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Aiken Housing & Pay
What does a place to live ask of a paycheck? Explore Aiken County rents against regional pay, then try your own numbers.
Aiken County rent · Augusta metro wages
Verified snapshot from 2026-09-21. Rent refresh checks Zillow; wage benchmarks remain May 2025.
01 / The rent trend
The monthly starting point.
A smoothed market-rent index, not an available listing. Nominal dollars; historical estimates can change.
Inspect monthly observations
| Month | Rent index |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $1,528 |
| 2026-07-31 | $1,527 |
| 2026-06-30 | $1,517 |
| 2026-05-31 | $1,515 |
| 2026-04-30 | $1,512 |
| 2026-03-31 | $1,516 |
| 2026-02-28 | $1,519 |
| 2026-01-31 | $1,514 |
| 2025-12-31 | $1,514 |
| 2025-11-30 | $1,509 |
| 2025-10-31 | $1,510 |
| 2025-09-30 | $1,503 |
| 2025-08-31 | $1,499 |
| 2025-07-31 | $1,493 |
| 2025-06-30 | $1,498 |
| 2025-05-31 | $1,496 |
| 2025-04-30 | $1,492 |
| 2025-03-31 | $1,472 |
| 2025-02-28 | $1,456 |
| 2025-01-31 | $1,454 |
| 2024-12-31 | $1,455 |
| 2024-11-30 | $1,466 |
| 2024-10-31 | $1,452 |
| 2024-09-30 | $1,434 |
| 2024-08-31 | $1,420 |
| 2024-07-31 | $1,415 |
| 2024-06-30 | $1,414 |
| 2024-05-31 | $1,403 |
| 2024-04-30 | $1,389 |
| 2024-03-31 | $1,388 |
| 2024-02-29 | $1,381 |
| 2024-01-31 | $1,373 |
| 2023-12-31 | $1,367 |
| 2023-11-30 | $1,373 |
| 2023-10-31 | $1,379 |
| 2023-09-30 | $1,374 |
| 2023-08-31 | $1,370 |
| 2023-07-31 | $1,365 |
| 2023-06-30 | $1,361 |
| 2023-05-31 | $1,347 |
| 2023-04-30 | $1,344 |
| 2023-03-31 | $1,342 |
| 2023-02-28 | $1,343 |
| 2023-01-31 | $1,327 |
| 2022-12-31 | $1,304 |
| 2022-11-30 | $1,288 |
| 2022-10-31 | $1,289 |
| 2022-09-30 | $1,290 |
| 2022-08-31 | $1,291 |
| 2022-07-31 | $1,268 |
| 2022-06-30 | $1,263 |
| 2022-05-31 | $1,252 |
| 2022-04-30 | $1,261 |
| 2022-03-31 | $1,249 |
| 2022-02-28 | $1,226 |
| 2022-01-31 | $1,194 |
| 2021-12-31 | $1,191 |
| 2021-11-30 | $1,180 |
| 2021-10-31 | $1,170 |
| 2021-09-30 | $1,139 |
| 2021-08-31 | $1,136 |
| 2021-07-31 | $1,114 |
| 2021-06-30 | $1,116 |
| 2021-05-31 | $1,100 |
| 2021-04-30 | $1,107 |
| 2021-03-31 | $1,096 |
| 2021-02-28 | $1,089 |
| 2021-01-31 | $1,067 |
| 2020-12-31 | $1,054 |
| 2020-11-30 | $1,043 |
| 2020-10-31 | $1,050 |
| 2020-09-30 | $1,035 |
| 2020-08-31 | $1,027 |
| 2020-07-31 | $1,014 |
| 2020-06-30 | $1,008 |
| 2020-05-31 | $1,016 |
| 2020-04-30 | $997 |
| 2020-03-31 | $998 |
| 2020-02-29 | $970 |
| 2020-01-31 | $964 |
| 2019-12-31 | $954 |
| 2019-11-30 | $949 |
| 2019-10-31 | $947 |
| 2019-09-30 | $933 |
| 2019-08-31 | $928 |
| 2019-07-31 | $929 |
| 2019-06-30 | $942 |
| 2019-05-31 | $940 |
| 2019-04-30 | $934 |
| 2019-03-31 | $922 |
| 2019-02-28 | $911 |
| 2019-01-31 | $901 |
| 2018-12-31 | $887 |
| 2018-11-30 | $886 |
