What is the median rent in Rock Hill, SC?

Name: Median rent in Rock Hill, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Rock Hill, SC is $1,341 (±$36) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 13,775 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Rock Hill, the median gross rent went from $967 in 2015–2019 to $1,341 in 2020–2024 (+38.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,341 (±$36)
Rented homes: 13,775 (±837)
$2,000 or more: 8.4%
Since 2015–2019: +38.7%

How much rent costs in Rock Hill

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Rock Hill	York County	South Carolina	United States
Less than $500	2.7% (±0.9 points)	3.1%	6.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	14.5% (±3.1 points)	18.6%	29.0%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	49.4% (±4.3 points)	37.7%	34.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	25.0% (±4.0 points)	29.1%	18.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.0% (±2.0 points)	8.3%	7.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.7% (±0.3 points)	1.2%	2.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.7% (±0.8 points)	2.0%	2.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 49.4% of renting households.

8.4% of rented homes in Rock Hill cost $2,000 or more a month.

Rock Hill against York County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rock Hill	York County	South Carolina	United States
Median gross rent	$1,341 (±$36)	$1,387 (±$34)	$1,180 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	13,775 (±837)	27,623 (±1,225)	544,268 (±5,517)	42,849,984

In Rock Hill, median gross rent is not measurably different from York County ($1,387).

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

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

In York County, Rock Hill ranks 5 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 334.

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

How rent in Rock Hill has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$967 (±$15)	$1,341 (±$36)	+38.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	47.5% (±1.9 points)	45.8% (±2.2 points)	−1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.7% (±1.8 points)	5.1% (±1.7 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Rock Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rock Hill
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Rock Hill	—	$1,341 (±$36)	—
India Hook	5.3 mi	$1,196 (±$360)	Not measurably different
Lesslie	5.5 mi	$780 (±$23)	Lower
Riverview	5.5 mi	$677 (±$10)	Lower
Fort Mill	6.5 mi	$1,503 (±$146)	Higher
Baxter Village	6.6 mi	$1,345 (±$701)	Not measurably different
Tega Cay	7.0 mi	$1,408 (±$554)	Not measurably different
Lake Wylie	11 mi	$1,710 (±$112)	Higher
Van Wyck	12 mi	$850 (±$455)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lesslie, SC ($780), Riverview, SC ($677), Van Wyck, SC ($850).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fort Mill, SC ($1,503), Lake Wylie, SC ($1,710).

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

Median gross rent across York County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Lake Wylie	$1,710 (±$112)
2	Fort Mill	$1,503 (±$146)
3	Tega Cay	$1,408 (±$554)
4	Baxter Village	$1,345 (±$701)
5	Rock Hill	$1,341 (±$36)
6	India Hook	$1,196 (±$360)
7	Hickory Grove	$1,091 (±$71)
8	York	$896 (±$167)
9	Sharon	$875 (±$281)
10	Clover	$841 (±$361)
11	Lesslie	$780 (±$23)

Showing 11 of 12 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Rock Hill

What is the average rent in Rock Hill, SC?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Rock Hill is $1,341 (±$36) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Rock Hill?

In Rock Hill, the median gross rent went from $967 in 2015–2019 to $1,341 in 2020–2024 (+38.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

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

8.4% of rented homes in Rock Hill have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Rock Hill higher than in York County?

In Rock Hill, median gross rent is not measurably different from York County ($1,387).

It is also higher 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 Rock Hill city, South Carolina (place:61405, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.