Cost of living in Lakewood, South Carolina
Lakewood, South Carolina has about 3,544 people. Typical rent is $939 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $56,500 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $939 a month.
Lakewood is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,500 a year.
- People
- 3,544
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $939
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,500
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $294,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,338
- Sumter, SC MSA
- Gas
- $4.035
- Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of October 12, 2026
Lakewood, South Carolina has about 3,544 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $294,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sumter County is $1,338 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lakewood. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Sumter, SC metro area, prices sit at 88.0 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 Lakewood'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 Lakewood's bill.
EIA does not publish a South Carolina gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) all-grades price was $4.035 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,936.80 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in South Carolina shares this price.
Among 246 places we list in South Carolina with a rent figure, 135 have higher typical rent than Lakewood.
Nearby places
- Privateer
Typical rent $837
Compare with Lakewood - South Sumter
Typical rent $917
Compare with Lakewood - Cane Savannah
Typical rent $990
Compare with Lakewood - Sumter
Typical rent $1,076
Compare with Lakewood - Wedgefield
Typical rent $1,094
Compare with Lakewood - Cherryvale
Typical rent $809
Compare with Lakewood - Manning
Typical rent $594
Compare with Lakewood - Dalzell
Typical rent $1,067
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.