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Cost of living in St. Andrews, South Carolina

St. Andrews, South Carolina has about 19,868 people. Typical rent is $1,088 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $46,511 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 #74 in South Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,088 a month.

St. Andrews is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,511 a year.

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People
19,868
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,088
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$46,511
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$161,300
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,226
Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area

St. Andrews, South Carolina has about 19,868 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $161,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Richland County is $1,226 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in St. Andrews. 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 St. Andrews'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 St. Andrews'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, 94 have higher typical rent than St. Andrews.

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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.