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. 35 of 69 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 34 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Gaffney, SC$1,074/mo19%very comfortable
Hartsville, SC$1,130/mo19.9%very comfortable
Greenwood, SC$1,193/mo21.1%affordable
Forest Acres, SC$1,193/mo21.1%affordable
Anderson, SC$1,264/mo22.3%affordable
Orangeburg, SC$1,268/mo22.4%affordable
Florence, SC$1,313/mo23.2%affordable
Lancaster, SC$1,318/mo23.3%affordable
Newberry, SC$1,338/mo23.6%affordable
Central, SC$1,342/mo23.7%affordable
Taylors, SC$1,372/mo24.2%affordable
Spartanburg, SC$1,375/mo24.3%affordable
Mauldin, SC$1,421/mo25.1%affordable
Aiken, SC$1,438/mo25.4%affordable
Columbia, SC$1,478/mo26.1%affordable
Seneca, SC$1,493/mo26.3%affordable
Camden, SC$1,493/mo26.3%affordable
Rock Hill, SC$1,494/mo26.4%affordable
Pendleton, SC$1,496/mo26.4%affordable
Hardeeville, SC$1,499/mo26.5%affordable
Port Royal, SC$1,505/mo26.6%affordable
Piedmont, SC$1,518/mo26.8%affordable
Sumter, SC$1,530/mo27%affordable
Little River, SC$1,547/mo27.3%affordable
Greenville, SC$1,561/mo27.5%affordable
North Augusta, SC$1,569/mo27.7%affordable
Surfside Beach, SC$1,578/mo27.8%affordable
Dalzell, SC$1,575/mo27.8%affordable
Easley, SC$1,625/mo28.7%affordable
Cayce, SC$1,633/mo28.8%affordable
Moore, SC$1,652/mo29.2%affordable
Boiling Springs, SC$1,661/mo29.3%affordable
Myrtle Beach, SC$1,676/mo29.6%affordable
Hopkins, SC$1,687/mo29.8%affordable
Ladson, SC$1,697/mo29.9%affordable
Greer, SC$1,702/mo30%stretched
West Columbia, SC$1,703/mo30.1%stretched
Lyman, SC$1,716/mo30.3%stretched
North Charleston, SC$1,738/mo30.7%stretched
North Myrtle Beach, SC$1,745/mo30.8%stretched
Inman, SC$1,744/mo30.8%stretched
Conway, SC$1,763/mo31.1%stretched
Lexington, SC$1,781/mo31.4%stretched
Hanahan, SC$1,781/mo31.4%stretched
Fort Mill, SC$1,803/mo31.8%stretched
Beaufort, SC$1,800/mo31.8%stretched
Simpsonville, SC$1,813/mo32%stretched
Blythewood, SC$1,816/mo32%stretched
York, SC$1,832/mo32.3%stretched
Lugoff, SC$1,850/mo32.6%stretched
Irmo, SC$1,852/mo32.7%stretched
Duncan, SC$1,858/mo32.8%stretched
Elgin, SC$1,877/mo33.1%stretched
Murrells Inlet, SC$1,887/mo33.3%stretched
Goose Creek, SC$1,890/mo33.4%stretched
Summerville, SC$1,896/mo33.5%stretched
Fountain Inn, SC$1,958/mo34.6%stretched
Travelers Rest, SC$1,967/mo34.7%stretched
Pawleys Island, SC$2,025/mo35.7%stretched
Clover, SC$2,041/mo36%stretched
Longs, SC$2,046/mo36.1%stretched
Graniteville, SC$2,074/mo36.6%stretched
Clemson, SC$2,129/mo37.6%stretched
Bluffton, SC$2,233/mo39.4%stretched
Charleston, SC$2,245/mo39.6%stretched
Moncks Corner, SC$2,244/mo39.6%stretched
Chapin, SC$2,345/mo41.4%rent-burdened
Mount Pleasant, SC$2,425/mo42.8%rent-burdened
Hilton Head Island, SC$3,106/mo54.8%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).