ZIP 29405
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 29405 usually run 1.8% below trend in February and 2% above it in July, about $79 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 29405 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2018.
Rent in ZIP 29405 changed +6.9% 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 29405 rose 63.5% while median household income rose 47.6% ($38,343 to $56,600). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 29405 is 78.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($56,600) is $1,415 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,400); a 2-bedroom is $1,540.
4th cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in North Charleston.
ZIP 29407, 4 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,752/mo), about $3,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 29405. 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 29405 (North Charleston, SC) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 29% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 29405 in North Charleston, SC has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 29405 in North Charleston, SC has increased by $824 per month, settling near $2,076 after starting the period at $1,252. Median household income grew from $44,256 to $56,600 between 2021 and 2024, a 27.9% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 37.9 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 29,087 to 26,254 between 2021 and 2024, a 9.7% change. About 49.4% of households rent today, against 54.2% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 23.2% to 29%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 29405 in North Charleston, 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 29405 covers North Charleston, SC. The median rent here is $2,076/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,400/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,540/mo.
At 44% of local median household income ($56,600/yr), ZIP 29405 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.9% over the past year.
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At $2,076/mo, rent takes ~44% of ZIP 29405's median household income ($56,600/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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