Cost of living in Richland County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,226 a month.
That HUD number covers Richland County, South Carolina, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $992
- 1 bed
- $1,126
- 2 bed
- $1,226
- 3 bed
- $1,546
- 4 bed
- $1,754
This county is in the Columbia, SC area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 93.7 (U.S. = 100).
SNAP income limit in South Carolina · Medicaid eligibility
Towns in this county
- Columbia · 139,643 people
- St. Andrews · 19,868 people
- Dentsville · 15,209 people
- Irmo · 11,813 people
- Forest Acres · 10,530 people
- Woodfield · 9,465 people
- Lake Murray of Richland · 7,023 people
- Blythewood · 5,731 people
- Capitol View · 4,374 people
- Arthurtown · 3,272 people
- Hopkins · 1,985 people
- Gadsden · 1,443 people