Cost of living in Forestbrook, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $814 a month.
Forestbrook is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $81,286 a year.
- People
- 7,479
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $814
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $81,286
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $335,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,504
- Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Forestbrook, South Carolina has about 7,479 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $335,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Horry County is $1,504 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Forestbrook. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area, prices sit at 93.6 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 Forestbrook'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 Forestbrook'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, 185 have higher typical rent than Forestbrook.
Nearby places
- Socastee
Typical rent $1,246
Compare with Forestbrook - Carolina Forest
Typical rent $1,668
Compare with Forestbrook - Red Hill
Typical rent $1,179
Compare with Forestbrook - Myrtle Beach
Typical rent $1,261
Compare with Forestbrook - Surfside Beach
Typical rent $1,274
Compare with Forestbrook - Conway
Typical rent $866
Compare with Forestbrook - Garden City
Typical rent $1,472
Compare with Forestbrook - Homewood
Typical rent $1,122
Compare with Forestbrook
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.