| 2018-10-31 | $884 |
| 2018-09-30 | $879 |
| 2018-08-31 | $868 |
| 2018-07-31 | $875 |
| 2018-06-30 | $876 |
| 2018-05-31 | $882 |
| 2018-04-30 | $872 |
| 2018-03-31 | $872 |
| 2018-02-28 | $868 |
| 2018-01-31 | $877 |
| 2017-12-31 | $877 |
| 2017-11-30 | $874 |
| 2017-10-31 | $863 |
| 2017-09-30 | $844 |
| 2017-08-31 | $840 |
| 2017-07-31 | $831 |
| 2017-06-30 | $840 |
| 2017-05-31 | $835 |
| 2017-04-30 | $840 |
| 2017-03-31 | $842 |
| 2017-02-28 | $843 |
| 2017-01-31 | $833 |
| 2016-12-31 | $820 |
| 2016-11-30 | $823 |
| 2016-10-31 | $826 |
| 2016-09-30 | $834 |
| 2016-08-31 | $824 |
| 2016-07-31 | $813 |
| 2016-06-30 | $793 |
| 2016-05-31 | $792 |
| 2016-04-30 | $799 |
| 2016-03-31 | $807 |
| 2016-02-29 | $805 |
| 2016-01-31 | $808 |
| 2015-12-31 | $812 |
| 2015-11-30 | $809 |
| 2015-10-31 | $799 |
| 2015-09-30 | $794 |
| 2015-08-31 | $799 |
| 2015-07-31 | $801 |
| 2015-06-30 | $795 |
| 2015-05-31 | $790 |
| 2015-04-30 | $772 |
| 2015-03-31 | $769 |
| 2015-02-28 | $756 |
| 2015-01-31 | $754 |
02 / Put pay beside it
One rent. Different realities.
Selected occupational groups, using May 2025 mean hourly wages in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro. These are regional averages, not Aiken-only salaries or job offers.
Default comparison: one earner, 40 paid hours each week, no additional utilities.
The dashed line marks a 30% comparison reference. It is not a household affordability verdict. Your inputs stay in this browser.
Inspect wage benchmarks
| Occupational group | Hourly pay | Housing share |
|---|---|---|
| Food preparation and serving | $14.22 | 62.0 % |
| Healthcare support | $17.63 | 50.0 % |
| Office and administrative support | $21.98 | 40.1 % |
| Production | $25.35 | 34.8 % |
| Construction and extraction | $26.83 | 32.9 % |
| Educational instruction and library | $28.81 | 30.6 % |
| All occupations | $28.85 | 30.6 % |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical | $47.31 | 18.6 % |
| Computer and mathematical | $47.62 | 18.5 % |
| Architecture and engineering | $53.61 | 16.4 % |
03 / Behind the numbers
Useful comparisons need honest edges.
Different places. Different dates.
County rent and metro wages are not a matched household dataset. This tool illustrates scenarios; it does not estimate how many Aiken households face a cost burden.
A formula you can inspect.
Monthly gross pay = hourly pay × weekly hours × 52 / 12. Housing share = (rent + additional utilities) / monthly gross pay. Taxes, unpaid weeks, debt and other living costs are excluded.
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- Rent data: Zillow Research · ZORI methodology
- Wages: BLS May 2025, Table A · reviewed September 21, 2026; manually maintained
- Download rent snapshot · Wage benchmarks · Provenance & calculation notes