Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in South Carolina
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
South Carolina ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allendale County | 7.4 yrs | $61,600 | $691 |
| 2 | Marlboro County | 9.1 yrs | $74,500 | $686 |
| 3 | Bamberg County | 10.1 yrs | $96,000 | $794 |
| 4 | Dillon County | 10.2 yrs | $84,400 | $692 |
| 5 | Williamsburg County | 10.3 yrs | $95,100 | $769 |
| 6 | Hampton County | 10.5 yrs | $102,400 | $815 |
| 7 | Lee County | 10.5 yrs | $101,900 | $806 |
| 8 | Union County | 10.8 yrs | $100,000 | $770 |
| 9 | Chesterfield County | 10.9 yrs | $101,400 | $776 |
| 10 | Marion County | 10.9 yrs | $86,800 | $663 |
| 11 | Orangeburg County | 11.4 yrs | $109,700 | $804 |
| 12 | Barnwell County | 11.7 yrs | $97,200 | $695 |
| 13 | Fairfield County | 11.8 yrs | $129,100 | $910 |
| 14 | Calhoun County | 12.5 yrs | $148,800 | $994 |
| 15 | Saluda County | 12.6 yrs | $123,200 | $814 |
| 16 | Chester County | 13.1 yrs | $143,800 | $918 |
| 17 | Sumter County | 13.2 yrs | $159,500 | $1,006 |
| 18 | Colleton County | 13.4 yrs | $145,900 | $905 |
| 19 | Darlington County | 13.5 yrs | $141,400 | $876 |
| 20 | Cherokee County | 13.9 yrs | $135,200 | $813 |
| 21 | Laurens County | 15.1 yrs | $153,500 | $847 |
| 22 | Florence County | 15.2 yrs | $165,500 | $908 |
| 23 | Berkeley County | 15.4 yrs | $280,300 | $1,518 |
| 24 | Newberry County | 15.4 yrs | $158,200 | $854 |
| 25 | Greenwood County | 15.8 yrs | $166,400 | $880 |
| 26 | Richland County | 15.8 yrs | $224,200 | $1,185 |
| 27 | Aiken County | 16.1 yrs | $199,500 | $1,031 |
| 28 | Lexington County | 16.3 yrs | $217,700 | $1,115 |
| 29 | Clarendon County | 16.9 yrs | $147,300 | $728 |
| 30 | Jasper County | 17.2 yrs | $269,400 | $1,307 |
| 31 | Spartanburg County | 17.7 yrs | $216,000 | $1,019 |
| 32 | Dorchester County | 17.8 yrs | $294,400 | $1,381 |
| 33 | Kershaw County | 18.3 yrs | $191,900 | $872 |
| 34 | Horry County | 18.4 yrs | $260,500 | $1,181 |
| 35 | Anderson County | 18.6 yrs | $212,500 | $952 |
| 36 | Georgetown County | 18.7 yrs | $262,300 | $1,166 |
| 37 | Edgefield County | 19.0 yrs | $194,300 | $854 |
| 38 | Greenville County | 19.1 yrs | $273,900 | $1,198 |
| 39 | Pickens County | 19.2 yrs | $216,000 | $936 |
| 40 | Abbeville County | 19.3 yrs | $147,200 | $634 |
| 41 | McCormick County | 19.9 yrs | $159,000 | $666 |
| 42 | York County | 20.6 yrs | $322,700 | $1,304 |
| 43 | Oconee County | 20.7 yrs | $217,200 | $876 |
| 44 | Beaufort County | 22.9 yrs | $407,600 | $1,484 |
| 45 | Charleston County | 24.9 yrs | $450,800 | $1,506 |
| 46 | Lancaster County | 27.8 yrs | $298,100 | $892 |
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
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Carolina