Pickens County, SC real estate

What the numbers say

Pickens County, SC real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Pickens County listed for $424,946, up 9.1% from a year earlier. That is 18% above the South Carolina median of $359,945.

Homes spent a median of 71 days on the market, slower than 68 days a year ago. That makes Pickens County the #16 fastest-selling of 24 South Carolina counties we track.

Homeowners in Pickens County pay a median of $866 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $231,900, an effective rate of about 0.37%. The South Carolina average is 0.48%, which makes Pickens County the #2 lowest-tax of 46 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $972 a month, and $967 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 36 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 $2,626 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $113,000 a year (the median household here earns $61,064).