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62cities listedof 4,183 in the US $72,395typical household income▼ 10% below US $1,256typical rent per month▼ 11% below US Charlestonlargest citypop. 154k

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Charleston	154k	$92,414	$1,722	3.5%
Columbia	140k	$55,529	$1,204	4.9%
North Charleston	120k	$62,956	$1,430	3.8%
Mount Pleasant	94k	$124,755	$2,159	3.3%
Rock Hill	75k	$68,771	$1,341	5.2%
Greenville	73k	$71,472	$1,312	3.8%
Summerville	52k	$81,046	$1,526	3.6%
Goose Creek	48k	$88,178	$1,690	4.0%
Sumter	43k	$55,592	$1,076	5.8%
Greer	42k	$82,626	$1,198	3.7%
Florence	40k	$56,143	$992	4.8%
Spartanburg	39k	$51,964	$1,099	5.5%
Myrtle Beach	38k	$60,394	$1,261	5.0%
Hilton Head Island	38k	$94,657	$1,479	4.0%
Bluffton	33k	$111,281	$2,256	3.5%
Aiken	33k	$76,746	$1,180	4.7%
Fort Mill	31k	$121,823	$1,503	3.9%
Anderson	30k	$46,933	$975	4.3%
Conway	27k	$56,650	$866	7.1%
Mauldin	27k	$82,331	$1,490	3.7%
Carolina Forest	26k	$74,436	$1,668	5.2%
Simpsonville	26k	$82,457	$1,415	4.0%
North Augusta	26k	$86,092	$1,169	3.6%
Easley	25k	$66,299	$947	3.8%
Lexington	25k	$87,126	$1,545	3.6%
Taylors	25k	$77,144	$1,337	3.9%
Socastee	24k	$62,257	$1,246	5.2%
Greenwood	23k	$41,150	$839	5.4%
Hanahan	21k	$87,984	$1,412	3.2%
Wade Hampton	21k	$77,449	$1,115	3.9%
St. Andrews	20k	$46,511	$1,088	4.6%
North Myrtle Beach	20k	$72,722	$1,263	5.2%
Five Forks	19k	$141,786	$2,178	3.9%
Clemson	18k	$49,520	$1,007	4.3%
West Columbia	18k	$56,912	$1,201	3.8%
Berea	17k	$49,829	$1,076	3.9%
Ladson	16k	$78,760	$1,785	4.0%
Lake Wylie	16k	$112,097	$1,710	4.5%
Seven Oaks	16k	$62,955	$1,246	3.8%
Red Hill	16k	$68,250	$1,179	5.2%
Port Royal	16k	$74,870	$1,726	4.2%
Moncks Corner	15k	$91,500	$1,307	4.0%
Gantt	15k	$47,316	$1,062	3.9%
Dentsville	15k	$45,473	$1,250	4.6%
Beaufort	14k	$61,220	$1,212	4.2%
Cayce	14k	$62,045	$1,360	3.8%
Tega Cay	14k	$142,000	—	4.5%
Orangeburg	13k	$38,635	$848	6.4%
Boiling Springs	13k	$72,068	$1,266	4.6%
Parker	13k	$40,043	$1,099	3.9%
Gaffney	13k	$41,089	$887	5.8%
Oak Grove	12k	$74,554	$1,045	3.8%
James Island	12k	$104,217	—	3.6%
Fountain Inn	12k	$73,585	$1,184	3.9%
Irmo	12k	$80,489	$1,477	4.6%
Little River	12k	$65,786	$1,528	5.2%
Garden City	12k	$47,249	$1,472	5.2%
Red Bank	11k	$68,004	$1,160	3.8%
Newberry	11k	$51,260	$831	4.4%
Powdersville	11k	$84,910	$1,232	4.1%
Forest Acres	11k	$78,306	$1,263	4.6%
Murrells Inlet	10k	$77,438	$1,751	5.5%

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