Most Affordable Cities in South Carolina

Cost of living rankings for 101 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 99.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

Bennettsville

Index: 71

Most Expensive

Mount Pleasant

Index: 176

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

101

eligible statewide total

South Carolina Affordability Ranking

Showing 51–100 of 101 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 2 of 3.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
51	Powdersville	98	$334,900	$1,102	$84,910
52	Sangaree	98	$251,800	$1,884	$77,673
53	North Augusta	99	$281,088	$1,638	$86,092
54	Taylors	99	$311,198	$1,358	$77,144
55	Seneca	99	$308,416	$1,430	$52,022
56	Burton	99	$247,600	$2,010	$68,063
57	Forest Acres	100	$336,670	$1,241	$78,306
58	Piedmont	100	$305,535	$1,526	$52,764
59	Irmo	101	$281,024	$1,832	$80,489
60	Little River	101	$322,487	$1,512	$65,786
61	Lyman	101	$304,467	$1,639	$75,653
62	Rock Hill	102	$323,886	$1,488	$68,771
63	Conway	102	$288,359	$1,897	$56,650
64	Ladson	102	$313,727	$1,671	$78,760
65	North Charleston	103	$310,134	$1,757	$62,956
66	Greenville	103	$331,641	$1,572	$71,472
67	Carolina Forest	103	$336,800	$1,504	$74,436
68	Easley	103	$321,201	$1,630	$66,299
69	Lexington	103	$306,041	$1,788	$87,126
70	Forestbrook	103	$335,800	$1,504	$81,286
71	Myrtle Beach	104	$323,058	$1,693	$60,394
72	Wade Hampton	104	$339,000	$1,507	$77,449
73	Blythewood	105	$340,794	$1,671	$94,167
74	Goose Creek	106	$321,691	$1,871	$88,178
75	Greer	107	$350,510	$1,705	$82,626
76	Port Royal	107	$366,809	$1,494	$74,870
77	Fountain Inn	107	$310,114	$2,071	$73,585
78	York	109	$354,418	$1,785	$56,176
79	Travelers Rest	109	$354,195	$1,823	$54,583
80	Clemson	110	$407,705	$1,411	$49,520
81	Lake Murray of Richland	110	$422,100	$1,226	$119,107
82	Simpsonville	111	$377,500	$1,809	$82,457
83	Hardeeville	112	$414,554	$1,494	$78,365
84	Summerville	113	$379,909	$1,895	$81,046
85	North Myrtle Beach	113	$395,960	$1,783	$72,722
86	Litchfield Beach	113	$459,000	$1,158	$76,351
87	Hanahan	115	$411,423	$1,772	$87,984
88	Moncks Corner	115	$364,739	$2,234	$91,500
89	Beaufort	115	$413,383	$1,782	$61,220
90	Murrells Inlet	115	$400,349	$1,933	$77,438
91	Five Forks	117	$452,200	$1,507	$141,786
92	Clover	119	$414,517	$2,049	$85,450
93	Lake Wylie	123	$485,600	$1,785	$112,097
94	James Island	127	$508,600	$1,884	$104,217
95	Fort Mill	128	$523,379	$1,750	$121,823
96	Hollywood	128	$514,172	$1,884	$73,693
97	Bluffton	129	$500,379	$2,127	$111,281
98	Tega Cay	137	$599,961	$1,785	$142,000
99	Charleston	142	$591,821	$2,312	$92,414
100	Hilton Head Island	169	$782,931	$2,774	$94,657

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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