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Rent rising fastest in South Carolina

Cities in South Carolina with the largest year-over-year rent increases. Cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

North Myrtle Beach ranks first, with +13.7% over the past year.
Across all 31 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,681/mo.
North Myrtle Beach moved from #31 to #1 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's rent index over the past 12 months. Rank a year ago uses the change over the 12 months before that. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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31 cities

Rank	City	1-yr change	Median rent	5-yr change	Vs. a year ago
01	North Myrtle BeachSC Pop. 20KCompare →	+13.7%	$1,913/mo	--	↑30 from #31
02	ClemsonSC Pop. 18KCompare →	+12.9%	$1,483/mo	--	↓1 from #1
03	HanahanSC Pop. 21KCompare →	+6.6%	$1,696/mo	--	↑26 from #29
04	Hilton Head IslandSC Pop. 38KCompare →	+6.2%	$2,630/mo	--	↑22 from #26
05	West ColumbiaSC Pop. 18KCompare →	+5.8%	$1,558/mo	--	↑9 from #14
06	Goose CreekSC Pop. 48KCompare →	+5.8%	$1,861/mo	+39.8%	↑4 from #10
07	Mount PleasantSC Pop. 94KCompare →	+5.7%	$2,441/mo	+34.0%	↑9 from #16
08	SummervilleSC Pop. 52KCompare →	+5.4%	$1,892/mo	+26.0%	↑19 from #27
09	SumterSC Pop. 43KCompare →	+5.2%	$1,469/mo	+36.3%	↑3 from #12
10	CharlestonSC Pop. 154KCompare →	+5.2%	$2,288/mo	+35.5%	↑10 from #20
11	Moncks CornerSC Pop. 15KCompare →	+4.9%	$2,195/mo	--	↑7 from #18
12	EasleySC Pop. 25KCompare →	+3.6%	$1,601/mo	+27.8%	↑5 from #17
13	North CharlestonSC Pop. 120KCompare →	+3.3%	$1,742/mo	+31.6%	same
14	Fort MillSC Pop. 31KCompare →	+3.3%	$1,748/mo	+13.7%	↑8 from #22
15	GreenvilleSC Pop. 73KCompare →	+3.1%	$1,564/mo	+21.3%	↓4 from #11
16	ColumbiaSC Pop. 140KCompare →	+3.1%	$1,500/mo	+31.2%	↓11 from #5
17	AndersonSC Pop. 30KCompare →	+3.1%	$1,308/mo	--	↓13 from #4
18	MauldinSC Pop. 27KCompare →	+3.0%	$1,368/mo	+12.4%	↑12 from #30
19	LadsonSC Pop. 16KCompare →	+2.9%	$1,665/mo	+24.7%	↑4 from #23
20	SimpsonvilleSC Pop. 26KCompare →	+2.7%	$1,848/mo	+21.8%	↓11 from #9
21	SpartanburgSC Pop. 39KCompare →	+2.1%	$1,374/mo	+24.6%	↓2 from #19
22	North AugustaSC Pop. 26KCompare →	+2.1%	$1,576/mo	--	↓20 from #2
23	BlufftonSC Pop. 33KCompare →	+1.9%	$2,096/mo	+23.5%	↓2 from #21
24	LexingtonSC Pop. 25KCompare →	+1.8%	$1,774/mo	+25.5%	↓16 from #8
25	TaylorsSC Pop. 25KCompare →	+1.7%	$1,369/mo	+26.1%	↓19 from #6
26	ConwaySC Pop. 27KCompare →	+1.6%	$1,826/mo	--	↓2 from #24
27	GreerSC Pop. 42KCompare →	+1.4%	$1,681/mo	+25.4%	↓12 from #15
28	Rock HillSC Pop. 75KCompare →	+1.4%	$1,517/mo	+21.9%	↓3 from #25
29	Myrtle BeachSC Pop. 38KCompare →	+0.9%	$1,697/mo	+15.8%	↓1 from #28
30	AikenSC Pop. 33KCompare →	+0.6%	$1,327/mo	--	↓23 from #7
31	FlorenceSC Pop. 40KCompare →	+0.2%	$1,613/mo	+28.1%	↓28 from #3