Cost of living in Garden City, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,472 a month.
Garden City is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $47,249 a year.
- People
- 11,591
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,472
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $47,249
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $217,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,504
- Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Garden City, South Carolina has about 11,591 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $217,400.
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 Garden City. 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 Garden City'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 Garden City'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, 27 have higher typical rent than Garden City.
Nearby places
- Surfside Beach
Typical rent $1,274
Compare with Garden City - Murrells Inlet
Typical rent $1,751
Compare with Garden City - Socastee
Typical rent $1,246
Compare with Garden City - Forestbrook
Typical rent $814
Compare with Garden City - Litchfield Beach
Typical rent $1,704
Compare with Garden City - Myrtle Beach
Typical rent $1,261
Compare with Garden City - Red Hill
Typical rent $1,179
- Carolina Forest
Typical rent $1,668
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.