ZIP 29412
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 29412 usually run 1.2% below trend in February and 1.2% above it in August, about $61 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 29412 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in ZIP 29412 changed +6.7% 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 29412 rose 50.4% while median household income rose 25.7% ($80,755 to $101,509). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 29412 is 67.2% 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 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($101,509) is $2,538 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,130); a 3-bedroom is $2,650.
5th cheapest of 7 ZIP codes in Charleston.
ZIP 29407, 7 miles away, rents for 31% less ($1,752/mo), about $9,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 29412. 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 29412 (Charleston, SC) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 56.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 29412 in Charleston, SC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 29412 in Charleston, SC has shifted from $1,646 to $2,543, up 54.5% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $87,763 to $101,509 between 2021 and 2024, a 15.7% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 29412 in Charleston, SC losing about 1,777 residents over the five-year window, down 4.3% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 53.2% to 56.1% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 29412 in 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 29412 covers Charleston, SC. The median rent here is $2,543/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,940/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,130/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($101,509/yr), ZIP 29412 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.7% over the past year.
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