Lancaster County, SC real estate

What the numbers say

Lancaster County, SC real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Lancaster County listed for $425,000, down 5.6% from a year earlier. That is 18% above the South Carolina median of $359,945.

Homes spent a median of 58 days on the market, faster than 60 days a year ago. That makes Lancaster County the #5 fastest-selling of 24 South Carolina counties we track.

Homeowners in Lancaster County pay a median of $1,657 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $329,900, an effective rate of about 0.50%. The South Carolina average is 0.48%, which makes Lancaster County the #22 lowest-tax of 46 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $959 a month, and $839 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 37 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 $425,000 home here comes to about $2,672 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $115,000 a year (the median household here earns $78,869).