Cost of living in Brookdale, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $678 a month.
Brookdale is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $39,449 a year.
- People
- 4,291
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $678
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $39,449
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $96,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $906
- Orangeburg County, SC
Brookdale, South Carolina has about 4,291 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $96,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Orangeburg County is $906 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Brookdale. 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 Brookdale'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 Brookdale'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, 216 have higher typical rent than Brookdale.
Nearby places
- Wilkinson Heights
Typical rent $786
Compare with Brookdale - Orangeburg
Typical rent $848
Compare with Brookdale - Edisto
Typical rent $1,013
Compare with Brookdale - St. Matthews
Typical rent $970
Compare with Brookdale - Bamberg
Typical rent $817
Compare with Brookdale - Denmark
Typical rent $806
Compare with Brookdale - Gadsden
- Gaston
Typical rent $995
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.