Rent Affordability for A Truck Driver in South Carolina

A typical truck driver in South Carolina earns about $49,905 a year, which supports approximately $1,248 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. 5 of 69 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 64 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Gaffney, SC$1,045/mo25.1%affordable
Greenwood, SC$1,115/mo26.8%affordable
Orangeburg, SC$1,152/mo27.7%affordable
Hartsville, SC$1,201/mo28.9%affordable
Forest Acres, SC$1,241/mo29.8%affordable
Newberry, SC$1,283/mo30.9%stretched
Central, SC$1,287/mo30.9%stretched
Anderson, SC$1,308/mo31.5%stretched
Aiken, SC$1,327/mo31.9%stretched
Mauldin, SC$1,368/mo32.9%stretched
Taylors, SC$1,369/mo32.9%stretched
Spartanburg, SC$1,374/mo33%stretched
Lancaster, SC$1,431/mo34.4%stretched
Pendleton, SC$1,453/mo34.9%stretched
Piedmont, SC$1,455/mo35%stretched
Seneca, SC$1,458/mo35.1%stretched
Cayce, SC$1,462/mo35.2%stretched
Sumter, SC$1,469/mo35.3%stretched
Clemson, SC$1,483/mo35.7%stretched
Port Royal, SC$1,494/mo35.9%stretched
Columbia, SC$1,500/mo36.1%stretched
Rock Hill, SC$1,517/mo36.5%stretched
Blythewood, SC$1,554/mo37.4%stretched
West Columbia, SC$1,558/mo37.5%stretched
Greenville, SC$1,564/mo37.6%stretched
Little River, SC$1,569/mo37.7%stretched
North Augusta, SC$1,576/mo37.9%stretched
Inman, SC$1,579/mo38%stretched
Hopkins, SC$1,584/mo38.1%stretched
Boiling Springs, SC$1,595/mo38.4%stretched
Easley, SC$1,601/mo38.5%stretched
Dalzell, SC$1,606/mo38.6%stretched
Florence, SC$1,613/mo38.8%stretched
Surfside Beach, SC$1,612/mo38.8%stretched
Lyman, SC$1,646/mo39.6%stretched
Hardeeville, SC$1,658/mo39.9%stretched
Ladson, SC$1,665/mo40%rent-burdened
Lugoff, SC$1,675/mo40.3%rent-burdened
Greer, SC$1,681/mo40.4%rent-burdened
Myrtle Beach, SC$1,697/mo40.8%rent-burdened
Hanahan, SC$1,696/mo40.8%rent-burdened
Camden, SC$1,712/mo41.2%rent-burdened
Moore, SC$1,737/mo41.8%rent-burdened
North Charleston, SC$1,742/mo41.9%rent-burdened
Fort Mill, SC$1,748/mo42%rent-burdened
Beaufort, SC$1,759/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Lexington, SC$1,774/mo42.7%rent-burdened
Elgin, SC$1,780/mo42.8%rent-burdened
Travelers Rest, SC$1,787/mo43%rent-burdened
Irmo, SC$1,810/mo43.5%rent-burdened
Conway, SC$1,826/mo43.9%rent-burdened
York, SC$1,832/mo44.1%rent-burdened
Pawleys Island, SC$1,841/mo44.3%rent-burdened
Simpsonville, SC$1,848/mo44.4%rent-burdened
Goose Creek, SC$1,861/mo44.7%rent-burdened
Duncan, SC$1,884/mo45.3%rent-burdened
Summerville, SC$1,892/mo45.5%rent-burdened
Longs, SC$1,904/mo45.8%rent-burdened
North Myrtle Beach, SC$1,913/mo46%rent-burdened
Murrells Inlet, SC$1,919/mo46.1%rent-burdened
Clover, SC$2,002/mo48.1%rent-burdened
Graniteville, SC$2,014/mo48.4%rent-burdened
Bluffton, SC$2,096/mo50.4%severely rent-burdened
Fountain Inn, SC$2,105/mo50.6%severely rent-burdened
Chapin, SC$2,190/mo52.7%severely rent-burdened
Moncks Corner, SC$2,195/mo52.8%severely rent-burdened
Charleston, SC$2,288/mo55%severely rent-burdened
Mount Pleasant, SC$2,441/mo58.7%severely rent-burdened
Hilton Head Island, SC$2,630/mo63.2%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).