Cost of living in White Knoll, South Carolina
White Knoll, South Carolina has about 8,310 people. Typical rent is $1,180 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $80,246 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 #17 in South Carolina on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,180 a month.
White Knoll is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $80,246 a year.
- People
- 8,310
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,180
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $80,246
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $249,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,226
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
White Knoll, South Carolina has about 8,310 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $249,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lexington County is $1,226 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in White Knoll. 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 White Knoll'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 White Knoll'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, 73 have higher typical rent than White Knoll.
Nearby places
- Red Bank
Typical rent $1,160
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Typical rent $852
Compare with White Knoll - South Congaree
Typical rent $933
Compare with White Knoll - Lexington
Typical rent $1,545
Compare with White Knoll - Oak Grove
Typical rent $1,045
Compare with White Knoll - Pine Ridge
Typical rent $1,113
Compare with White Knoll - Springdale
Typical rent $1,291
- Gaston
Typical rent $995
Compare with White Knoll
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.
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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.