South Carolina housing market
Typical home value
$304K
▲ 0.9% 1 yr
5-year change
+24%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$1,665/mo
47 cities
Unemployment rate
4.0%
Median household income
$82K
2025
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in South Carolina is worth $304,319, up 0.9% in a year and up 24% over five years. That's the #33 most expensive of 51.
- 2Across 47 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $1,665/mo, roughly a 6.6% gross yield on the typical home.
- 3Median household income was $82,320 in 2025, so the typical home costs 3.7× income.
- 4Unemployment is 4.0% (−0.7 pts in a year).
Home values
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.
South Carolina metro areas
Greenville, SC
$312K home$1,566 rent6.0% yield
▲ 1.4% 1 yr
Columbia, SC
$253K home$1,557 rent7.4% yield
▲ 1.6% 1 yr
Charleston, SC
$437K home$2,037 rent5.6% yield
▼ 0.2% 1 yr
Myrtle Beach, SC
$340K home$1,722 rent6.1% yield
▲ 0.6% 1 yr
Spartanburg, SC
$275K home$1,475 rent6.4% yield
▲ 1.1% 1 yr
Hilton Head Island, SC
$522K home$1,971 rent4.5% yield
▲ 0.7% 1 yr
Florence, SC
$193K home$1,516 rent9.4% yield
▲ 5.5% 1 yr
Sumter, SC
$200K home$1,467 rent8.8% yield
▲ 0.9% 1 yr
Orangeburg, SC
$163K home$1,180 rent8.7% yield
▲ 4.7% 1 yr
Seneca, SC
$288K home$1,439 rent6.0% yield
▲ 2.2% 1 yr
Greenwood, SC
$175K home$1,101 rent7.6% yield
▲ 0.2% 1 yr
Georgetown, SC
$387K home$1,793 rent5.6% yield
▲ 0.1% 1 yr
Gaffney, SC
$190K home$1,078 rent6.8% yield
▼ 2.4% 1 yr
South Carolina cities
47 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.
47 cities
| Columbia | $227K | ▲ 0.9% | $1,500 | ▲ 2.8% | 7.9% |
| Greenville | $328K | ▲ 1.6% | $1,564 | ▲ 2.7% | 5.7% |
| Charleston | $588K | ▲ 1.4% | $2,288 | ▲ 4.8% | 4.7% |
| Summerville | $380K | ▼ 0.5% | $1,892 | ▲ 4.8% | 6.0% |
| Myrtle Beach | $323K | ▲ 0.5% | $1,697 | ▲ 0.5% | 6.3% |
| Spartanburg | $230K | ▲ 0.5% | $1,374 | ▲ 2.2% | 7.2% |
| Rock Hill | $320K | ▼ 1.9% | $1,517 | ▲ 1.7% | 5.7% |
| Lexington | $305K | ▲ 1.3% | $1,774 | ▲ 1.7% | 7.0% |
| North Charleston | $309K | ▼ 1.3% | $1,742 | ▲ 3.1% | 6.8% |
| Anderson | $270K | ▲ 0.9% | $1,308 | ▲ 3.0% | 5.8% |
| Fort Mill | $519K | ▼ 1.6% | $1,748 | ▲ 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Simpsonville | $378K | ▲ 1.3% | $1,848 | ▲ 2.7% | 5.9% |
| Florence | $225K | ▲ 3.1% | $1,613 | ▲ 0.1% | 8.6% |
| Greer | $349K | ▲ 1.1% | $1,681 | ▲ 1.4% | 5.8% |
| Mount Pleasant | $872K | ▲ 1.6% | $2,441 | ▲ 5.1% | 3.4% |
| Sumter | $206K | ▲ 1.8% | $1,469 | ▲ 5.2% | 8.6% |
| Conway | $288K | ▲ 0.3% | $1,826 | ▲ 2.2% | 7.6% |
| Aiken | $274K | ▲ 3.3% | $1,327 | ▲ 0.8% | 5.8% |
| Easley | $321K | ▲ 2.0% | $1,601 | ▲ 3.3% | 6.0% |
| Bluffton | $498K | ▼ 0.3% | $2,096 | ▲ 1.4% | 5.0% |
| Goose Creek | $324K | ▼ 0.1% | $1,861 | ▲ 5.9% | 6.9% |
| Beaufort | $412K | ▲ 1.1% | $1,759 | ▼ 1.3% | 5.1% |
| Greenwood | $190K | ▲ 0.5% | $1,115 | ▲ 3.9% | 7.1% |
| North Augusta | $282K | ▲ 3.0% | $1,576 | ▲ 1.9% | 6.7% |
| Gaffney | $190K | ▼ 2.1% | $1,045 | ▼ 1.4% | 6.6% |
| Moncks Corner | $373K | ▲ 1.1% | $2,195 | ▲ 4.3% | 7.1% |
| Taylors | $309K | ▲ 1.2% | $1,369 | ▲ 1.6% | 5.3% |
| Clover | $410K | ▼ 0.5% | $2,002 | ▲ 7.7% | 5.9% |
| Irmo | $278K | ▲ 0.4% | $1,810 | ▲ 1.6% | 7.8% |
| Ladson | $314K | ▼ 1.4% | $1,665 | ▲ 2.8% | 6.4% |
| Seneca | $305K | ▲ 1.6% | $1,458 | ▲ 2.0% | 5.7% |
| Hilton Head Island | $782K | ▲ 4.1% | $2,630 | ▲ 5.7% | 4.0% |
| Inman | $304K | ▲ 1.8% | $1,579 | ▲ 6.0% | 6.2% |
| Piedmont | $303K | ▲ 2.1% | $1,455 | ▲ 1.5% | 5.8% |
| Murrells Inlet | $400K | ▲ 0.7% | $1,919 | ▲ 3.2% | 5.8% |
| Blythewood | $340K | ▲ 0.8% | $1,554 | ▲ 0.1% | 5.5% |
| Elgin | $299K | ▲ 2.0% | $1,780 | ▲ 1.0% | 7.1% |
| Boiling Springs | $280K | ▲ 0.9% | $1,595 | ▲ 4.5% | 6.8% |
| Little River | $323K | ■ 0.0% | $1,569 | ▼ 2.8% | 5.8% |
| Fountain Inn | $311K | ▲ 0.8% | $2,105 | ▲ 1.3% | 8.1% |
| West Columbia | $228K | ▲ 2.8% | $1,558 | ▲ 5.3% | 8.2% |
| Hanahan | $416K | ▲ 0.1% | $1,696 | ▲ 5.5% | 4.9% |
| Surfside Beach | $360K | ▲ 2.6% | $1,612 | ▲ 3.7% | 5.4% |
| Clemson | $411K | ▲ 1.9% | $1,483 | ▲ 11.6% | 4.3% |
| Duncan | $309K | ▲ 0.9% | $1,884 | ▲ 6.0% | 7.3% |
| North Myrtle Beach | $394K | ▲ 1.0% | $1,913 | ▲ 11.2% | 5.8% |
| Mauldin | $295K | ▲ 1.4% | $1,368 | ▲ 2.6% | 5.6% |
Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.