Typical Cost of a House in South Carolina
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The median home value in South Carolina is $259,000, measured over 2020–2024. That is 22.2% below the U.S. median of $332,700. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.
Median home value
$259,000
2020–2024, give or take $1,421
Against the U.S. median
−22.2%
BelowU.S. $332,700
Rank among states
33rd highest
of 51, counting the District of Columbia
Monthly housing costs in South Carolina
What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent.
Owning with a mortgage
$1,529a month
−22.1%U.S. $1,963
Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.
Renting
$1,180a month
−16.5%U.S. $1,413
Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.
Where South Carolina sits among the states
Each tick is one state's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median.
Home values by county in South Carolina
46 counties, each compared with the South Carolina median.
- Abbeville County−31.0%$178,800
- Aiken County−15.8%$218,000
- Allendale County−70.6%$76,200
- Anderson County−10.5%$231,900
- Bamberg County−62.2%$97,800
- Barnwell County−59.1%$106,000
- Beaufort County+75.9%$455,600
- Berkeley County+19.8%$310,300
- Calhoun County−33.6%$172,100
- Charleston County+88.8%$489,100
- Cherokee County−45.2%$142,000
- Chester County−38.9%$158,300
- Chesterfield County−55.1%$116,200
- Clarendon County−39.0%$158,000
- Colleton County−37.3%$162,500
- Darlington County−38.9%$158,200
- Dillon County−67.0%$85,400
- Dorchester County+27.1%$329,300
- Edgefield County−21.7%$202,700
- Fairfield County−41.6%$151,200
- Florence County−31.3%$177,900
- Georgetown County+11.8%$289,500
- Greenville County+15.4%$299,000
- Greenwood County−30.3%$180,500
- Hampton County−56.8%$112,000
- Horry County+11.1%$287,700
- Jasper County+25.7%$325,500
- Kershaw County−16.2%$217,100
- Lancaster County+27.4%$329,900
- Laurens County−34.1%$170,600
- Lee County−59.6%$104,600
- Lexington County−9.5%$234,500
- Marion County−64.0%$93,200
- Marlboro County−68.3%$82,000
- McCormick County−34.9%$168,700
- Newberry County−33.1%$173,300
- Oconee County−8.5%$237,100
- Orangeburg County−55.3%$115,800
- Pickens County−10.5%$231,900
- Richland County−6.3%$242,800
- Saluda County−43.4%$146,500
- Spartanburg County−9.9%$233,300
- Sumter County−36.2%$165,300
- Union County−60.0%$103,600
- Williamsburg County−59.7%$104,500
- York County+39.5%$361,300
What this figure is
It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in South Carolina. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, from condos to large houses, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.
The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. A survey always carries some uncertainty: the true value is very likely within $1,421 of the one shown.
Common questions
How much does a house cost in South Carolina?
- The median home value in South Carolina is $259,000, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.
What is the average home price in South Carolina?
- The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $259,000 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.
How much is a monthly mortgage payment in South Carolina?
- Homeowners with a mortgage in South Carolina pay a median of $1,529 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.
What is the average rent in South Carolina?
- Median gross rent in South Carolina is $1,180 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.
Are homes in South Carolina expensive compared with other places?
- South Carolina has the 33rd highest median home value of 51 states, 22.2% below the U.S. median of $332,700.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.
About the American Community SurveySource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.
Home values in other states
The percentage compares each state with the U.S. median.
- Alabama−36.9%$209,900
- Alaska+6.1%$352,900
- Arizona+18.6%$394,500
- Arkansas−43.5%$188,000
- California+120.8%$734,700
- Colorado+62.1%$539,400
- Connecticut+10.3%$366,900
- Delaware+5.8%$352,000
- District of Columbia+121.6%$737,100
- Florida+7.9%$359,000
- Georgia−8.8%$303,300
- Hawaii+152.2%$839,100
- Idaho+25.8%$418,600
- Illinois−20.9%$263,300
- Indiana−34.4%$218,200
- Iowa−37.5%$208,000
- Kansas−34.7%$217,200
- Kentucky−38.2%$205,600
- Louisiana−34.9%$216,500
- Maine−10.9%$296,600
- Maryland+26.2%$419,900
- Massachusetts+69.0%$562,100
- Michigan−30.4%$231,600
- Minnesota−1.0%$329,300
- Mississippi−49.0%$169,800
- Missouri−30.8%$230,300
- Montana+13.0%$375,800
- Nebraska−28.3%$238,600
- Nevada+30.9%$435,400
- New Hampshire+21.0%$402,500
- New Jersey+36.6%$454,400
- New Mexico−25.4%$248,100
- New York+27.4%$423,800
- North Carolina−13.2%$288,900
- North Dakota−24.9%$249,900
- Ohio−35.4%$214,800
- Oklahoma−39.9%$199,800
- Oregon+43.6%$477,600
- Pennsylvania−23.5%$254,500
- Rhode Island+21.5%$404,200
- South Dakota−22.6%$257,400
- Tennessee−13.8%$286,700
- Texas−14.7%$283,800
- Utah+47.1%$489,400
- Vermont−4.8%$316,600
- Virginia+15.3%$383,700
- Washington+69.7%$564,600
- West Virginia−51.1%$162,600
- Wisconsin−19.9%$266,500
- Wyoming−6.9%$309,700