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Affordability in Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island ranks #26 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 81 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 81st percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in South Carolina.

affordability score
81
Very Fun
National rank
#26 of 134
In South Carolina
#2 of 2
Percentile
81st

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Hilton Head Island sits 31 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Hilton Head Island

  1. T#23 Charlotte, NC 83
  2. #25 Omaha, NE 82
  3. #26 Hilton Head Island, SC — this page 81
  4. T#27 Colorado Springs, CO 80
  5. T#27 Key West, FL 80

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island scores 58 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: