Cost of living in Berea, South Carolina
Berea, South Carolina has about 16,862 people. Typical rent is $1,076 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $49,829 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #66 in South Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,076 a month.
Berea is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $49,829 a year.
- People
- 16,862
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,076
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $49,829
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $204,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,507
- Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.035
- Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of October 12, 2026
Berea, South Carolina has about 16,862 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $204,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Greenville County is $1,507 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Berea. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area, prices sit at 93.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
South Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Berea'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 Berea's bill.
EIA does not publish a South Carolina gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in South Carolina shares this price.
Among 246 places we list in South Carolina with a rent figure, 98 have higher typical rent than Berea.
Nearby places
- Parker
Typical rent $1,099
Compare with Berea - Sans Souci
Typical rent $999
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Typical rent $1,191
Compare with Berea - Welcome
Typical rent $1,103
Compare with Berea - Dunean
Typical rent $1,117
Compare with Berea - Travelers Rest
Typical rent $1,033
Compare with Berea - Greenville
Typical rent $1,312
Compare with Berea - Powdersville
Typical rent $1,232
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.