Cheapest Cities in South Carolina
Most affordable cities in South Carolina (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Bennettsville
|
59 |
$40,889 |
$650/mo |
6,798 |
| 2 |
Dillon
|
61 |
$34,964 |
$624/mo |
6,406 |
| 3 |
Marion
|
61 |
$27,767 |
$624/mo |
6,338 |
| 4 |
Lake City
|
63 |
$35,000 |
$696/mo |
6,032 |
| 5 |
Union
|
64 |
$34,112 |
$789/mo |
8,047 |
| 6 |
Homeland Park
|
65 |
$38,079 |
$809/mo |
6,944 |
| 7 |
Cheraw
|
66 |
$27,275 |
$806/mo |
5,024 |
| 8 |
Orangeburg
|
68 |
$33,066 |
$765/mo |
13,189 |
| 9 |
Greenwood
|
68 |
$40,253 |
$826/mo |
22,527 |
| 10 |
Laurens
|
68 |
$55,207 |
$795/mo |
9,307 |
| 11 |
Newberry
|
68 |
$47,885 |
$837/mo |
10,733 |
| 12 |
Darlington
|
69 |
$31,240 |
$801/mo |
6,128 |
| 13 |
Gaffney
|
69 |
$41,214 |
$822/mo |
12,612 |
| 14 |
Piedmont
|
70 |
$51,896 |
$844/mo |
5,786 |
| 15 |
Georgetown
|
70 |
$57,704 |
$805/mo |
8,511 |
| 16 |
Chester
|
70 |
$41,231 |
$905/mo |
5,241 |
| 17 |
Belvedere
|
71 |
$57,933 |
$952/mo |
5,458 |
| 18 |
Clinton
|
71 |
$40,372 |
$864/mo |
7,624 |
| 19 |
Hartsville
|
72 |
$47,720 |
$834/mo |
7,422 |
| 20 |
York
|
73 |
$47,315 |
$833/mo |
8,697 |
| 21 |
Walterboro
|
73 |
$48,366 |
$865/mo |
5,490 |
| 22 |
Lugoff
|
73 |
$61,316 |
$793/mo |
9,475 |
| 23 |
Florence
|
74 |
$56,433 |
$922/mo |
40,205 |
| 24 |
Parker
|
75 |
$38,607 |
$1,066/mo |
12,564 |
| 25 |
Seneca
|
75 |
$52,207 |
$806/mo |
8,910 |
| 26 |
Welcome
|
76 |
$61,948 |
$992/mo |
7,439 |
| 27 |
Gantt
|
76 |
$47,265 |
$1,021/mo |
15,057 |
| 28 |
Camden
|
77 |
$53,289 |
$803/mo |
8,025 |
| 29 |
St. Andrews
|
77 |
$45,321 |
$1,060/mo |
20,953 |
| 30 |
Lancaster
|
78 |
$43,234 |
$824/mo |
8,738 |
| 31 |
Sans Souci
|
78 |
$46,276 |
$948/mo |
8,199 |
| 32 |
Sumter
|
78 |
$53,071 |
$1,055/mo |
43,065 |
| 33 |
Anderson
|
78 |
$44,321 |
$965/mo |
29,563 |
| 34 |
Spartanburg
|
79 |
$51,193 |
$1,043/mo |
38,578 |
| 35 |
Oak Grove
|
79 |
$75,506 |
$988/mo |
12,031 |
| 36 |
Conway
|
79 |
$54,841 |
$881/mo |
26,082 |
| 37 |
Berea
|
79 |
$48,104 |
$1,032/mo |
16,642 |
| 38 |
Woodfield
|
79 |
$38,394 |
$1,190/mo |
9,901 |
| 39 |
Valley Falls
|
79 |
$55,671 |
$955/mo |
7,249 |
| 40 |
Easley
|
80 |
$65,330 |
$903/mo |
23,942 |
| 41 |
Dentsville
|
80 |
$44,029 |
$1,145/mo |
15,396 |
| 42 |
Central
|
81 |
$58,262 |
$973/mo |
5,299 |
| 43 |
West Columbia
|
81 |
$54,152 |
$1,092/mo |
17,723 |
| 44 |
Centerville
|
81 |
$66,912 |
$1,027/mo |
6,860 |
| 45 |
Red Bank
|
82 |
$60,348 |
$1,141/mo |
10,950 |
| 46 |
North Augusta
|
83 |
$90,132 |
$1,080/mo |
24,928 |
| 47 |
Clover
|
84 |
$66,992 |
$995/mo |
7,013 |
| 48 |
Red Hill
|
84 |
$62,132 |
$1,078/mo |
16,480 |
| 49 |
Seven Oaks
|
85 |
$64,003 |
$1,185/mo |
15,990 |
| 50 |
Fountain Inn
|
86 |
$72,021 |
$1,072/mo |
11,307 |