ZIP 29403
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 29403 usually run 0.8% below trend in November and 0.5% above it in July, about $36 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 29403 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2016.
Rent in ZIP 29403 changed +8.0% 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 29403 rose 49% while median household income rose 43.4% ($46,669 to $66,944). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 29403 is 60.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 11 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($66,944) is $1,674 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,910).
6th cheapest of 7 ZIP codes in Charleston.
ZIP 29407, 3 miles away, rents for 36% less ($1,752/mo), about $12,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 29403. 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 29403 (Charleston, SC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 60.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 29403 in Charleston, SC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 29403 in Charleston, SC has shifted from $1,804 to $2,751, up 52.5% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $54,904 in 2021 to $66,944 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 29403 in Charleston, SC adding about 517 residents over the five-year window, up 2.3% on net. The renter share has risen from 63.1% to 67.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 55% to 60.9% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 29403 in Charleston, SC market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 29403 covers Charleston, SC. The median rent here is $2,751/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,000/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,190/mo.
At 49% of local median household income ($66,944/yr), ZIP 29403 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 8.0% over the past year.
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At $2,751/mo, rent takes ~49% of ZIP 29403's median household income ($66,944/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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