What is the #1 cheapest places to live in south carolina?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Buffalo	1,232	42.8
2	Wedgefield	1,480	56.5
3	McColl	2,453	56.5
4	Allendale	2,595	56.8
5	Wilkinson Heights	1,853	57.8
6	Gayle Mill	1,119	57.9
7	Calhoun Falls	1,897	58.5
8	Arthurtown	3,063	59.5
9	East Gaffney	3,169	59.7
10	Kingstree	3,161	59.9
11	Marion	6,338	60.6
12	Jonesville	1,016	60.8
13	Mullins	3,965	61.9
14	Wagener	1,170	62.8
15	Whitmire	1,241	62.8
16	Great Falls	1,741	63.0
17	Cheraw	5,024	63.7
18	Saxon	4,139	63.8
19	Blackville	1,778	64.1
20	Brookdale	4,061	64.4
21	Dillon	6,406	64.5
22	Denmark	3,141	64.8
23	Bamberg	3,036	65.2
24	Timmonsville	2,153	66.3
25	Abbeville	4,863	66.5
26	Monarch Mill	1,828	66.6
27	Williston	2,884	66.6
28	Fairfax	2,037	67.2
29	McCormick	2,681	67.2
30	Estill	2,287	67.6
31	Bennettsville	6,798	67.8
32	Lake City	6,032	67.8
33	Edmund	1,274	67.9
34	Graniteville	2,176	68.1
35	Johnston	2,518	68.2
36	Ware Shoals	2,207	68.4
37	St. George	1,935	68.6
38	Joanna	1,375	68.7
39	Dovesville	1,014	69.1
40	Winnsboro	3,332	69.4
41	Bishopville	2,958	69.5
42	Saluda	3,095	69.7
43	Blacksburg	2,158	69.7
44	Orangeburg	13,189	69.8
45	Darlington	6,128	69.9
46	Jackson	1,782	70.1
47	Homeland Park	6,944	70.3
48	Manning	3,843	70.4
49	Westminster	2,244	70.8
50	Branchville	1,169	71.0
51	South Sumter	1,808	71.3
52	Holly Hill	1,415	71.4
53	Edgefield	3,977	71.9
54	Landrum	2,564	72.2
55	Loris	2,570	72.5
56	Southern Shops	3,985	72.7
57	Beech Island	1,139	72.8
58	Yemassee	1,007	73.0
59	Santee	1,179	73.1
60	Gadsden	1,131	73.1
61	Pageland	2,476	73.4
62	Union	8,047	73.5
63	Barnwell	4,616	73.7
64	Edisto	2,261	73.7
65	Cowpens	2,031	74.8
66	Cherryvale	3,136	75.0
67	Walhalla	4,121	75.0
68	Liberty	3,337	75.1
69	Winnsboro Mills	1,426	75.2
70	Greenwood	22,527	75.4
71	Springdale	2,422	75.6
72	Mayo	1,963	75.6
73	Chester	5,241	75.9
74	Latta	1,301	76.5
75	Gaffney	12,612	77.1
76	Clinton	7,624	77.3
77	Pacolet	2,164	77.3
78	Eureka Mill	1,732	77.4
79	Elloree	1,005	77.6
80	Slater-Marietta	1,934	77.9
81	Privateer	2,294	78.0
82	Lamar	1,446	78.3
83	Langley	1,718	78.6
84	Parker	12,564	78.7
85	Camp Croft	1,604	78.7
86	Johnsonville	1,037	78.9
87	Homewood	1,390	79.0
88	Arcadia	2,724	79.1
89	Watts Mills	2,250	79.4
90	Chesterfield	1,497	80.5
91	Belton	4,405	80.8
92	Hilltop	3,058	80.9
93	City View	1,172	81.0
94	Burnettown	3,090	81.2
95	Arial	2,024	81.4
96	Gloverville	2,418	82.1
97	York	8,697	82.2
98	Woodfield	9,901	82.5
99	Whitney	3,659	82.7
100	Batesburg-Leesville	4,935	82.8
101	Hampton	2,691	82.9
102	Arkwright	2,910	83.0
103	West Pelzer	1,276	83.5
104	Piedmont	5,786	83.5
105	Hopkins	1,962	83.6
106	Hartsville	7,422	83.6
107	Ninety Six	2,635	83.8
108	Newberry	10,733	83.9
109	Laurens	9,307	84.4
110	Cane Savannah	1,497	84.8
111	Judson	2,201	85.1
112	East Camden	4,210	85.4
113	Gantt	15,057	85.6
114	St. Matthews	1,626	85.8
115	Clearwater	3,124	85.9
116	St. Stephen	1,460	86.1
117	Varnville	2,433	86.2
118	St. Andrews	20,953	86.4
119	Fairforest	1,711	86.5
120	Sans Souci	8,199	86.7
121	Honea Path	3,734	86.9
122	Prosperity	1,198	87.1
123	New Ellenton	2,604	87.2
124	Lancaster	8,738	87.3
125	Irwin	1,801	87.4
126	Andrews	2,558	87.4
127	Georgetown	8,511	87.9
128	Due West	1,185	88.0
129	Anderson	29,563	88.1
130	Gaston	2,026	88.3
131	Capitol View	4,161	88.5
132	Seneca	8,910	88.6
133	Belvedere	5,458	88.7
134	Kershaw	2,220	88.8
135	Berea	16,642	89.2
136	Dentsville	15,396	89.6
137	Wyboo	3,582	90.0
138	South Congaree	1,918	90.0
139	Walterboro	5,490	90.2
140	Florence	40,205	90.6
141	Dalzell	2,949	90.8
142	Pelion	1,147	90.8
143	Camden	8,025	90.9
144	Dunean	3,716	91.0
145	Duncan	4,175	91.1
