South Carolina.
33rd most expensive state. Typical home $304,319 (+0.9% in a year), estimated payment $1,677 a month. As of Sep 2026.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$870 (+120%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $2,633 +1%
- $301,686$304,319 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $58,269 +24%
- $246,050$304,319 since Sep 2021
- 10 years
- Up $137,415 +82%
- $166,904$304,319 since Sep 2016
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- South Carolina$1,597
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 16 years.
Typical home values in South Carolina rose 0.9% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Buying the typical South Carolina home now takes 29% of the median household income ($69,324/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.
Share of median income needed to buy
Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.
- South Carolina27.65%
- United States28.57%
South Carolina home values
Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- South Carolina$304,319
- United States$366,157
Metros in South Carolina
Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.
| # | Metro activate to sort by Metro | Rent activate to sort by Rent | 1-yr Δ activate to sort by 1-yr Δ | Home value sorted descending, activate to sort ascending | 1-yr Δ activate to sort by 1-yr Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilton Head Island | $1,971 | +0.6% | $521,588 | +0.7% |
| 2 | Charleston | $2,037 | +4.4% | $437,474 | -0.2% |
| 3 | Georgetown | $1,793 | +2.0% | $387,242 | +0.1% |
| 4 | Myrtle Beach | $1,722 | +2.3% | $339,738 | +0.6% |
| 5 | Greenville | $1,566 | +2.6% | $312,032 | +1.4% |
| 6 | Seneca | $1,439 | +3.0% | $287,579 | +2.2% |
| 7 | Spartanburg | $1,475 | +2.2% | $274,802 | +1.1% |
| 8 | Columbia | $1,557 | +2.2% | $252,979 | +1.6% |
| 9 | Newberry | $1,183 | — | $222,522 | +6.2% |
| 10 | Sumter | $1,467 | +5.3% | $200,155 | +0.9% |
| 11 | Florence | $1,516 | +0.5% | $193,284 | +5.5% |
| 12 | Gaffney | $1,078 | -0.3% | $189,617 | -2.4% |
| 13 | Greenwood | $1,101 | +4.2% | $174,732 | +0.2% |
| 14 | Orangeburg | $1,180 | +8.4% | $162,532 | +4.7% |
| 15 | Bennettsville | — | — | $122,988 | -2.0% |
| 16 | Union | — | — | — | — |
Go deeper: every zip in South Carolina.