| Easley, SC | $1,601/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| Dalzell, SC | $1,606/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| Surfside Beach, SC | $1,612/mo | 28.4% | affordable |
| Florence, SC | $1,613/mo | 28.5% | affordable |
| Lyman, SC | $1,646/mo | 29% | affordable |
| Hardeeville, SC | $1,658/mo | 29.3% | affordable |
| Ladson, SC | $1,665/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Lugoff, SC | $1,675/mo | 29.6% | affordable |
| Greer, SC | $1,681/mo | 29.7% | affordable |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $1,697/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Hanahan, SC | $1,696/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Camden, SC | $1,712/mo | 30.2% | stretched |
| North Charleston, SC | $1,742/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Moore, SC | $1,737/mo | 30.7% | stretched |
| Fort Mill, SC | $1,748/mo | 30.8% | stretched |
| Beaufort, SC | $1,759/mo | 31% | stretched |
| Lexington, SC | $1,774/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Elgin, SC | $1,780/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| Travelers Rest, SC | $1,787/mo | 31.5% | stretched |
| Irmo, SC | $1,810/mo | 31.9% | stretched |
| Conway, SC | $1,826/mo | 32.2% | stretched |
| York, SC | $1,832/mo | 32.3% | stretched |
| Pawleys Island, SC | $1,841/mo | 32.5% | stretched |
| Simpsonville, SC | $1,848/mo | 32.6% | stretched |
| Goose Creek, SC | $1,861/mo | 32.8% | stretched |
| Duncan, SC | $1,884/mo | 33.2% | stretched |
| Summerville, SC | $1,892/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Longs, SC | $1,904/mo | 33.6% | stretched |
| North Myrtle Beach, SC | $1,913/mo | 33.8% | stretched |
| Murrells Inlet, SC | $1,919/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Clover, SC | $2,002/mo | 35.3% | stretched |
| Graniteville, SC | $2,014/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Bluffton, SC | $2,096/mo | 37% | stretched |
| Fountain Inn, SC | $2,105/mo | 37.1% | stretched |
| Chapin, SC | $2,190/mo | 38.6% | stretched |
| Moncks Corner, SC | $2,195/mo | 38.7% | stretched |
| Charleston, SC | $2,288/mo | 40.4% | rent-burdened |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $2,441/mo | 43.1% | rent-burdened |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | $2,630/mo | 46.4% | rent-burdened |