Most Affordable Cities in South Carolina

Cost of living rankings for 102 cities in South Carolina with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, South Carolina is near the national average with a statewide average Cost Index of 92.

Source dates vary by dataset

Cheapest City

Bennettsville

Index: 64

Most Expensive

Mount Pleasant

Index: 174

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

102

with precise housing and income data

All 102 Cities in South Carolina — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Bennettsville	64	$82,700	$650	$40,889
2	Dillon	67	$110,000	$624	$34,964
3	Union	68	$103,400	$789	$34,112
4	Homeland Park	68	$101,400	$809	$38,079
5	Marion	68	$119,400	$624	$27,767
6	Cheraw	70	$113,400	$806	$27,275
7	Greenwood	71	$123,400	$826	$40,253
8	Newberry	71	$124,600	$837	$47,885
9	Lake City	71	$133,700	$696	$35,000
10	Belvedere	72	$120,400	$952	$57,933
11	Orangeburg	73	$145,000	$765	$33,066
12	Gaffney	73	$141,100	$822	$41,214
13	Parker	73	$121,800	$1,066	$38,607
14	Chester	73	$134,205	$905	$41,231
15	Georgetown	75	$158,600	$805	$57,704
16	Clinton	75	$154,700	$864	$40,372
17	Darlington	75	$163,000	$801	$31,240
18	St. Andrews	76	$146,700	$1,060	$45,321
19	Woodfield	76	$128,600	$1,190	$38,394
20	York	76	$161,000	$833	$47,315
21	Gantt	77	$156,200	$1,021	$47,265
22	Hartsville	77	$176,023	$834	$47,720
23	Walterboro	77	$170,500	$865	$48,366
24	Dentsville	78	$154,600	$1,145	$44,029
25	Laurens	78	$182,995	$795	$55,207
26	Welcome	78	$164,100	$992	$61,948
27	Florence	80	$189,800	$922	$56,433
28	Spartanburg	81	$185,300	$1,043	$51,193
29	Berea	81	$187,200	$1,032	$48,104
30	Red Bank	81	$176,200	$1,141	$60,348
31	Sans Souci	81	$199,100	$948	$46,276
32	Sumter	83	$210,391	$1,055	$53,071
33	Seneca	83	$223,100	$806	$52,207
34	Lancaster	83	$226,300	$824	$43,234
35	Seven Oaks	84	$195,900	$1,185	$64,003
36	Centerville	84	$212,800	$1,027	$66,912
37	Conway	85	$236,300	$881	$54,841
38	West Columbia	85	$222,647	$1,092	$54,152
39	Garden City	85	$194,100	$1,382	$50,027
40	Camden	85	$241,300	$803	$53,289
41	Valley Falls	85	$229,600	$955	$55,671
42	Burton	85	$198,300	$1,281	$57,315
43	Easley	86	$243,100	$903	$65,330
44	Red Hill	86	$223,900	$1,078	$62,132
45	Oak Grove	86	$238,932	$988	$75,506
46	Lugoff	86	$257,332	$793	$61,316
47	Clover	86	$236,100	$995	$66,992
48	Socastee	87	$218,200	$1,244	$59,826
49	Cayce	87	$207,427	$1,358	$58,095
50	Boiling Springs	88	$230,000	$1,267	$79,798
51	White Knoll	88	$232,000	$1,269	$79,531
52	Lyman	88	$239,800	$1,157	$69,688
53	Laurel Bay	88	$221,300	$1,375	$52,094
54	Anderson	89	$267,922	$965	$44,321
55	Columbia	90	$226,769	$1,459	$55,653
56	North Augusta	90	$261,739	$1,080	$90,132
57	Taylors	90	$242,700	$1,260	$71,747
58	Sangaree	90	$231,900	$1,428	$77,939
59	Mauldin	91	$242,100	$1,401	$81,027
60	Forest Acres	91	$260,500	$1,182	$76,417
61	Piedmont	91	$298,427	$844	$51,896
62	Central	91	$283,603	$973	$58,262
63	Aiken	92	$266,792	$1,199	$69,837
64	Travelers Rest	92	$281,400	$1,029	$49,655
65	Rock Hill	93	$267,400	$1,279	$64,770
66	Wade Hampton	93	$293,300	$1,064	$75,522
67	Forestbrook	94	$298,800	$1,087	$77,791
68	Fountain Inn	95	$303,020	$1,072	$72,021
69	Little River	95	$267,800	$1,531	$64,590
70	Greer	96	$264,300	$1,578	$80,030
71	Irmo	96	$280,062	$1,412	$85,137
72	Lexington	97	$271,200	$1,655	$83,263
73	Powdersville	98	$318,600	$1,231	$88,125
74	Carolina Forest	99	$298,700	$1,567	$70,647
75	Simpsonville	99	$267,500	$1,805	$79,233
76	Ladson	101	$311,238	$1,517	$83,031
77	North Charleston	102	$307,981	$1,670	$62,789
78	Greenville	102	$321,243	$1,548	$68,460
79	Summerville	102	$295,700	$1,819	$78,621
80	Blythewood	102	$368,300	$1,083	$105,583
81	Moncks Corner	103	$361,567	$1,203	$91,516
82	North Myrtle Beach	104	$371,900	$1,171	$72,111
83	Clemson	105	$399,130	$972	$49,713
84	Goose Creek	106	$319,460	$1,939	$87,437
85	Myrtle Beach	106	$347,700	$1,675	$53,679
86	Port Royal	106	$349,503	$1,606	$70,330
87	Beaufort	107	$408,273	$1,061	$59,454
88	Murrells Inlet	107	$355,800	$1,702	$75,438
89	Hanahan	109	$407,348	$1,324	$84,061
90	Lake Murray of Richland	110	$378,900	$1,682	$118,435
91	Hardeeville	112	$425,089	$1,384	$78,233
92	Litchfield Beach	113	$409,100	$1,623	$74,451
93	James Island	116	$454,200	$1,443	$100,176
94	Lake Wylie	118	$464,200	$1,517	$112,113
95	Hollywood	119	$510,472	$1,142	$77,415
96	Five Forks	120	$424,600	$2,139	$140,668
97	Tega Cay	120	$494,500	$1,307	$141,037
98	Fort Mill	124	$520,347	$1,437	$127,537
99	Bluffton	129	$493,409	$2,148	$105,463
100	Charleston	139	$581,145	$2,127	$90,038
101	Hilton Head Island	155	$779,610	$1,518	$96,715
102	Mount Pleasant	174	$865,394	$2,353	$121,364

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