Aiken, SC housing market
Typical home value
$274K
▲ 3.3% 1 yr
Typical rent
$1,327/mo
▲ 0.8% 1 yr
Gross rent yield
5.8%
U.S. 6.3%
5-year home value change
+20%
U.S. +20%
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Aiken is worth $274,289, up 3.3% over the past year and up 20% over five years.
- 2Typical rent is $1,327 a month (+0.8% YoY), a gross rent yield of 5.8% (below the Augusta, GA metro's 7.0%).
- 3With 20% down at 7.32%, principal and interest on the typical home is about $1,507/mo, $180 more than typical rent.
- 4Zillow forecasts the Augusta, GA metro's home values to change +1.5% over the next 12 months.
Market temperature (Augusta, GA metro)
Buyer's market
Buyer'sNeutralSeller's
Zillow Market Heat Index: 32/100, #410 hottest of 546 metros. Below 44 favors buyers; above 55 favors sellers.
Home values and rent
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
How Aiken compares
| Measure | Aiken | Augusta, GA metro | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical home value | $274,289 | $250,497 | $366,157 |
| Home value, 1-yr change | +3.3% | +2.9% | +1.2% |
| Typical rent | $1,327 | $1,464 | $1,932 |
| Rent, 1-yr change | +0.8% | +3.0% | +2.7% |
| Gross rent yield | 5.8% | 7.0% | 6.3% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 17.2 | 14.3 | 15.8 |
| Mortgage P&I, typical home | $1,507 | $1,377 | $2,012 |
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Monthly payment on a $274K home.
Other cities in the Augusta, GA metro
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$188K home$1,344 rent
▲ 2.4% 1 yr
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$408K home$1,856 rent
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$282K home$1,576 rent
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Hephzibah, GA
$216K home$1,502 rent
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$305K home$1,775 rent
▲ 1.4% 1 yr
Martinez, GA
$284K home$1,672 rent
▲ 1.9% 1 yr
City figures are Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI) and observed rent (ZORI). Gross yield is before expenses. Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.