Cost of living in Joanna, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $625 a month.
Joanna is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $49,141 a year.
- People
- 1,306
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $625
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $49,141
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $88,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,119
- Laurens County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Joanna, South Carolina has about 1,306 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $88,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Laurens County is $1,119 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Joanna. 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 Joanna'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 Joanna'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, 231 have higher typical rent than Joanna.
Nearby places
- Clinton
Typical rent $899
Compare with Joanna - Whitmire
Typical rent $802
Compare with Joanna - Watts Mills
Typical rent $817
Compare with Joanna - Laurens
Typical rent $833
Compare with Joanna - Newberry
Typical rent $831
Compare with Joanna - Prosperity
Typical rent $827
Compare with Joanna - Ninety Six
Typical rent $845
Compare with Joanna - Buffalo
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.