Best rent-to-income cities in South Carolina

Cities in South Carolina ranked by lowest rent as a percentage of median household income. Cities with 15,000+ residents.

Key findings

Fort Mill ranks first, with rent at 17.2% of median household income.
Across all 32 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,681/mo.

Data as of September 2026. Twelve months of median rent as a share of Census median household income (5-year estimates). Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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32 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
01	Fort MillSC Pop. 31KCompare →	17.2%	$1,748/mo	$121,823	same
02	MauldinSC Pop. 27KCompare →	19.9%	$1,368/mo	$82,331	same
03	AikenSC Pop. 33KCompare →	20.7%	$1,327/mo	$76,746	same
04	TaylorsSC Pop. 25KCompare →	21.3%	$1,369/mo	$77,144	same
05	North AugustaSC Pop. 26KCompare →	22.0%	$1,576/mo	$86,092	same
06	BlufftonSC Pop. 33KCompare →	22.6%	$2,096/mo	$111,281	↑1 from #7
07	HanahanSC Pop. 21KCompare →	23.1%	$1,696/mo	$87,984	↓1 from #6
08	Mount PleasantSC Pop. 94KCompare →	23.5%	$2,441/mo	$124,755	same
09	GreerSC Pop. 42KCompare →	24.4%	$1,681/mo	$82,626	↑2 from #11
10	LexingtonSC Pop. 25KCompare →	24.4%	$1,774/mo	$87,126	same
11	Goose CreekSC Pop. 48KCompare →	25.3%	$1,861/mo	$88,178	↓2 from #9
12	LadsonSC Pop. 16KCompare →	25.4%	$1,665/mo	$78,760	same
13	GreenvilleSC Pop. 73KCompare →	26.3%	$1,564/mo	$71,472	same
14	Rock HillSC Pop. 75KCompare →	26.5%	$1,517/mo	$68,771	same
15	SimpsonvilleSC Pop. 26KCompare →	26.9%	$1,848/mo	$82,457	same
16	SummervilleSC Pop. 52KCompare →	28.0%	$1,892/mo	$81,046	same
17	Moncks CornerSC Pop. 15KCompare →	28.8%	$2,195/mo	$91,500	same
18	EasleySC Pop. 25KCompare →	29.0%	$1,601/mo	$66,299	↑1 from #19
19	CharlestonSC Pop. 154KCompare →	29.7%	$2,288/mo	$92,414	↑1 from #20
20	North Myrtle BeachSC Pop. 20KCompare →	31.6%	$1,913/mo	$72,722	↓2 from #18
21	SumterSC Pop. 43KCompare →	31.7%	$1,469/mo	$55,592	same
22	SpartanburgSC Pop. 39KCompare →	31.7%	$1,374/mo	$51,964	↑1 from #23
23	ColumbiaSC Pop. 140KCompare →	32.4%	$1,500/mo	$55,529	↑2 from #25
24	GreenwoodSC Pop. 23KCompare →	32.5%	$1,115/mo	$41,150	--
25	West ColumbiaSC Pop. 18KCompare →	32.9%	$1,558/mo	$56,912	↓3 from #22
26	North CharlestonSC Pop. 120KCompare →	33.2%	$1,742/mo	$62,956	↑1 from #27
27	Hilton Head IslandSC Pop. 38KCompare →	33.3%	$2,630/mo	$94,657	↓3 from #24
28	AndersonSC Pop. 30KCompare →	33.4%	$1,308/mo	$46,933	same
29	Myrtle BeachSC Pop. 38KCompare →	33.7%	$1,697/mo	$60,394	same
30	FlorenceSC Pop. 40KCompare →	34.5%	$1,613/mo	$56,143	same
31	ClemsonSC Pop. 18KCompare →	35.9%	$1,483/mo	$49,520	↓5 from #26
32	ConwaySC Pop. 27KCompare →	38.7%	$1,826/mo	$56,650	↓1 from #31