Cost of living in Gaffney, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $887 a month.
Gaffney is a city in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $41,089 a year.
- People
- 12,596
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $887
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $41,089
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $137,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $885
- Cherokee County, SC
Gaffney, South Carolina has about 12,596 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $137,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cherokee County is $885 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Gaffney. 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 Gaffney'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 Gaffney'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, 152 have higher typical rent than Gaffney.
Nearby places
- East Gaffney
Typical rent $690
Compare with Gaffney - Blacksburg
Typical rent $834
Compare with Gaffney - Cowpens
Typical rent $815
Compare with Gaffney - Mayo
Typical rent $628
Compare with Gaffney - Boiling Springs
Typical rent $1,192
Compare with Gaffney - Pacolet
Typical rent $902
Compare with Gaffney - Drayton
Typical rent $1,438
- Ben Avon
Typical rent $1,116
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.