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Cost of living in Litchfield Beach, South Carolina

Litchfield Beach, South Carolina has about 9,044 people. Typical rent is $1,704 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $76,351 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.

Ranked #90 in South Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,704 a month.

Litchfield Beach is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $76,351 a year.

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People
9,044
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,704
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$76,351
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$459,000
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,158
Georgetown County, SC

Litchfield Beach, South Carolina has about 9,044 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $459,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Georgetown County is $1,158 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Litchfield Beach. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

South Carolina's prices sit at 93.7 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

South Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Litchfield Beach'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 Litchfield Beach'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, 13 have higher typical rent than Litchfield Beach.

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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.