Cost of living in Walterboro, South Carolina
Simple answer
Typical rent is $965 a month.
Walterboro is a city in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,457 a year.
- People
- 5,480
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $965
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,457
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $183,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $913
- Colleton County, SC
Walterboro, South Carolina has about 5,480 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $183,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Colleton County is $913 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Walterboro. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
South Carolina's prices sit at 93.7 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
South Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Walterboro'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 Walterboro'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, 128 have higher typical rent than Walterboro.
Nearby places
- Cottageville
Typical rent $934
Compare with Walterboro - Yemassee
Typical rent $748
Compare with Walterboro - St. George
Typical rent $703
Compare with Walterboro - Varnville
Typical rent $800
Compare with Walterboro - Ridgeville
Typical rent $1,393
Compare with Walterboro - Hampton
Typical rent $909
Compare with Walterboro - Ravenel
Typical rent $1,115
- Meggett
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.