Cost of living in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Murrells Inlet, South Carolina has about 10,044 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $366,000.

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 Murrells Inlet. 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 Murrells Inlet'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 Murrells Inlet'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, 9 have higher typical rent than Murrells Inlet.