Cost of living in Clearwater, South Carolina
Clearwater, South Carolina has about 3,319 people. Typical rent is $735 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $51,731 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 $735 a month.
Clearwater is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,731 a year.
- People
- 3,319
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $735
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,731
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $158,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,329
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Clearwater, South Carolina has about 3,319 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $158,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Aiken County is $1,329 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Clearwater. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area, prices sit at 91.9 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 Clearwater'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 Clearwater'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, 205 have higher typical rent than Clearwater.
Nearby places
- Belvedere
Typical rent $987
Compare with Clearwater - Burnettown
Typical rent $932
Compare with Clearwater - North Augusta
Typical rent $1,169
Compare with Clearwater - Langley
Typical rent $871
Compare with Clearwater - Beech Island
Typical rent $1,207
Compare with Clearwater - Gloverville
Typical rent $1,204
Compare with Clearwater - Graniteville
Typical rent $945
Compare with Clearwater - Aiken
Typical rent $1,180
Compare with Clearwater
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.