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Charleston SC
Covers Charleston and North Charleston.
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are tightening further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,300 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 1,300 searches in July 2026, for Charleston on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Tightening lately, asking rents are climbing, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+3.3%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +4.4% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,714/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · CharlestonNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 4 days ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
Thompson Thrift Expands National Footprint to 25 States with The Development of The Whitmore atCharleston County board OKs request to remove trees for nearly 100 apartments on Folly RoadCenter Park Group, Berry Co. Underway on BTR Development Near CharlestonView all 8 Charleston news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Strong demand
DEMAND
Jobs+1.4%
Migration 2025+11.15/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-7%
Vacancy 20248.5%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,455/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,714 · own $3,169
$1,714RENT
$3,169OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+11.15/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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