Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in South Carolina
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
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South Carolina ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allendale County | $29,000 | $677 | $61,600 |
| 2 | Marlboro County | $32,500 | $756 | $74,500 |
| 3 | Dillon County | $35,000 | $816 | $84,400 |
| 4 | Marion County | $35,500 | $829 | $86,800 |
| 5 | Williamsburg County | $38,500 | $903 | $95,100 |
| 6 | Bamberg County | $39,500 | $922 | $96,000 |
| 7 | Barnwell County | $39,500 | $924 | $97,200 |
| 8 | Chesterfield County | $40,000 | $930 | $101,400 |
| 9 | Union County | $40,000 | $929 | $100,000 |
| 10 | Lee County | $40,500 | $943 | $101,900 |
| 11 | Hampton County | $41,500 | $967 | $102,400 |
| 12 | Orangeburg County | $43,000 | $1,006 | $109,700 |
| 13 | Saluda County | $47,000 | $1,092 | $123,200 |
| 14 | Fairfield County | $48,500 | $1,129 | $129,100 |
| 15 | Cherokee County | $49,500 | $1,160 | $135,200 |
| 16 | Darlington County | $51,500 | $1,202 | $141,400 |
| 17 | Chester County | $53,000 | $1,238 | $143,800 |
| 18 | Abbeville County | $53,500 | $1,249 | $147,200 |
| 19 | Calhoun County | $53,500 | $1,252 | $148,800 |
| 20 | Clarendon County | $54,000 | $1,261 | $147,300 |
| 21 | Colleton County | $54,000 | $1,255 | $145,900 |
| 22 | Laurens County | $55,000 | $1,286 | $153,500 |
| 23 | Sumter County | $57,500 | $1,341 | $159,500 |
| 24 | McCormick County | $58,000 | $1,351 | $159,000 |
| 25 | Newberry County | $58,000 | $1,352 | $158,200 |
| 26 | Florence County | $58,500 | $1,369 | $165,500 |
| 27 | Greenwood County | $60,000 | $1,396 | $166,400 |
| 28 | Edgefield County | $67,000 | $1,569 | $194,300 |
| 29 | Kershaw County | $67,000 | $1,558 | $191,900 |
| 30 | Aiken County | $68,500 | $1,602 | $199,500 |
| 31 | Anderson County | $72,500 | $1,697 | $212,500 |
| 32 | Pickens County | $73,000 | $1,706 | $216,000 |
| 33 | Oconee County | $73,500 | $1,716 | $217,200 |
| 34 | Lexington County | $74,500 | $1,743 | $217,700 |
| 35 | Spartanburg County | $74,500 | $1,739 | $216,000 |
| 36 | Richland County | $78,000 | $1,821 | $224,200 |
| 37 | Horry County | $85,500 | $2,000 | $260,500 |
| 38 | Georgetown County | $87,000 | $2,032 | $262,300 |
| 39 | Jasper County | $90,500 | $2,109 | $269,400 |
| 40 | Greenville County | $91,500 | $2,135 | $273,900 |
| 41 | Berkeley County | $93,000 | $2,168 | $280,300 |
| 42 | Dorchester County | $98,000 | $2,290 | $294,400 |
| 43 | Lancaster County | $98,500 | $2,296 | $298,100 |
| 44 | York County | $105,500 | $2,465 | $322,700 |
| 45 | Beaufort County | $131,000 | $3,053 | $407,600 |
| 46 | Charleston County | $142,500 | $3,321 | $450,800 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Carolina