Rent & Home Prices in South Carolina

38 metro areas · Sorted by average 2BR rent

South Carolina has 38 rental markets tracked by HUD Fair Market Rents. The average 2-bedroom apartment across South Carolina costs $1,051/month in 2026. Clarendon County is among the most affordable metros with 2-bedroom rents averaging $679/month, while Beaufort County has some of the highest rents in the state at $1,822/month. Use the table below to compare rent prices across all South Carolina metro areas by bedroom size. Data is sourced from HUD Fair Market Rents and updated annually.

#	City / Metro	Studio	1BR	2BR	3BR	4BR	Pop.
1	Clarendon County Clarendon County, SC	$512	$515	$679	$845	$1,014	31,037
2	Union County Union County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$530	$535	$705	$990	$1,032	26,990
3	Williamsburg County Williamsburg County, SC	$705	$711	$933	$1,194	$1,364	30,517
4	Union County Union County, SC	$640	$711	$933	$1,156	$1,237	26,990
5	Marlboro County Marlboro County, SC	$640	$711	$933	$1,124	$1,428	26,285
6	Marion County Marion County, SC	$705	$843	$933	$1,247	$1,567	28,900
7	Lee County Lee County, SC	$705	$711	$933	$1,232	$1,237	16,330
8	Hampton County Hampton County, SC	$705	$800	$933	$1,288	$1,567	18,555
9	Dillon County Dillon County, SC	$744	$749	$933	$1,230	$1,567	28,031
10	Colleton County Colleton County, SC	$705	$757	$933	$1,124	$1,566	38,623
11	Chesterfield County Chesterfield County, SC	$705	$711	$933	$1,195	$1,325	43,575
12	Barnwell County Barnwell County, SC	$705	$711	$933	$1,169	$1,237	20,565
13	Bamberg County Bamberg County, SC	$705	$711	$933	$1,301	$1,305	13,164
14	Allendale County Allendale County, SC	$705	$843	$933	$1,281	$1,286	7,738
15	Abbeville County Abbeville County, SC	$705	$711	$933	$1,232	$1,269	24,352
16	Clarendon County Clarendon County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$707	$711	$933	$1,244	$1,453	104,853
17	Laurens County Laurens County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$707	$711	$933	$1,135	$1,316	67,904
18	Cherokee County Cherokee County, SC	$713	$718	$942	$1,172	$1,354	56,299
19	Anderson Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$787	$792	$947	$1,204	$1,581	945,301
20	Orangeburg County Orangeburg County, SC	$787	$792	$949	$1,143	$1,258	83,531
21	McCormick County McCormick County, SC	$734	$741	$972	$1,263	$1,340	9,701
22	Oconee County Oconee County, SC	$715	$745	$977	$1,203	$1,381	79,566
23	Greenwood County Greenwood County, SC	$781	$786	$981	$1,186	$1,337	69,329
24	Kershaw County Kershaw County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$795	$800	$987	$1,189	$1,342	66,924
25	Newberry County Newberry County, SC	$759	$766	$1,005	$1,211	$1,332	38,121
26	Chester County Chester County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$835	$840	$1,051	$1,473	$1,610	32,177
27	Darlington County Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$819	$824	$1,055	$1,271	$1,462	62,754
28	Florence Florence, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$857	$862	$1,065	$1,359	$1,461	199,675
29	Lancaster County Lancaster County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$963	$987	$1,108	$1,514	$1,666	100,905
30	Georgetown County Georgetown County, SC	$902	$908	$1,191	$1,438	$1,722	64,200
31	Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC MSA	$1,053	$1,094	$1,211	$1,493	$1,631	365,086
32	Sumter Sumter, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$839	$951	$1,224	$1,475	$1,719	104,853
33	Jasper County Jasper County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,094	$1,136	$1,258	$1,763	$1,910	30,658
34	Columbia Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,063	$1,172	$1,298	$1,656	$1,991	839,868
35	Greenville Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,136	$1,180	$1,306	$1,599	$1,911	945,301
36	Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,133	$1,199	$1,406	$1,771	$2,065	368,937
37	Charleston Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	$1,583	$1,644	$1,820	$2,255	$2,653	817,756
38	Beaufort County Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	$1,584	$1,646	$1,822	$2,195	$2,803	192,123

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