Cost of living in Lake City, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $702 a month.
Lake City is a city in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $33,600 a year.
- People
- 5,988
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $702
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $33,600
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $144,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,121
- Florence, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Lake City, South Carolina has about 5,988 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $144,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Florence County is $1,121 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Florence, SC metro area, prices sit at 86.8 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 Lake 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 Lake 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, 210 have higher typical rent than Lake City.
Nearby places
- Pamplico
Typical rent $589
Compare with Lake City - Kingstree
Typical rent $546
Compare with Lake City - Johnsonville
Typical rent $825
Compare with Lake City - Timmonsville
Typical rent $891
Compare with Lake City - Florence
Typical rent $992
Compare with Lake City - Lamar
Typical rent $953
Compare with Lake City - Manning
Typical rent $594
- Marion
Typical rent $651
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.