Property tax rate
0.48%Median bill $1,251/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,1802-bed $1,148Per month · CensusDays on market
68 days▲ 3 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
South Carolina real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in South Carolina listed for $359,945, down 2.3% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 68 days on the market, slower than 65 days a year ago.
Homeowners in South Carolina pay a median of $1,251 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $259,000, an effective rate of about 0.48%.
Renters pay a median of $1,180 a month, and $1,148 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 25 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $360,000 home here comes to about $2,257 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $97,000 a year (the median household here earns $69,324).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$2,257/mo- Principal & interest$1,962
- Property tax$145
- Insurance (est.)$150
$360,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in South Carolina by bedrooms
Studio$1,067
1 bedroom$1,113
2 bedrooms$1,148
3 bedrooms$1,240
4 bedrooms$1,461
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every South Carolina county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Horry County0.33%
- Pickens County0.37%
- Oconee County0.38%
- Charleston County0.39%
- Calhoun County0.41%
Fastest-selling counties
- Lexington County51 days
- Richland County53 days
- Berkeley County57 days
- Kershaw County58 days
- Lancaster County58 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | – | – | 0.44% | $799 |
| Aiken County | $338,900 | 70 | 0.41% | $1,062 |
| Allendale County | – | – | 0.88% | $662 |
| Anderson County | $339,950 | 65 | 0.45% | $989 |
| Bamberg County | – | – | 0.83% | $815 |
| Barnwell County | – | – | 0.73% | $740 |
| Beaufort County | $520,000 | 92 | 0.48% | $1,653 |
| Berkeley County | $406,056 | 57 | 0.45% | $1,654 |
| Calhoun County | – | – | 0.41% | $1,052 |
| Charleston County | $691,250 | 63 | 0.39% | $1,620 |
| Cherokee County | $279,000 | 66 | 0.43% | $869 |
| Chester County | – | – | 0.56% | $853 |
| Chesterfield County | – | – | 0.42% | $762 |
| Clarendon County | – | – | 0.56% | $763 |
| Colleton County | – | – | 0.55% | $949 |
| Darlington County | $250,913 | 74 | 0.41% | $896 |
| Dillon County | – | – | 0.53% | $679 |
| Dorchester County | $396,125 | 64 | 0.56% | $1,463 |
| Edgefield County | – | – | 0.43% | $720 |
| Fairfield County | – | – | 0.51% | $938 |
| Florence County | $269,642 | 72 | 0.42% | $954 |
| Georgetown County | $477,500 | 86 | 0.41% | $1,204 |
| Greenville County | $400,000 | 59 | 0.51% | $1,262 |
| Greenwood County | $309,950 | 83 | 0.53% | $898 |
| Hampton County | – | – | 0.80% | $843 |
| Horry County | $315,000 | 82 | 0.33% | $1,255 |
| Jasper County | – | – | 0.57% | $1,328 |
| Kershaw County | $330,749 | 58 | 0.47% | $971 |
| Lancaster County | $425,000 | 58 | 0.50% | $959 |
| Laurens County | $295,100 | 58 | 0.41% | $880 |
| Lee County | – | – | 0.57% | $823 |
| Lexington County | $322,357 | 51 | 0.49% | $1,178 |
| Marion County | – | – | 0.47% | $669 |
| Marlboro County | – | – | 0.60% | $689 |
| McCormick County | – | – | 0.56% | $696 |
| Newberry County | – | – | 0.67% | $872 |
| Oconee County | $451,248 | 85 | 0.38% | $881 |
| Orangeburg County | $239,950 | 83 | 0.65% | $841 |
| Pickens County | $424,946 | 71 | 0.37% | $972 |
| Richland County | $275,000 | 53 | 0.67% | $1,228 |
| Saluda County | – | – | 0.51% | $851 |
| Spartanburg County | $306,950 | 59 | 0.55% | $1,084 |
| Sumter County | $266,300 | 58 | 0.53% | $1,057 |
| Union County | – | – | 0.56% | $804 |
| Williamsburg County | – | – | 0.66% | $765 |
| York County | $419,972 | 68 | 0.48% | $1,387 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.