Cost of living in Chesterfield, South Carolina
Chesterfield, South Carolina has about 1,465 people. Typical rent is $760 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $44,526 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $760 a month.
Chesterfield is a town in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $44,526 a year.
- People
- 1,465
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $760
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $44,526
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $184,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $885
- Chesterfield County, SC
Chesterfield, South Carolina has about 1,465 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $184,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Chesterfield County is $885 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Chesterfield. 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 Chesterfield'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 Chesterfield'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, 200 have higher typical rent than Chesterfield.
Nearby places
- Cheraw
Typical rent $800
Compare with Chesterfield - Wadesboro
Typical rent $906
Compare with Chesterfield - Pageland
Typical rent $698
Compare with Chesterfield - CordovaCompare with Chesterfield
- Polkton
Typical rent $1,009
Compare with Chesterfield - East Rockingham
Typical rent $781
Compare with Chesterfield - North Hartsville
Typical rent $1,194
- Rockingham
Typical rent $659
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
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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.