Cost of living in Newberry, South Carolina
Newberry, South Carolina has about 10,790 people. Typical rent is $831 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $51,260 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 #24 in South Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $831 a month.
Newberry is a city in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,260 a year.
- People
- 10,790
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $831
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,260
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $142,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $933
- Newberry County, SC
Newberry, South Carolina has about 10,790 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $142,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Newberry County is $933 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Newberry. 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 Newberry'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 Newberry'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, 173 have higher typical rent than Newberry.
Nearby places
- Prosperity
Typical rent $827
Compare with Newberry - Joanna
Typical rent $625
Compare with Newberry - Whitmire
Typical rent $802
Compare with Newberry - Chapin
Typical rent $1,570
Compare with Newberry - Clinton
Typical rent $899
Compare with Newberry - Saluda
Typical rent $816
Compare with Newberry - Lake Murray of Richland
Typical rent $1,944
- Ninety Six
Typical rent $845
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.