Cost of living in Oak Grove, South Carolina
Oak Grove, South Carolina has about 12,256 people. Typical rent is $1,045 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $74,554 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 #9 in South Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,045 a month.
Oak Grove is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $74,554 a year.
- People
- 12,256
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,045
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $74,554
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $210,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,226
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Oak Grove, South Carolina has about 12,256 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $210,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lexington County is $1,226 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Oak Grove. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Columbia, SC metro area, prices sit at 93.7 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 Oak Grove'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 Oak Grove'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, 105 have higher typical rent than Oak Grove.
Nearby places
- Springdale
Typical rent $1,291
Compare with Oak Grove - West Columbia
Typical rent $1,201
Compare with Oak Grove - Lexington
Typical rent $1,545
Compare with Oak Grove - Seven Oaks
Typical rent $1,246
Compare with Oak Grove - South Congaree
Typical rent $933
Compare with Oak Grove - St. Andrews
Typical rent $1,088
Compare with Oak Grove - Red Bank
Typical rent $1,160
Compare with Oak Grove - Pine Ridge
Typical rent $1,113
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.