Charleston, SC
154,338Residents
$92,414Median household income
$1,722/moMedian gross rent
$509,700Median home value
36.6Median age
58%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
56%Homes lived in by their owners
5.5×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 22% of the median household income in Charleston.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $69,000 a year. In South Carolina that leaves roughly $4,436 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $70,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.