Cost of living in St. Matthews, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $970 a month.
St. Matthews is a town in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,310 a year.
- People
- 1,645
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $970
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,310
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $204,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,226
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
St. Matthews, South Carolina has about 1,645 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $204,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Calhoun County is $1,226 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in St. Matthews. 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. Matthews'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. Matthews'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, 127 have higher typical rent than St. Matthews.
Nearby places
- Brookdale
Typical rent $678
Compare with St. Matthews - Wilkinson Heights
Typical rent $786
Compare with St. Matthews - GadsdenCompare with St. Matthews
- Orangeburg
Typical rent $848
Compare with St. Matthews - Edisto
Typical rent $1,013
Compare with St. Matthews - Hopkins
Typical rent $799
Compare with St. Matthews - Wedgefield
Typical rent $1,094
- Gaston
Typical rent $995
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.