Cost of living in Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,033 a month.
Travelers Rest is a city in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,583 a year.
- People
- 8,370
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,033
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,583
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $284,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,507
- Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Travelers Rest, South Carolina has about 8,370 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $284,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Greenville County is $1,507 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Travelers Rest. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area, prices sit at 93.3 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 Travelers Rest'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 Travelers Rest'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, 109 have higher typical rent than Travelers Rest.
Nearby places
- Sans Souci
Typical rent $999
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Typical rent $988
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Typical rent $1,099
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Typical rent $1,337
Compare with Travelers Rest - Wade Hampton
Typical rent $1,115
Compare with Travelers Rest - Judson
Typical rent $1,191
- Greenville
Typical rent $1,312
Compare with Travelers Rest
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.