ZIP 29406
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 29406 usually run 0.9% below trend in February and 0.8% above it in August, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 29406 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in ZIP 29406 changed +2.2% 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 29406 rose 47.2% while median household income rose 36.6% ($36,460 to $49,815). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 29406 is 51.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($49,815) is $1,245 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,470).
1st cheapest of 4 ZIP codes in North Charleston.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 29406. 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 29406 (North Charleston, SC) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 22% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 29406 in North Charleston, SC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 29406 in North Charleston, SC has shifted from $1,173 to $1,609, up 37.2% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $40,797 in 2021 to $49,815 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 29406 in North Charleston, SC losing about 1,149 residents over the five-year window, down 3.5% on net. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 29406 in North Charleston, SC market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 29406 covers North Charleston, SC. The median rent here is $1,609/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,540/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,690/mo.
At 39% of local median household income ($49,815/yr), ZIP 29406 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.2% over the past year.
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At $1,609/mo, rent takes ~39% of ZIP 29406's median household income ($49,815/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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