ZIP 29063
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 29063 usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1% above it in July, about $40 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 29063 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in ZIP 29063 changed +2.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 101 South Carolina ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 29063 rose 38.6% while median household income rose 16.1% ($79,249 to $91,973). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 29063 is 43.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($91,973) is $2,299 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($2,200); a 4-bedroom is $2,590.
ZIP 29210, 9 miles away, rents for 34% less ($1,161/mo), about $7,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 29063. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 29063 (Irmo, SC) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 47.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 29063 in Irmo, SC has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 29063 in Irmo, SC stood at $1,312 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,753, reflecting a 33.6% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $85,978 to $91,973 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.0% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.3% since 2021, moving from about 38,703 residents to roughly 38,201. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 29063 in Irmo, SC reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 29063 covers Irmo, SC. The median rent here is $1,753/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,580/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,730/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($91,973/yr), ZIP 29063 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.1% over the past year.
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At $1,753/mo, rent takes ~23% of ZIP 29063's median household income ($91,973/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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