ZIP 29485
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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April. Asking rents in ZIP 29485 usually run 0.8% below trend in April and 0.5% above it in August, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 29485 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 29485 changed +8.7% 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 29485 rose 42.8% while median household income rose 23.9% ($66,952 to $82,987). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 29485 is 50% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($82,987) is $2,075 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,760); a 3-bedroom is $2,190.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Summerville.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 29485. 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 29485 (Summerville, SC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 36.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 29485 in Summerville, SC has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 29485 in Summerville, SC stood at $1,205 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,733, reflecting a 43.8% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $76,290 to $82,987 across the same window, up 8.8% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 3.0% since 2021, moving from about 60,321 residents to roughly 58,507. Renters now make up 25.9% of households, compared with 30.3% five years ago. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 29485 in Summerville, SC look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 29485 covers Summerville, SC. The median rent here is $1,733/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,610/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,760/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($82,987/yr), ZIP 29485 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 8.7% over the past year.
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