24 counties · ranked by income-to-home ratio

Most Affordable Counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina where housing is most affordable relative to local incomes. Higher income-to-home ratios mean residents spend less of their earnings on housing.

# County BTI Score Afford. Ratio Home Value Med. Income Med. Rent Tax Rate
01 Orangeburg County SC 52 0.39 $105,500 $41,020 $771 0.6%
02 Cherokee County SC 8 0.38 $124,500 $47,011 $828 0.5%
03 Laurens County SC 17 0.38 $138,600 $52,077 $826 0.4%
04 Sumter County SC 76 0.37 $146,300 $53,970 $995 0.6%
05 Lexington County SC 42 0.36 $197,600 $71,280 $1,061 0.5%
06 Florence County SC 77 0.36 $157,400 $56,088 $871 0.4%
07 Kershaw County SC 36 0.35 $173,800 $61,343 $844 0.5%
08 Aiken County SC 67 0.35 $181,800 $63,212 $973 0.4%
09 Darlington County SC 88 0.33 $132,600 $44,317 $804 0.4%
10 Greenwood County SC 31 0.33 $144,000 $47,553 $849 0.7%
11 Anderson County SC 42 0.33 $189,400 $62,347 $904 0.5%
12 Spartanburg County SC 56 0.32 $195,800 $61,955 $960 0.6%
13 Berkeley County SC 23 0.31 $253,100 $77,874 $1,410 0.5%
14 Richland County SC 46 0.30 $201,200 $59,850 $1,142 0.7%
15 Oconee County SC 84 0.29 $192,800 $56,710 $852 0.4%
16 Pickens County SC 74 0.29 $196,600 $57,628 $896 0.4%
17 Greenville County SC 21 0.29 $248,900 $71,328 $1,122 0.6%
18 York County SC 29 0.28 $287,600 $80,158 $1,204 0.5%
19 Dorchester County SC 16 0.27 $273,000 $73,686 $1,259 0.6%
20 Lancaster County SC 28 0.27 $272,100 $72,186 $881 0.5%
21 Horry County SC 19 0.25 $235,000 $59,880 $1,128 0.3%
22 Georgetown County SC 16 0.25 $234,600 $59,782 $1,046 0.5%
23 Beaufort County SC 32 0.21 $377,900 $81,260 $1,435 0.5%
24 Charleston County SC 23 0.19 $415,000 $78,795 $1,427 0.4%

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