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. 37 of 69 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 32 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Gaffney, SC$1,047/mo18.5%very comfortable
Forest Acres, SC$1,136/mo20%affordable
Hartsville, SC$1,184/mo20.9%affordable
Greenwood, SC$1,226/mo21.6%affordable
Anderson, SC$1,277/mo22.5%affordable
Newberry, SC$1,283/mo22.6%affordable
Central, SC$1,285/mo22.7%affordable
Lancaster, SC$1,323/mo23.3%affordable
Orangeburg, SC$1,328/mo23.4%affordable
Taylors, SC$1,348/mo23.8%affordable
Spartanburg, SC$1,372/mo24.2%affordable
Mauldin, SC$1,373/mo24.2%affordable
Seneca, SC$1,401/mo24.7%affordable
Aiken, SC$1,414/mo25%affordable
Hardeeville, SC$1,451/mo25.6%affordable
Florence, SC$1,462/mo25.8%affordable
Columbia, SC$1,478/mo26.1%affordable
Rock Hill, SC$1,488/mo26.3%affordable
Little River, SC$1,503/mo26.5%affordable
Piedmont, SC$1,501/mo26.5%affordable
Pendleton, SC$1,503/mo26.5%affordable
Sumter, SC$1,530/mo27%affordable
Cayce, SC$1,559/mo27.5%affordable
Greenville, SC$1,571/mo27.7%affordable
Port Royal, SC$1,569/mo27.7%affordable
Easley, SC$1,605/mo28.3%affordable
Surfside Beach, SC$1,607/mo28.4%affordable
Clemson, SC$1,614/mo28.5%affordable
Boiling Springs, SC$1,634/mo28.8%affordable
North Augusta, SC$1,637/mo28.9%affordable
Inman, SC$1,639/mo28.9%affordable
Hopkins, SC$1,635/mo28.9%affordable
Moore, SC$1,643/mo29%affordable
Dalzell, SC$1,658/mo29.3%affordable
North Myrtle Beach, SC$1,673/mo29.5%affordable
Ladson, SC$1,686/mo29.8%affordable
Myrtle Beach, SC$1,697/mo29.9%affordable
Lyman, SC$1,713/mo30.2%stretched
Greer, SC$1,734/mo30.6%stretched
North Charleston, SC$1,742/mo30.7%stretched
Hanahan, SC$1,745/mo30.8%stretched
Camden, SC$1,748/mo30.8%stretched
Fort Mill, SC$1,764/mo31.1%stretched
West Columbia, SC$1,765/mo31.1%stretched
Lexington, SC$1,798/mo31.7%stretched
Simpsonville, SC$1,813/mo32%stretched
Blythewood, SC$1,813/mo32%stretched
Beaufort, SC$1,825/mo32.2%stretched
York, SC$1,832/mo32.3%stretched
Elgin, SC$1,834/mo32.4%stretched
Irmo, SC$1,855/mo32.7%stretched
Goose Creek, SC$1,857/mo32.8%stretched
Summerville, SC$1,879/mo33.2%stretched
Travelers Rest, SC$1,884/mo33.2%stretched
Conway, SC$1,890/mo33.4%stretched
Pawleys Island, SC$1,926/mo34%stretched
Murrells Inlet, SC$1,948/mo34.4%stretched
Lugoff, SC$1,959/mo34.6%stretched
Graniteville, SC$1,986/mo35%stretched
Duncan, SC$2,003/mo35.3%stretched
Fountain Inn, SC$2,008/mo35.4%stretched
Longs, SC$2,046/mo36.1%stretched
Clover, SC$2,063/mo36.4%stretched
Bluffton, SC$2,149/mo37.9%stretched
Moncks Corner, SC$2,221/mo39.2%stretched
Charleston, SC$2,293/mo40.5%rent-burdened
Chapin, SC$2,305/mo40.7%rent-burdened
Mount Pleasant, SC$2,450/mo43.2%rent-burdened
Hilton Head Island, SC$2,938/mo51.8%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for South Carolina. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).