Florence, SC
Florence, SC Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Florence, SC Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Florence ranks 292nd for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 292nd for income. A household earns $56,475 a year while median rent runs $1,023/mo, making it expensive relative to what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 13% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is cost of living (16th of 300), while household income is the soft spot (292nd). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 52nd and home prices 28th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Florence, your take-home is worth about $67,301 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 292nd of 300↑16.3%$56,475
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 16th of 30087 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $65,083
- Per-capita income
- $31,822
- Full-time pay
- $36,888
Housing
- Median rent
- 52nd of 300↑31.7%$1,023/mo
- Home value
- 28th of 300↑53%$196,600
- Property tax
- $704/yr · 0.4%
- Sales tax
- 7.50%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 276th of 3006.6%
- Bachelor's+
- 263rd of 30024.2%
- Avg commute
- 87th of 30022.4 min
People
- Population
- 200,474
- Population change
- -2.2%
- Median age
- 40.0 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 3.6%
- Broadband
- 92.1%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 162nd of 30047
- Natural-hazard loss
- 200th of 300$15/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 255th of 30022.6%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 12.9%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Cost of living
- + Rent
- + Home prices
- + Commute
Watch-outs
- – Affordability
- – Household income
- – Job market
- – Education
- – Health
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — florence rgnl ap.
What jobs pay in Florence
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $257,170
- Pharmacists
- $155,020
- IT managers
- $138,120
- Financial managers
- $134,650
- Software developers
- $108,460
- General & operations managers
- $99,520
- Lawyers
- $96,790
- Civil engineers
- $94,630
- Registered nurses
- $81,170
- Accountants & auditors
- $72,040
- Secondary school teachers
- $60,950
- Elementary school teachers
- $60,910
- Electricians
- $57,550
- Plumbers
- $56,160
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $55,550
- Carpenters
- $49,250
- Police officers
- $48,710
- Construction laborers
- $45,230
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $44,750
- Customer service reps
- $37,270
- Janitors
- $29,500
- Retail salespersons
- $28,650
- Cashiers
- $26,420
- Waiters & waitresses
- $17,460
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Florence metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in South Carolina are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- North Carolina470
- Georgia332
- Texas238
- Virginia190
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Florence metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Florence metro?
- Median gross rent across the Florence, SC Metro Area is $1,023 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Florence.
- What is the median household income in the Florence metro?
- A typical household in the Florence, SC Metro Area earns $56,475 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Florence expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Florence, SC Metro Area runs about 13% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Florence metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $65,083 (versus its face value of $56,475). CityLedger rates the Florence, SC Metro Area expensive for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Florence metro?
- The median home value across the Florence, SC Metro Area is $196,600 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Florence metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Florence, SC Metro Area is 6.6% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).