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Cost of living in Isle of Palms, South Carolina

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,893 a month.

Isle of Palms is a city in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $156,979 a year.

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People
4,362
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,893
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$156,979
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$1,581,300
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,884
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA

Isle of Palms, South Carolina has about 4,362 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $1,581,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Charleston County is $1,884 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Isle of Palms. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area, prices sit at 101.0 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 Isle of Palms'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 Isle of Palms'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, 1 have higher typical rent than Isle of Palms.

Nearby places

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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.