ZIP 29681
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 29681 usually run 0.9% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in July, about $34 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 29681 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 29681 changed +2.0% 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 29681 rose 32.9% while median household income rose 33.6% ($86,051 to $114,986). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 29681 is 37.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($114,986) is $2,875 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,610).
ZIP 29662, 4 miles away, rents for 27% less ($1,381/mo), about $6,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 29681. 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 29681 (Simpsonville, SC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 51.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 29681 in Simpsonville, SC has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 29681 in Simpsonville, SC has increased 26.6% since 2021, going from about $1,488 per month to roughly $1,884 today. Household income in the area moved from $94,726 to $114,986 across the same window, up 21.4% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 5.2 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 65,829 to 68,650 between 2021 and 2024, a 4.3% change. About 15.4% of households rent today, against 13% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 48.6% to 51.4%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 29681 in Simpsonville, SC look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 29681 covers Simpsonville, SC. The median rent here is $1,884/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,640/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,800/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($114,986/yr), ZIP 29681 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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