Cost of living in Ridgeland, South Carolina
Ridgeland, South Carolina has about 3,764 people. Typical rent is $734 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $62,981 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 $734 a month.
Ridgeland is a town in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $62,981 a year.
- People
- 3,764
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $734
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $62,981
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $228,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,579
- Jasper County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Ridgeland, South Carolina has about 3,764 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $228,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jasper County is $1,579 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ridgeland. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area, prices sit at 98.0 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 Ridgeland'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 Ridgeland'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, 206 have higher typical rent than Ridgeland.
Nearby places
- Laurel Bay
Typical rent $1,454
Compare with Ridgeland - Burton
Typical rent $1,229
Compare with Ridgeland - Beaufort
Typical rent $1,212
Compare with Ridgeland - Shell Point
Typical rent $1,188
Compare with Ridgeland - Hardeeville
Typical rent $1,406
Compare with Ridgeland - Port Royal
Typical rent $1,726
Compare with Ridgeland - Yemassee
Typical rent $748
Compare with Ridgeland - Bluffton
Typical rent $2,256
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.