Jasper County, SC real estate

What the numbers say

Jasper County, SC real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Jasper County pay a median of $1,852 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $325,500, an effective rate of about 0.57%. The South Carolina average is 0.48%, which makes Jasper County the #36 lowest-tax of 46 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,328 a month, and $1,170 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 20 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 $326,000 home here comes to about $2,065 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $88,000 a year (the median household here earns $65,613).