Calhoun County, SC real estate

What the numbers say

Calhoun County, SC real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Calhoun County pay a median of $704 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $172,100, an effective rate of about 0.41%. The South Carolina average is 0.48%, which makes Calhoun County the #5 lowest-tax of 46 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,052 a month, and $978 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 14 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $172,000 home here comes to about $1,069 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $46,000 a year (the median household here earns $58,682).