Cost of living in Bennettsville, SC — Housing, Rent & Index

Housing, rent, and a comparison to the US average.

$86,313
Median home value
/mo
Median rent
24
Cost index (US=100)
-3.0%
Home YoY change

The median home value in Bennettsville, SC is $86,313 as of 2026-04. That places Bennettsville below the US average for housing cost, with a cost index of approximately 24 versus a national baseline of 100.

Over the past 12 months, the median home value in Bennettsville has fallen 3.0%, and over the past five years it has averaged -2.0% annual growth. The current price sits -25.8% from its 5-year peak in 2022-10.

Beyond housing, day-to-day costs in Bennettsville are shaped by state and local taxes, utility rates, transportation, and groceries. This page focuses on the housing component, which is the largest single line in most household budgets and the easiest to compare across cities using consistent national data.

Housing

Median home value$86,313
1-year change-3.0%
5-year CAGR-2.0%
10-year CAGR+1.0%
vs 5-year peak-25.8%

Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI).

How Bennettsville compares

Cost index24 (below US)
Median home vs US (~$355k)-75.7%
Population7,595
Momentum score36 (Cooling)

Cost index is currently a housing-only proxy; full BLS basket coming with ACS pull.

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.