Median home value

$146,500Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.51%Above state avg 0.48%Median bill $747/yr · Census

Median rent

$8512-bed $730Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Saluda County, SC real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Saluda County pay a median of $747 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $146,500, an effective rate of about 0.51%. The South Carolina average is 0.48%, which makes Saluda County the #24 lowest-tax of 46 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $851 a month, and $730 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 $147,000 home here comes to about $922 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $40,000 a year (the median household here earns $51,009).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$922/mo
  • Principal & interest$799
  • Property tax$62
  • Insurance (est.)$61

$147,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Saluda County by bedrooms

1 bedroom$67539% below state
2 bedrooms$73036% below state
3 bedrooms$98620% below state
4 bedrooms$97633% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.