Cost of living in Greenville, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,312 a month.
Greenville is a city in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $71,472 a year.
- People
- 72,935
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,312
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $71,472
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $487,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,507
- Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Greenville, South Carolina has about 72,935 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $487,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Greenville County is $1,507 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Greenville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area, prices sit at 93.3 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 Greenville'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 Greenville'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, 45 have higher typical rent than Greenville.
Nearby places
- Dunean
Typical rent $1,117
Compare with Greenville - Wade Hampton
Typical rent $1,115
Compare with Greenville - Judson
Typical rent $1,191
Compare with Greenville - Gantt
Typical rent $1,062
Compare with Greenville - Sans Souci
Typical rent $999
Compare with Greenville - Mauldin
Typical rent $1,490
Compare with Greenville - Parker
Typical rent $1,099
Compare with Greenville - Taylors
Typical rent $1,337
Compare with Greenville
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.