Housing data for Surfside Beach, SC
Surfside Beach, SC has an estimated 4,270 residents and 4,254 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Horry County.
32.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,274 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−2.6%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 4,270 (±20)
- Housing units
- 4,254 (±231)
- Households that rent
- 32.5%
- Median gross rent
- $1,274
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −2.6%
What stands out in Surfside Beach
Homes built before 1980: 35.3% (±6.0 points) in Surfside Beach, higher than in Horry County (16.0%).
Median home value: $450,100 (±$24,921) in Surfside Beach, higher than in Horry County ($287,700).
Median real estate taxes: $1,508 (±$188) in Surfside Beach, higher than in Horry County ($944).
Rental vacancy rate: 34.9% (±10.3 points) in Surfside Beach, higher than in Horry County (19.2%).
- Age of homes in Surfside Beach
- Home values in Surfside Beach
- Property taxes in Surfside Beach
- Vacancy rate in Surfside Beach
Housing in Surfside Beach at a glance
- Median rent: $1,274 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,258 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 50.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 32.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $70,106 median household income
- Home values: $450,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,743 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,508 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 20.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 61.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 35.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 34.9% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 93.6% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 20.2 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 249 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −2.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 31.7% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Surfside Beach against Horry County, its state and the nation
| Surfside Beach | Horry County | South Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,270 (±20) | 383,016 (exact) | 5,296,225 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 4,254 (±231) | 217,419 (±130) | 2,443,039 (±311) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 32.5% (±7.4 points) | 22.7% (±1.0 points) | 28.1% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,274 (±$214) | $1,255 (±$35) | $1,180 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $70,106 (±$7,736) | $66,880 (±$1,763) | $69,324 (±$570) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $450,100 (±$24,921) | $287,700 (±$4,754) | $259,000 (±$1,421) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,508 (±$188) | $944 (±$18) | $1,251 (±$7) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 35.3% (±6.0 points) | 16.0% (±0.7 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 20.2 minutes (±2.5) | 23.1 minutes (±0.5) | 25.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 89.0% (±4.9 points) | 92.5% (±0.6 points) | 88.8% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 55.5 years (±4.5) | 48.7 years (±0.2) | 40.2 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Surfside Beach covers 1.9 square miles of land, about 2,192 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Surfside Beach has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,385 (±23) | 4,270 (±20) | −2.6% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 4,465 (±189) | 4,254 (±231) | −4.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,040 (±$72) | $1,274 (±$214) | +22.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $266,600 (±$16,457) | $450,100 (±$24,921) | +68.8% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $55,099 (±$3,334) | $70,106 (±$7,736) | +27.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,443 (±$115) | $1,743 (±$214) | +20.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,047 (±$168) | $1,508 (±$188) | +44.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 35.1% (±6.8 points) | 32.5% (±7.4 points) | −2.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 39.2% (±8.9 points) | 34.9% (±10.3 points) | −4.3 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.
Crime reported to police in Surfside Beach
In 2025, the Surfside Beach Police Department reported 249 violent and 1,560 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Horry County, the departments that report recorded 347 violent and 1,804 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
ZIP codes in Surfside Beach
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29575 | 19% | 20,721 | $1,305 | $305,700 | $71,447 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Surfside Beach
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City | 2.1 mi | $1,472 | $217,400 | 14.6% |
| Socastee | 5.7 mi | $1,246 | $234,200 | 34.1% |
| Murrells Inlet | 5.8 mi | $1,751 | $366,000 | 14.0% |
| Forestbrook | 7.9 mi | $814 | $335,800 | 8.5% |
| Myrtle Beach | 8.7 mi | $1,261 | $388,800 | 39.5% |
| Carolina Forest | 11 mi | $1,668 | $336,800 | 30.4% |
| Red Hill | 12 mi | $1,179 | $249,500 | 25.5% |
| Litchfield Beach | 12 mi | $1,704 | $459,000 | 16.6% |
Places in South Carolina most like Surfside Beach
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort | $1,212 | $345,400 | $61,220 | 38.5% |
| Simpsonville | $1,415 | $299,300 | $82,457 | 31.5% |
| Hanahan | $1,412 | $374,800 | $87,984 | 31.9% |
| Fountain Inn | $1,184 | $275,300 | $73,585 | 24.9% |
| Mauldin | $1,490 | $258,500 | $82,331 | 32.0% |
| Taylors | $1,337 | $257,500 | $77,144 | 25.9% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across South Carolina.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Surfside Beach, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,155 | $1,258 | $1,504 | $1,823 | $1,981 |
HUD income limits for Surfside Beach, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,100 | $30,100 | $48,200 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $34,400 | $55,050 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $38,700 | $61,950 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $43,000 | $68,800 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $46,450 | $74,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $49,900 | $79,850 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $53,350 | $85,350 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $56,800 | $90,850 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $86,000.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Surfside Beach
What is the average rent in Surfside Beach, SC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Surfside Beach is $1,274 (±$214) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Surfside Beach?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Surfside Beach, SC is $1,114 (±$93) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Surfside Beach rent-burdened?
50.2% of renting households in Surfside Beach pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Surfside Beach?
Surfside Beach has an estimated 662 (±157) renting households, 32.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Surfside Beach?
The median household income in Surfside Beach is $70,106 (±$7,736) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Surfside Beach, SC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $450,100 (±$24,921) for owner-occupied homes in Surfside Beach (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Surfside Beach growing?
In Surfside Beach, the number of residents went from 4,385 in 2015–2019 to 4,270 in 2020–2024 (−2.6%), a measurable decrease.
What ZIP codes are in Surfside Beach?
The ZIP code that covers Surfside Beach is 29575.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 29575?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 29575 is $1,305 (±$239) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Surfside Beach town, South Carolina
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Surfside Beach town, South Carolina
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Surfside Beach town, South Carolina
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Surfside Beach town, South Carolina
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Surfside Beach town, South Carolina
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Surfside Beach town, South Carolina
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Surfside Beach town, South Carolina
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Surfside Beach Police Department (ORI SC0260800)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Surfside Beach town, South Carolina (place:70585, in state:45).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .