Renting in Cross Hill? Here's What You Need to Know Before You Sign

Cross Hill Rental Market Overview

Cross Hill is a 3.1-square-mile town in Laurens County, South Carolina, at the intersection of S.C. Highways 39 and 560 -- northeast of Greenwood, with Lake Greenwood just to the west. As of September 2026, this guide's research could not identify a single named apartment or multi-family rental community operating inside town limits, but City-Data.com's 2024 Census American Community Survey estimate does publish a town-wide median gross rent figure of $764. The town's most visible commercial attraction, Moon Landing RV Park & Marina on the lake, carries a Cross Hill mailing address but resolves outside the town's own incorporated jurisdiction (see the jurisdiction section below).

Common Lease Terms in Cross Hill

With no identified apartment community or leasing office to source a specific lease from, what follows is pieced together from housing-stock data, a direct jurisdiction check, and the town's own published municipal information rather than a single property's own paperwork:

• City-Data.com's 2024 ACS-based estimate puts Cross Hill's median household income at $45,034 against a 14.0% poverty rate -- both well below South Carolina's statewide median household income of $72,350
• South Carolina's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (S.C. Code Title 27, Chapter 40) supplies the default lease terms -- notice periods, entry rules, deposit handling -- for any Cross Hill tenancy where the lease itself is silent
• Checked against the Census Bureau's public geocoder, Cross Hill Town Hall (539 North Main Street) resolves cleanly inside the incorporated Town of Cross Hill; Moon Landing RV Park & Marina at 4105 Watts Bridge Road, sharing the identical mailing address, does not (see the jurisdiction section below)
• City-Data.com's 2024 estimate puts the town's median house value at $124,040 and the median resident age at 55.8 years -- well above South Carolina's statewide median age of 40.7

Local Tenant Protections

South Carolina law provides the baseline for tenant rights, but Cross Hill may have additional local ordinances that affect your lease.

• South Carolina law preempts local rent control statewide (S.C. Code §27-39-60) -- no South Carolina city or county, including Cross Hill, may enact an ordinance regulating the rent charged on privately owned residential property
• This guide could not confirm whether Cross Hill has its own zoning ordinance or business-license ordinance; the Town of Cross Hill's own website does not publish either online -- a prospective tenant or small business should confirm directly with Town Hall (539 North Main Street) rather than assume either way
• Checked against the Census Bureau's public geocoder, Cross Hill Town Hall resolves cleanly to "Cross Hill town," but Moon Landing RV Park & Marina -- the town's own most prominently marketed business, sharing the identical "Cross Hill, SC 29332" mailing address -- returned no incorporated place at all, a reminder to check a specific address before assuming town jurisdiction, even for the town's own best-known commercial draw
• Cross Hill's population declined in most decades since its 1930 peak, but the 2024 current-year estimate shows an uptick rather than continued decline -- too recent to call a reversal, but a different signal than the steady, uninterrupted declines this guide has documented in several other small South Carolina towns

For full South Carolina statewide tenant rights, see our South Carolina tenant rights guide.

Mandatory Fees at Cross Hill Rentals

No fee schedule could be independently confirmed for a Cross Hill rental, since this guide could not identify any leasing office or managed rental community operating inside town, as of September 2026.

• City-Data.com's housing profile publishes a town-wide median gross rent ($764) but no property-level application fee, pet fee, or deposit amount for any specific Cross Hill property
• Whether Cross Hill has its own zoning or business-license ordinance reaching a residential-rental registration rule could not be confirmed either way -- the town's own website does not publish one, but that is not conclusive on its own
• South Carolina law sets no statutory cap on application fees, pet fees, or administrative fees -- whatever a specific lease states is what governs

A town with no identified rental community isn't automatically a red flag -- but it does mean every fee, deposit amount, and lease term is worth confirming directly with the landlord, in writing, before signing anything.

A Laurens County Town Between Decline and a Modest Rebound, and a Marina Outside Town Lines

The U.S. Census Bureau's decennial counts show Cross Hill declining for most of a century: from a peak of 678 residents in 1930 down to 507 by 2010, then 404 by 2020 -- a 20.3% drop in a single decade, and roughly a 28.3% cumulative loss since 2000 by City-Data.com's accounting. But City-Data.com's 2024 current-year estimate puts the town at 431, a 6.7% increase from the 2020 count -- a reversal, at least for now, of the decline documented in every census before it. Whether this is a real rebound or a short-term fluctuation is not yet clear from a single estimate. The town sits at the intersection of S.C. Highways 39 and 560 in Laurens County, northeast of the city of Greenwood, with Lake Greenwood immediately to its west.

Cross Hill's history predates its 1890 incorporation: the site developed around a inn established in 1795 at the crossing of two Native American trails, and the town itself was formally incorporated after the railroad arrived. City-Data.com's 2024 ACS-based estimates show a median household income of $45,034 and a median house value of $124,040, both well below South Carolina's statewide medians ($72,350 and $299,500 respectively), against a 14.0% poverty rate. The town's median resident age of 55.8 years -- 15 years above South Carolina's statewide median of 40.7 -- points to an older population, consistent with a long period of outmigration even as the most recent estimate shows a modest reversal.

The town's most visible commercial identity today is tied to Lake Greenwood rather than its own historic Main Street core: Moon Landing RV Park & Marina, at 4105 Watts Bridge Road, is the town's most prominently marketed business on review and travel sites. Checked against the Census Bureau's public geocoder, that address returns a valid match but no incorporated place at all -- meaning the marina sits on unincorporated Laurens County land, not inside the Town of Cross Hill, despite carrying an identical "Cross Hill, SC 29332" mailing address to Town Hall itself (539 North Main Street, which does resolve cleanly inside town). A renter or small business evaluating a specific Cross Hill-area address, particularly anything near the lake, should not assume a Cross Hill mailing address means Cross Hill town jurisdiction.

Common Issues Renters Face in Cross Hill

These are the most frequent lease-related considerations identified for Cross Hill, based on the research for this guide:

• No apartment or multi-family rental community could be confirmed operating inside Cross Hill from the sources this guide checked, so a prospective renter should not assume the town has no options at all -- only that none could be independently verified
• Moon Landing RV Park & Marina, the town's most prominently marketed business and the only business profile City-Data.com lists for Cross Hill, carries the same "Cross Hill, SC" mailing address as Town Hall but resolves outside the town's own incorporated jurisdiction -- a renter or small business near the lake should not assume a Cross Hill mailing address settles the jurisdiction question
• Whether Cross Hill has a zoning or business-license ordinance reaching residential rentals could not be confirmed either way -- a renter running a home-based business should check directly with Town Hall rather than assume the answer from a comparable town
• Cross Hill's population declined in most decades since 1930, though the town's own 2024 estimate shows an uptick rather than continued decline -- worth watching, but not yet a confirmed trend reversal

Negotiating Your Lease in Cross Hill

South Carolina is landlord-favorable with minimal statutory protections, and Cross Hill's rental market has no identified apartment community or leasing office to benchmark a specific offer against.

• A full written lease, rather than a verbal or partial agreement, is especially worth requesting in a market like Cross Hill's, where the counterparty is more likely an individual property owner than a company with a standard template already in place
• Comparing a specific quote against nearby Laurens, Gray Court, or Greenwood, all covered elsewhere on this site and all within commuting distance, can help gauge whether a Cross Hill rent or fee fits regional norms
• Confirming a specific address's actual jurisdiction using the Census Bureau's free public geocoder is worth doing for any Cross Hill-area property, particularly anything near Lake Greenwood -- this guide's own check found the town's most prominently marketed business sitting outside the town's actual boundary despite an identical mailing address

A market with no identified rental community isn't automatically a red flag -- but with no comparison listing to check a quote against, confirming every fee, deposit amount, and lease term directly with the landlord, in writing, matters more here than in a market with visible competition.