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Best Cost of Living Counties in South Carolina

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 46 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
55/100
Top County
Marion County
Counties Ranked
46

Top 10

#1
Marion County
SC
95/100
#2
Marlboro County
SC
94/100
#3
Dillon County
SC
93/100
#4
Allendale County
SC
92/100
#5
Abbeville County
SC
89/100
#6
McCormick County
SC
87/100
#7
Clarendon County
SC
83/100
#8
Union County
SC
83/100
#9
Barnwell County
SC
82/100
#10
Chesterfield County
SC
80/100

All South Carolina Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Marion County, SC
94.6
46.2
2Marlboro County, SC
93.5
39.8
3Dillon County, SC
92.6
40.3
4Allendale County, SC
92
43.9
5Abbeville County, SC
88.7
51
6McCormick County, SC
86.7
59.4
7Clarendon County, SC
82.9
42.6
8Union County, SC
82.9
38.6
9Barnwell County, SC
82.1
39.8
10Chesterfield County, SC
80.4
43.2
11Williamsburg County, SC
79.9
39.3
12Bamberg County, SC
78.6
39.5
13Lee County, SC
78.6
43.9
14Orangeburg County, SC
74.7
36.4
15Hampton County, SC
74.2
39.2
16Cherokee County, SC
74
44.8
17Saluda County, SC
73.7
50.1
18Darlington County, SC
64.2
44.9
19Laurens County, SC
63.3
43.8
20Newberry County, SC
61.8
43.4
21Chester County, SC
61.6
40.3
22Fairfield County, SC
60.4
45.3
23Edgefield County, SC
57.5
59
24Calhoun County, SC
56.9
47.8
25Greenwood County, SC
56.2
39
26Oconee County, SC
56
48
27Colleton County, SC
50.3
31.7
28Florence County, SC
47.9
39.5
29Pickens County, SC
45.4
50.4
30Sumter County, SC
42.6
35.2
31Kershaw County, SC
41.8
42.5
32Anderson County, SC
41.5
40.9
33Aiken County, SC
38.6
44.5
34Lancaster County, SC
36.5
44.8
35Georgetown County, SC
32.6
41.8
36Spartanburg County, SC
31.7
40.3
37Horry County, SC
26.5
39.4
38Jasper County, SC
26
34.6
39Lexington County, SC
24.5
38.3
40Greenville County, SC
19.3
40.8
41Richland County, SC
17.5
36.7
42York County, SC
13.3
44.5
43Dorchester County, SC
11.1
48.5
44Berkeley County, SC
10.9
35.1
45Beaufort County, SC
9.3
45.5
46Charleston County, SC
7
43.4

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.