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Charleston SC Apartment Market Read
Covers Charleston and North Charleston.
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are heating up further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,000 searches in September 2026 · HousesSee read → What renters Google mostHousesSee all →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 1,000 searches in September 2026, for Charleston on its own
November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Asking rents are climbing and jobs are growing (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+2.2%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,868 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 3.8% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +4.4% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,714/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · CharlestonNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, yesterday. softer neutral firmer
Developer asks Charleston County for $396K incentive for 55-unit housing projectEditorial: Benefits of SC affordable housing law must outweigh the cost to localsMUSC Foundation to get $25M buyout of WestEdge property where Charleston plans affordable housingView all 8 Charleston news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Strong demand
DEMAND
Jobs+2.2%
Migration 2025+11/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-7.0%
Vacancy 20248.5%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$1,390/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,714 · own $3,104
$1,714RENT
$3,104OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+11/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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