What is the median rent in Arkwright, SC?

Name: Median rent in Arkwright, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Arkwright, SC is $981 (±$175) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 480 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $981 (±$175)
Rented homes: 480 (±123)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%

How much rent costs in Arkwright

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Arkwright	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Less than $500	7.9% (±8.1 points)	8.4%	6.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	43.8% (±16.3 points)	32.5%	29.0%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.0% (±19.3 points)	42.2%	34.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	14.4% (±13.6 points)	12.4%	18.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±8.9 points)	3.0%	7.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±8.9 points)	1.0%	2.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±8.9 points)	0.5%	2.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 43.8% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Arkwright cost $2,000 or more a month.

Arkwright against Spartanburg County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Arkwright	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Median gross rent	$981 (±$175)	$1,084 (±$20)	$1,180 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	480 (±123)	32,945 (±1,185)	544,268 (±5,517)	42,849,984

In Arkwright, median gross rent is not measurably different from Spartanburg County ($1,084).

It is also lower than in South Carolina ($1,180).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Spartanburg County, Arkwright ranks 17 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 146 of 334.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Median gross rent in places near Arkwright

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Arkwright
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Arkwright	—	$981 (±$175)	—
Spartanburg	2.2 mi	$1,099 (±$30)	Not measurably different
Roebuck	2.9 mi	$870 (±$171)	Not measurably different
Saxon	3.6 mi	$934 (±$61)	Not measurably different
Ben Avon	3.8 mi	$1,116 (±$74)	Not measurably different
Camp Croft	4.3 mi	$1,082 (±$92)	Not measurably different
Hilltop	4.3 mi	$1,160 (±$103)	Not measurably different
Arcadia	4.4 mi	$1,266 (±$108)	Higher
Drayton	4.7 mi	$1,438 (±$473)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Arcadia, SC ($1,266).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Spartanburg County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
11	Camp Croft	$1,082 (±$92)
12	Lyman	$1,081 (±$353)
13	Southern Shops	$1,058 (±$77)
14	Whitney	$1,051 (±$149)
15	Duncan	$1,032 (±$180)
16	Valley Falls	$1,021 (±$102)
17	Arkwright	$981 (±$175)
18	Saxon	$934 (±$61)
19	Pacolet	$902 (±$219)
20	Reidville	$891 (±$273)
21	Roebuck	$870 (±$171)
22	Chesnee	$839 (±$96)
23	Cowpens	$815 (±$427)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Spartanburg County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Arkwright is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Arkwright

What is the average rent in Arkwright, SC?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Arkwright is $981 (±$175) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Arkwright cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Arkwright have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Arkwright higher than in Spartanburg County?

In Arkwright, median gross rent is not measurably different from Spartanburg County ($1,084).

It is also lower than in South Carolina ($1,180).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Arkwright CDP, South Carolina (place:02530, in state:45).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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