Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in South Carolina
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
South Carolina ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancaster County | 27.8 yrs | $298,100 | $892 |
| 2 | Charleston County | 24.9 yrs | $450,800 | $1,506 |
| 3 | Beaufort County | 22.9 yrs | $407,600 | $1,484 |
| 4 | Oconee County | 20.7 yrs | $217,200 | $876 |
| 5 | York County | 20.6 yrs | $322,700 | $1,304 |
| 6 | McCormick County | 19.9 yrs | $159,000 | $666 |
| 7 | Abbeville County | 19.3 yrs | $147,200 | $634 |
| 8 | Pickens County | 19.2 yrs | $216,000 | $936 |
| 9 | Greenville County | 19.1 yrs | $273,900 | $1,198 |
| 10 | Edgefield County | 19.0 yrs | $194,300 | $854 |
| 11 | Georgetown County | 18.7 yrs | $262,300 | $1,166 |
| 12 | Anderson County | 18.6 yrs | $212,500 | $952 |
| 13 | Horry County | 18.4 yrs | $260,500 | $1,181 |
| 14 | Kershaw County | 18.3 yrs | $191,900 | $872 |
| 15 | Dorchester County | 17.8 yrs | $294,400 | $1,381 |
| 16 | Spartanburg County | 17.7 yrs | $216,000 | $1,019 |
| 17 | Jasper County | 17.2 yrs | $269,400 | $1,307 |
| 18 | Clarendon County | 16.9 yrs | $147,300 | $728 |
| 19 | Lexington County | 16.3 yrs | $217,700 | $1,115 |
| 20 | Aiken County | 16.1 yrs | $199,500 | $1,031 |
| 21 | Richland County | 15.8 yrs | $224,200 | $1,185 |
| 22 | Greenwood County | 15.8 yrs | $166,400 | $880 |
| 23 | Newberry County | 15.4 yrs | $158,200 | $854 |
| 24 | Berkeley County | 15.4 yrs | $280,300 | $1,518 |
| 25 | Florence County | 15.2 yrs | $165,500 | $908 |
| 26 | Laurens County | 15.1 yrs | $153,500 | $847 |
| 27 | Cherokee County | 13.9 yrs | $135,200 | $813 |
| 28 | Darlington County | 13.5 yrs | $141,400 | $876 |
| 29 | Colleton County | 13.4 yrs | $145,900 | $905 |
| 30 | Sumter County | 13.2 yrs | $159,500 | $1,006 |
| 31 | Chester County | 13.1 yrs | $143,800 | $918 |
| 32 | Saluda County | 12.6 yrs | $123,200 | $814 |
| 33 | Calhoun County | 12.5 yrs | $148,800 | $994 |
| 34 | Fairfield County | 11.8 yrs | $129,100 | $910 |
| 35 | Barnwell County | 11.7 yrs | $97,200 | $695 |
| 36 | Orangeburg County | 11.4 yrs | $109,700 | $804 |
| 37 | Marion County | 10.9 yrs | $86,800 | $663 |
| 38 | Chesterfield County | 10.9 yrs | $101,400 | $776 |
| 39 | Union County | 10.8 yrs | $100,000 | $770 |
| 40 | Lee County | 10.5 yrs | $101,900 | $806 |
| 41 | Hampton County | 10.5 yrs | $102,400 | $815 |
| 42 | Williamsburg County | 10.3 yrs | $95,100 | $769 |
| 43 | Dillon County | 10.2 yrs | $84,400 | $692 |
| 44 | Bamberg County | 10.1 yrs | $96,000 | $794 |
| 45 | Marlboro County | 9.1 yrs | $74,500 | $686 |
| 46 | Allendale County | 7.4 yrs | $61,600 | $691 |
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.
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