ZIP 29466
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 29466 usually run 1.1% below trend in January and 1.2% above it in July, about $60 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 29466 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2015.
Rent in ZIP 29466 changed +6.6% 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 29466 rose 50% while median household income rose 17.9% ($113,117 to $133,357). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 29466 is 65.6% 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 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($133,357) is $3,334 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($3,160); a 4-bedroom is $3,640.
ZIP 29492, 7 miles away, rents for 15% less ($2,206/mo), about $4,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 29466. 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 29466 (Mount Pleasant, SC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 64.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 29466 in Mount Pleasant, SC has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 29466 in Mount Pleasant, SC paid around $1,771 a month. That figure now sits near $2,593, up 46.4% from the 2021 baseline. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $111,201 in 2021 to $133,357 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 29466 in Mount Pleasant, SC adding about 3,508 residents over the five-year window, up 8.5% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 60.3% to 64.7% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the ZIP 29466 in Mount Pleasant, SC market of 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 29466 covers Mount Pleasant, SC. The median rent here is $2,593/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,320/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,540/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($133,357/yr), ZIP 29466 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.6% over the past year.
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At $2,593/mo, rent takes ~23% of ZIP 29466's median household income ($133,357/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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