Lexington County, SC real estate

What the numbers say

Lexington County, SC real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Lexington County listed for $322,357, up 0.2% from a year earlier. That is 10% below the South Carolina median of $359,945.

Homes spent a median of 51 days on the market, faster than 52 days a year ago. That makes Lexington County the #1 fastest-selling of 24 South Carolina counties we track.

Homeowners in Lexington County pay a median of $1,151 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $234,500, an effective rate of about 0.49%. The South Carolina average is 0.48%, which makes Lexington County the #21 lowest-tax of 46 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,178 a month, and $1,132 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 23 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 $322,000 home here comes to about $2,024 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $87,000 a year (the median household here earns $77,408).