Cost of living in Charleston County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,884 a month.
That HUD number covers Charleston County, South Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,661
- 1 bed
- $1,731
- 2 bed
- $1,884
- 3 bed
- $2,336
- 4 bed
- $2,687
This county is in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 101.0 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Charleston · 154,338 people
- North Charleston · 119,913 people
- Mount Pleasant · 93,993 people
- Ladson · 16,140 people
- James Island · 12,198 people
- Hollywood · 5,382 people
- Isle of Palms · 4,362 people
- Ravenel · 2,615 people
- Kiawah Island · 2,326 people
- Seabrook Island · 2,204 people
- Sullivan's Island · 2,087 people
- Awendaw · 1,772 people
- Meggett · 1,307 people
- Folly Beach · 1,267 people