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Rent Affordability for A Software Developer in South Carolina

A typical software developer in South Carolina earns about $121,537 a year, which supports approximately $3,038 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. 69 of 69 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Gaffney, SC$1,045/mo10.3%very comfortable
Greenwood, SC$1,115/mo11%very comfortable
Orangeburg, SC$1,152/mo11.4%very comfortable
Hartsville, SC$1,201/mo11.9%very comfortable
Forest Acres, SC$1,241/mo12.3%very comfortable
Newberry, SC$1,283/mo12.7%very comfortable
Central, SC$1,287/mo12.7%very comfortable
Anderson, SC$1,308/mo12.9%very comfortable
Aiken, SC$1,327/mo13.1%very comfortable
Mauldin, SC$1,368/mo13.5%very comfortable
Taylors, SC$1,369/mo13.5%very comfortable
Spartanburg, SC$1,374/mo13.6%very comfortable
Lancaster, SC$1,431/mo14.1%very comfortable
Pendleton, SC$1,453/mo14.3%very comfortable
Cayce, SC$1,462/mo14.4%very comfortable
Seneca, SC$1,458/mo14.4%very comfortable
Piedmont, SC$1,455/mo14.4%very comfortable
Sumter, SC$1,469/mo14.5%very comfortable
Clemson, SC$1,483/mo14.6%very comfortable
Columbia, SC$1,500/mo14.8%very comfortable
Port Royal, SC$1,494/mo14.8%very comfortable
Rock Hill, SC$1,517/mo15%very comfortable
Blythewood, SC$1,554/mo15.3%very comfortable
Greenville, SC$1,564/mo15.4%very comfortable
West Columbia, SC$1,558/mo15.4%very comfortable
Little River, SC$1,569/mo15.5%very comfortable
North Augusta, SC$1,576/mo15.6%very comfortable
Inman, SC$1,579/mo15.6%very comfortable
Hopkins, SC$1,584/mo15.6%very comfortable
Boiling Springs, SC$1,595/mo15.7%very comfortable
Easley, SC$1,601/mo15.8%very comfortable
Florence, SC$1,613/mo15.9%very comfortable
Surfside Beach, SC$1,612/mo15.9%very comfortable
Dalzell, SC$1,606/mo15.9%very comfortable
Lyman, SC$1,646/mo16.3%very comfortable
Ladson, SC$1,665/mo16.4%very comfortable
Hardeeville, SC$1,658/mo16.4%very comfortable
Lugoff, SC$1,675/mo16.5%very comfortable
Greer, SC$1,681/mo16.6%very comfortable
Hanahan, SC$1,696/mo16.7%very comfortable
Myrtle Beach, SC$1,697/mo16.8%very comfortable
Camden, SC$1,712/mo16.9%very comfortable
North Charleston, SC$1,742/mo17.2%very comfortable
Moore, SC$1,737/mo17.2%very comfortable
Fort Mill, SC$1,748/mo17.3%very comfortable
Beaufort, SC$1,759/mo17.4%very comfortable
Lexington, SC$1,774/mo17.5%very comfortable
Travelers Rest, SC$1,787/mo17.6%very comfortable
Elgin, SC$1,780/mo17.6%very comfortable
Irmo, SC$1,810/mo17.9%very comfortable
Conway, SC$1,826/mo18%very comfortable
York, SC$1,832/mo18.1%very comfortable
Simpsonville, SC$1,848/mo18.2%very comfortable
Pawleys Island, SC$1,841/mo18.2%very comfortable
Goose Creek, SC$1,861/mo18.4%very comfortable
Duncan, SC$1,884/mo18.6%very comfortable
Summerville, SC$1,892/mo18.7%very comfortable
Longs, SC$1,904/mo18.8%very comfortable
North Myrtle Beach, SC$1,913/mo18.9%very comfortable
Murrells Inlet, SC$1,919/mo18.9%very comfortable
Clover, SC$2,002/mo19.8%very comfortable
Graniteville, SC$2,014/mo19.9%very comfortable
Bluffton, SC$2,096/mo20.7%affordable
Fountain Inn, SC$2,105/mo20.8%affordable
Chapin, SC$2,190/mo21.6%affordable
Moncks Corner, SC$2,195/mo21.7%affordable
Charleston, SC$2,288/mo22.6%affordable
Mount Pleasant, SC$2,441/mo24.1%affordable
Hilton Head Island, SC$2,630/mo26%affordable
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).