Cost of living in Southern Shops, South Carolina
Southern Shops, South Carolina has about 3,797 people. Typical rent is $1,058 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $37,754 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 $1,058 a month.
Southern Shops is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $37,754 a year.
- People
- 3,797
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,058
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $37,754
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $109,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,196
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Southern Shops, South Carolina has about 3,797 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $109,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Spartanburg County is $1,196 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Southern Shops. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Spartanburg, SC metro area, prices sit at 91.1 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 Southern Shops'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 Southern Shops'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, 103 have higher typical rent than Southern Shops.
Nearby places
- Arcadia
Typical rent $1,266
Compare with Southern Shops - Hilltop
Typical rent $1,160
Compare with Southern Shops - Saxon
Typical rent $934
Compare with Southern Shops - Valley Falls
Typical rent $1,021
Compare with Southern Shops - Fairforest
Typical rent $1,329
Compare with Southern Shops - Whitney
Typical rent $1,051
Compare with Southern Shops - Boiling Springs
Typical rent $1,266
Compare with Southern Shops - Spartanburg
Typical rent $1,099
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
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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.