Anderson County, SC real estate

What the numbers say

Anderson County, SC real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Anderson County listed for $339,950, down 0.2% from a year earlier. That is 6% below the South Carolina median of $359,945.

Homes spent a median of 65 days on the market, slower than 58 days a year ago. That makes Anderson County the #12 fastest-selling of 24 South Carolina counties we track.

Homeowners in Anderson County pay a median of $1,043 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $231,900, an effective rate of about 0.45%. The South Carolina average is 0.48%, which makes Anderson County the #15 lowest-tax of 46 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $989 a month, and $921 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 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 $340,000 home here comes to about $2,122 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $91,000 a year (the median household here earns $66,651).