What is the #1 most expensive cities in south carolina?

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

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 most expensive cities in south carolina?: Kiawah Island ranks #1 with 318.5 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in south carolina?: 1. Kiawah Island (318.5), 2. Sullivan's Island (287.4), 3. Isle of Palms (267.2), 4. Seabrook Island (246.9), 5. Five Forks (194.2)
How many cities in South Carolina are ranked?: This ranking includes 260 cities in South Carolina with available data.

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