146	Spartanburg	38,578	91.8
147	Pickens	3,386	92.2
148	Lakewood	3,154	92.3
149	Roebuck	3,468	92.5
150	Ben Avon	2,334	92.6
151	Sumter	43,065	92.8
152	Lugoff	9,475	93.2
153	West Columbia	17,723	93.5
154	Conway	26,082	93.6
155	Drayton	1,043	93.6
156	Woodruff	4,337	93.8
157	Williamston	4,116	94.8
158	Pelzer	1,570	95.1
159	Valley Falls	7,249	95.7
160	Central	5,299	95.7
161	Inman	3,085	95.9
162	Welcome	7,439	96.1
163	North Hartsville	3,217	96.4
164	Travelers Rest	8,137	97.4
165	Cottageville	1,154	97.4
166	Pendleton	3,542	97.6
167	Garden City	10,820	97.9
168	Red Bank	10,950	98.6
169	Conestee	1,175	98.6
170	Fort Lawn	1,144	98.6
171	Wellford	3,432	98.7
172	Utica	1,529	99.1
173	Columbia	138,019	100.1
174	Lake Secession	1,209	100.3
175	Cayce	13,718	100.6
176	Red Hill	16,480	100.9
177	Clemson	17,759	100.9
178	Easley	23,942	101.5
179	Burton	7,132	101.6
180	Seven Oaks	15,990	102.5
181	Laurel Bay	5,627	102.5
182	Socastee	24,629	102.5
183	Centerville	6,860	102.6
184	Ridgeville	1,591	102.7
185	Bonneau Beach	1,543	103.4
186	Ridgeland	3,756	103.6
187	Myrtle Beach	37,214	104.0
188	Clover	7,013	104.5
189	Golden Grove	3,084	104.8
190	Catawba	1,225	105.9
191	Beaufort	13,660	105.9
192	Oak Grove	12,031	106.7
193	Shell Point	2,005	107.3
194	Aynor	1,077	107.7
195	Lyman	6,317	110.5
196	Ravenel	2,594	110.6
197	Fountain Inn	11,307	110.8
198	Aiken	32,334	111.3
199	Rock Hill	74,769	111.5
200	North Charleston	117,460	112.1
201	Olympia	1,301	112.2
202	Wade Hampton	20,703	112.6
203	Northlake	3,848	113.2
204	Forestbrook	7,450	113.7
205	Taylors	23,686	114.1
206	Little River	10,457	116.0
207	Forest Acres	10,491	117.2
208	Chapin	1,410	118.2
209	White Knoll	7,865	118.7
210	Boiling Springs	12,609	118.9
211	Greer	39,191	119.1
212	Murphys Estates	1,187	119.5
213	Lesslie	3,202	119.5
214	North Myrtle Beach	19,343	120.1
215	Elgin	2,176	120.3
216	North Augusta	24,928	120.8
217	Port Royal	15,047	121.2
218	Sangaree	8,517	121.2
219	Carolina Forest	26,373	121.8
220	Simpsonville	25,125	122.1
221	Stateburg	1,859	122.2
222	Irmo	11,799	123.4
223	Mauldin	25,985	123.6
224	Lexington	24,132	123.6
225	Greenville	71,755	124.2
226	Ladson	16,261	126.0
227	Surfside Beach	4,217	126.5
228	Summerville	51,262	126.6
229	Powdersville	11,321	128.8
230	Hollywood	5,330	129.3
231	Hanahan	21,119	130.1
232	Moncks Corner	14,362	131.3
233	India Hook	3,794	132.2
234	Murrells Inlet	10,087	133.8
235	Litchfield Beach	9,544	134.9
236	Goose Creek	46,964	135.2
237	Hardeeville	9,293	139.2
238	Blythewood	5,309	144.3
239	Newport	4,142	145.2
240	Reidville	1,955	145.5
241	Charleston	152,014	150.6
242	James Island	11,738	151.5
243	Lake Wylie	15,177	156.8
244	Awendaw	1,574	158.2
245	Riverview	2,215	158.5
246	Hilton Head Island	37,805	165.3
247	Lake Murray of Richland	7,057	166.7
248	Fort Mill	28,281	173.3
249	Bluffton	31,323	173.5
250	Tega Cay	13,267	181.3
251	Mount Pleasant	92,662	184.6
252	Meggett	1,274	186.7
253	Keowee Key	3,307	187.7
254	Baxter Village	4,355	188.2
255	Pimlico	1,940	189.8
256	Five Forks	19,093	194.2
257	Seabrook Island	2,107	246.9
258	Isle of Palms	4,350	267.2
259	Sullivan's Island	2,127	287.4
260	Kiawah Island	2,196	318.5

Methodology

Cities in South Carolina are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in south carolina?: Buffalo ranks #1 with 42.8 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in south carolina?: 1. Buffalo (42.8), 2. Wedgefield (56.5), 3. McColl (56.5), 4. Allendale (56.8), 5. Wilkinson Heights (57.8)
How many cities in South Carolina are ranked?: This ranking includes 260 cities in South Carolina with available data.

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