Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in South Carolina
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
South Carolina ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston County | $145,000 | $3,385 | $450,800 |
| 2 | Beaufort County | $133,500 | $3,111 | $407,600 |
| 3 | York County | $107,500 | $2,511 | $322,700 |
| 4 | Dorchester County | $100,000 | $2,332 | $294,400 |
| 5 | Lancaster County | $100,000 | $2,338 | $298,100 |
| 6 | Berkeley County | $94,500 | $2,207 | $280,300 |
| 7 | Greenville County | $93,000 | $2,173 | $273,900 |
| 8 | Jasper County | $92,000 | $2,147 | $269,400 |
| 9 | Georgetown County | $88,500 | $2,069 | $262,300 |
| 10 | Horry County | $87,500 | $2,037 | $260,500 |
| 11 | Richland County | $79,500 | $1,853 | $224,200 |
| 12 | Lexington County | $76,000 | $1,774 | $217,700 |
| 13 | Spartanburg County | $76,000 | $1,769 | $216,000 |
| 14 | Oconee County | $75,000 | $1,747 | $217,200 |
| 15 | Pickens County | $74,500 | $1,736 | $216,000 |
| 16 | Anderson County | $74,000 | $1,726 | $212,500 |
| 17 | Aiken County | $70,000 | $1,630 | $199,500 |
| 18 | Edgefield County | $68,500 | $1,596 | $194,300 |
| 19 | Kershaw County | $68,000 | $1,585 | $191,900 |
| 20 | Greenwood County | $61,000 | $1,419 | $166,400 |
| 21 | Florence County | $59,500 | $1,392 | $165,500 |
| 22 | McCormick County | $59,000 | $1,373 | $159,000 |
| 23 | Newberry County | $59,000 | $1,374 | $158,200 |
| 24 | Sumter County | $58,500 | $1,363 | $159,500 |
| 25 | Laurens County | $56,000 | $1,308 | $153,500 |
| 26 | Clarendon County | $55,000 | $1,281 | $147,300 |
| 27 | Abbeville County | $54,500 | $1,270 | $147,200 |
| 28 | Calhoun County | $54,500 | $1,273 | $148,800 |
| 29 | Colleton County | $54,500 | $1,275 | $145,900 |
| 30 | Chester County | $54,000 | $1,258 | $143,800 |
| 31 | Darlington County | $52,500 | $1,222 | $141,400 |
| 32 | Cherokee County | $50,500 | $1,179 | $135,200 |
| 33 | Fairfield County | $49,000 | $1,146 | $129,100 |
| 34 | Saluda County | $47,500 | $1,108 | $123,200 |
| 35 | Orangeburg County | $43,500 | $1,021 | $109,700 |
| 36 | Hampton County | $42,000 | $981 | $102,400 |
| 37 | Lee County | $41,000 | $957 | $101,900 |
| 38 | Chesterfield County | $40,500 | $944 | $101,400 |
| 39 | Union County | $40,500 | $942 | $100,000 |
| 40 | Bamberg County | $40,000 | $935 | $96,000 |
| 41 | Barnwell County | $40,000 | $937 | $97,200 |
| 42 | Williamsburg County | $39,000 | $916 | $95,100 |
| 43 | Marion County | $36,000 | $841 | $86,800 |
| 44 | Dillon County | $35,500 | $827 | $84,400 |
| 45 | Marlboro County | $33,000 | $766 | $74,500 |
| 46 | Allendale County | $29,500 | $685 | $61,600 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Carolina