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33.89° N · 80.44° W · GEOID 4511350

Cane Savannah

Sumter County, South Carolina · part of the Sumter, SC metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income, median_gross_rent

South CarolinaCane Savannah, SCCane SavannahCane Savannah

The short answer

Cane Savannah is home to 1,551 people. Median household income is $56,693 a year and median rent is $1,057 a month, 22.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $265,500, about 4.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,057
23% below the median place
Median household income
$56,693
29% below the median place
Median home value
$265,500
17% below the median place
Unemployment
6.9%
40% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Cane Savannah

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 21.6% a year while rent rose 3.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 101 South Carolina places.
  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 90 South Carolina places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 99 South Carolina places.
  • Households average 2.92 people, larger than in 85% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 101 South Carolina places.
  • Half the homes were built after 1998, newer housing than in 88% of places its size.
01

Moving to Cane Savannah

Sumter County gains about 4.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,920
Moved out5,569
Net+351

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Clarendon County, SC384316+68
Lee County, SC168133+35

Within South Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within South CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$50K
Leavers$52K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Sumter County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Sumter County report $50,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $52,100.
Income you would need
$42,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,057 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,660 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $265,500.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Jefferson, LA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$50,060
29% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$52,138
26% below the median place
Moved from another state1
4.0%
101% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCane SavannahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.9%38% above
Moved from another state1County figure4.0%101% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure4.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$50,06029% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$52,13826% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Cane Savannah22.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$42,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.4%
10% above the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
23% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$47,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Cane Savannah, $1,057 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Cane Savannah, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Crafton, PA19.1% vs 22.4%n/aCompare
Kenmar, PA16.8% vs 22.4%n/aCompare
Bellefonte, PA18.7% vs 22.4%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Property tax rate1
0.6%
38% below the median place
Median year built1
1998
1% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCane SavannahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,05723% below
Rent to income122.4%10% above
Property tax rate10.6%38% below
Home price to income14.7x23% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure88.013% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,33817% below
HUD area median income4County figure$74,20031% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,50054% below
Median home value1$265,50017% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.5%41% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.6%0% above
Homeownership182.7%25% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,66011% below
Vacant homes1County figure13.7%93% above
Median year built119981% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$40,944
2% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCane SavannahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$56,69329% below
Income per person1$40,9442% above
Unemployment1County figure6.9%40% above
Average annual pay6County figure$54,50117% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure35,34877% below
Poverty rate1County figure16.6%54% above
Mean commute1County figure23 min8% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 79.1%, 14% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
79.1%
14% below the median place
Median age1
45.6
17% above the median place
No health insurance1
12.1%
89% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.9 +17%
High school or higher94.2% +2%
Bachelor's or higher35.9% +12%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCane SavannahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5516646th largest
Median age145.617% above
Bachelor's or higher135.9%12% above
High school or higher194.2%2% above
Household size12.917% above
Born abroad1County figure3.0%66% below
No health insurance112.1%89% above
Homes with broadband179.1%14% below
05

Life in Cane Savannah

29 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.6 −30%
Shops35.3 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.0 −51%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.9 −31%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.0
51% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.6
30% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
13.9
31% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCane SavannahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure27200% above
Public school students11County figure14,608198% above
Students per teacher11County figure15.51% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.630% below
Shops per 10k8County figure35.317% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.051% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.931% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure29123% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 92°F, 5% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Cane Savannah. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
92°F
5% above the median place
Average temperature12
64°F
16% above the median place
Hurricane risk13
91.9
30% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureCane SavannahAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure92°F5% above
January average low12County figure34°F37% above
Average temperature12County figure64°F16% above
Annual precipitation12County figure46.9 in7% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure81.712% below
Hurricane risk13County figure91.930% above
Tornado risk13County figure74.98% below
Wildfire risk13County figure79.029% above
Heat wave risk13County figure80.511% below
08

Cane Savannah in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 9% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 9% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$990/mo (2024)$1,270/mo$1,040 to $1,550/mo+4.2%
Median household income$131,705 (2024)$178,500$151,000 to $211,500+5.2%
Median home value$265,500 (2024)$422,000$306,000 to $581,000+8.0%

The median home would be worth 2.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Cane Savannah

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Jefferson, LA$1,097$57,235Compare
Show Low, AZ$1,110$60,368Compare
Waynesville, NC$1,070$54,923Compare
Greenfield, MA$1,107$55,614Compare
Greenfield, MAWaynesville, NCShow Low, AZJefferson, LACane Savannah, SCCane SavannahJeffersonShow LowWaynesvilleGreenfieldCane SavannahJeffersonShow LowWaynesvilleGreenfield

Common questions

Is Cane Savannah a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 21.6% a year while rent rose 3.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 101 South Carolina places. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 90 South Carolina places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cane Savannah expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $265,500.

What salary do you need to live in Cane Savannah?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $42,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cane Savannah?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Jefferson, LA, Show Low, AZ, Waynesville, NC and Greenfield, MA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Cane Savannah with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cane Savannah itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cane-savannah-south-carolina

Citytistics. “Cane Savannah, South Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/cane-savannah-south-carolina/

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