Cost of living in Abbeville, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $587 a month.
Abbeville is a city in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $40,575 a year.
- People
- 4,872
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $587
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $40,575
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $106,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $885
- Abbeville County, SC
Abbeville, South Carolina has about 4,872 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $106,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Abbeville County is $885 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Abbeville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
South Carolina's prices sit at 93.7 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
South Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Abbeville's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical South Carolina home paid 15.47¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Abbeville's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for South Carolina in the table we use.
Among 246 places we list in South Carolina with a rent figure, 235 have higher typical rent than Abbeville.
Nearby places
- Due West
Typical rent $1,083
Compare with Abbeville - Greenwood
Typical rent $839
Compare with Abbeville - Calhoun Falls
Typical rent $585
Compare with Abbeville - Lake Secession
Typical rent $889
Compare with Abbeville - Ware Shoals
Typical rent $859
Compare with Abbeville - Honea Path
Typical rent $772
Compare with Abbeville - McCormick
Typical rent $670
Compare with Abbeville - Ninety Six
Typical rent $845
Compare with Abbeville
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in South Carolina
Bigger places in South Carolina
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.