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15,209people live here $45,473median household income▼ 44% below US $1,250median rent per month▼ 12% below US $163,700median home value▼ 51% below US

Dentsville is an unincorporated community in Richland County, SC. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Dentsville

Dentsville is an unincorporated community in South Carolina with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Dentsville deals with household incomes below the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, college degree attainment below the national average, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Dentsville compares

Median household income

Dentsville$45,473

South Carolina avg$69,324

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Dentsville$1,250

South Carolina avg$1,180

US$1,413

Median home value

Dentsville$163,700

South Carolina avg$259,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Dentsville

Based on Dentsville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,500

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $50,000 a year
62% of Dentsville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$32,740

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $16,370
Homes cost 3.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 12% below US

$1,250/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,250 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $163,700. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $163,700 · 62% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.6% county unemployment

Unemployment in Richland County is 4.6%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Richland County (county-wide)

Safety

456 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Dentsville doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Richland County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1797/100k · Policed by Richland County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 10% below US

23 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.3 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

76%

Work from home

10%

Carpool

8.2%

Walk

2.4%

Other

1.7%

Public transit

1.6%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 94°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 38°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 45% below US

20% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Congaree National Park (22 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Dentsville's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,250/mo) equals 33% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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