Most Expensive Cities in South Carolina
Most expensive cities in South Carolina (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Mount Pleasant
|
152 |
$121,364 |
$2,026/mo |
92,662 |
| 2 |
Bluffton
|
136 |
$105,463 |
$2,187/mo |
31,323 |
| 3 |
Hilton Head Island
|
133 |
$96,715 |
$1,518/mo |
37,805 |
| 4 |
Five Forks
|
132 |
$140,668 |
$2,139/mo |
19,093 |
| 5 |
Charleston
|
123 |
$90,038 |
$1,632/mo |
152,014 |
| 6 |
Lake Wylie
|
118 |
$112,113 |
$1,517/mo |
15,177 |
| 7 |
James Island
|
116 |
$100,176 |
$1,443/mo |
11,738 |
| 8 |
Litchfield Beach
|
115 |
$74,451 |
$1,623/mo |
9,544 |
| 9 |
Fort Mill
|
115 |
$127,537 |
$1,437/mo |
28,281 |
| 10 |
Lake Murray of Richland
|
115 |
$118,435 |
$1,682/mo |
7,057 |
| 11 |
Tega Cay
|
114 |
$141,037 |
$1,307/mo |
13,267 |
| 12 |
Hardeeville
|
114 |
$78,233 |
$1,384/mo |
9,293 |
| 13 |
Murrells Inlet
|
114 |
$75,438 |
$1,702/mo |
10,087 |
| 14 |
Greenville
|
108 |
$68,460 |
$1,248/mo |
71,755 |
| 15 |
Goose Creek
|
107 |
$87,437 |
$1,611/mo |
46,964 |
| 16 |
Hollywood
|
107 |
$77,415 |
$1,142/mo |
5,330 |
| 17 |
Port Royal
|
107 |
$70,330 |
$1,606/mo |
15,047 |
| 18 |
Carolina Forest
|
105 |
$70,647 |
$1,567/mo |
26,373 |
| 19 |
Hanahan
|
103 |
$84,061 |
$1,324/mo |
21,119 |
| 20 |
Summerville
|
103 |
$78,621 |
$1,414/mo |
51,262 |
| 21 |
Little River
|
101 |
$64,590 |
$1,531/mo |
10,457 |
| 22 |
Ladson
|
100 |
$83,031 |
$1,517/mo |
16,261 |
| 23 |
North Myrtle Beach
|
99 |
$72,111 |
$1,171/mo |
19,343 |
| 24 |
North Charleston
|
99 |
$62,789 |
$1,364/mo |
117,460 |
| 25 |
Sangaree
|
98 |
$77,939 |
$1,428/mo |
8,517 |
| 26 |
Moncks Corner
|
98 |
$91,516 |
$1,203/mo |
14,362 |
| 27 |
Lexington
|
96 |
$83,263 |
$1,360/mo |
24,132 |
| 28 |
Powdersville
|
96 |
$88,125 |
$1,231/mo |
11,321 |
| 29 |
Blythewood
|
96 |
$105,583 |
$1,083/mo |
5,309 |
| 30 |
Myrtle Beach
|
96 |
$53,679 |
$1,132/mo |
37,214 |
| 31 |
Mauldin
|
95 |
$81,027 |
$1,401/mo |
25,985 |
| 32 |
Rock Hill
|
95 |
$64,770 |
$1,279/mo |
74,769 |
| 33 |
Simpsonville
|
95 |
$79,233 |
$1,322/mo |
25,125 |
| 34 |
Laurel Bay
|
93 |
$52,094 |
$1,375/mo |
5,627 |
| 35 |
Clemson
|
92 |
$49,713 |
$972/mo |
17,759 |
| 36 |
Irmo
|
91 |
$85,137 |
$1,412/mo |
11,799 |
| 37 |
Beaufort
|
91 |
$59,454 |
$1,061/mo |
13,660 |
| 38 |
Taylors
|
91 |
$71,747 |
$1,260/mo |
23,686 |
| 39 |
Garden City
|
91 |
$50,027 |
$1,382/mo |
10,820 |
| 40 |
Forestbrook
|
90 |
$77,791 |
$1,087/mo |
7,450 |
| 41 |
White Knoll
|
90 |
$79,531 |
$1,269/mo |
7,865 |
| 42 |
Forest Acres
|
90 |
$76,417 |
$1,182/mo |
10,491 |
| 43 |
Aiken
|
90 |
$69,837 |
$1,199/mo |
32,334 |
| 44 |
Boiling Springs
|
89 |
$79,798 |
$1,267/mo |
12,609 |
| 45 |
Greer
|
89 |
$80,030 |
$1,144/mo |
39,191 |
| 46 |
Wade Hampton
|
89 |
$75,522 |
$1,064/mo |
20,703 |
| 47 |
Burton
|
89 |
$57,315 |
$1,281/mo |
7,132 |
| 48 |
Socastee
|
88 |
$59,826 |
$1,244/mo |
24,629 |
| 49 |
Columbia
|
88 |
$55,653 |
$1,158/mo |
138,019 |
| 50 |
Travelers Rest
|
87 |
$49,655 |
$1,029/mo |
8,137 |