Cost of living in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,099 a month.
Spartanburg is a city in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,964 a year.
- People
- 38,910
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,099
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,964
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $203,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,196
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Spartanburg, South Carolina has about 38,910 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $203,700.
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 Spartanburg. 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 Spartanburg'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 Spartanburg'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, 91 have higher typical rent than Spartanburg.
Nearby places
- Arkwright
Typical rent $981
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Typical rent $1,438
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Typical rent $1,051
Compare with Spartanburg - Saxon
Typical rent $934
Compare with Spartanburg - Hilltop
Typical rent $1,160
Compare with Spartanburg - Ben Avon
Typical rent $1,116
Compare with Spartanburg - Arcadia
Typical rent $1,266
Compare with Spartanburg - Camp Croft
Typical rent $1,082
Compare with Spartanburg
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.