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Ranked · Renting · South Carolina

Best cities for renters in South Carolina

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Greenville, SC73k residents

    68/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,500/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,300/mo · walkability: 42/100

  2. 2.Conway, SC27k residents

    67/100

    2-bedroom rent: $765/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $577/mo · walkability: 30/100

  3. 3.Florence, SC40k residents

    63/100

    2-bedroom rent: $938/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $770/mo · walkability: 30/100

  4. 4.Columbia, SC140k residents

    59/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,205/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,124/mo · walkability: 38/100

  5. 5.Greer, SC42k residents

    57/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,253/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $878/mo · walkability: 30/100

  6. 6.Aiken, SC33k residents

    56/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,122/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,117/mo · walkability: 30/100

  7. 7.Anderson, SC30k residents

    56/100

    2-bedroom rent: $903/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $867/mo · walkability: 30/100

  8. 8.North Augusta, SC26k residents

    56/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,144/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $1,033/mo · walkability: 30/100

  9. 9.Sumter, SC43k residents

    55/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,076/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $653/mo · walkability: 30/100

  10. 10.Spartanburg, SC39k residents

    55/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,122/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $983/mo · walkability: 30/100

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in South Carolina?
Greenville, SC ranks first with a fit score of 68/100, followed by Conway (67) and Florence (63), using the "Renting" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.