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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Lowest Property Tax Bills in South Carolina

The smallest annual property tax bills in the country in dollar terms. Low home values do most of the work here, so a low bill is not the same thing as a low rate.

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South Carolina ranked

#County Annual taxMedian homeEffective rate
1 Marion County $397$86,8000.457%
2 Dillon County $425$84,4000.504%
3 Chesterfield County $468$101,4000.462%
4 Marlboro County $475$74,5000.638%
5 Allendale County $542$61,6000.880%
6 Union County $558$100,0000.558%
7 Lee County $579$101,9000.568%
8 Cherokee County $590$135,2000.436%
9 Darlington County $604$141,4000.427%
10 Calhoun County $630$148,8000.423%
11 Williamsburg County $630$95,1000.662%
12 Laurens County $673$153,5000.438%
13 Fairfield County $683$129,1000.529%
14 Saluda County $700$123,2000.568%
15 Abbeville County $717$147,2000.487%
16 Barnwell County $717$97,2000.738%
17 Florence County $724$165,5000.437%
18 Orangeburg County $724$109,7000.660%
19 Bamberg County $796$96,0000.829%
20 Pickens County $821$216,0000.380%
21 Hampton County $826$102,4000.807%
22 Chester County $846$143,8000.588%
23 Clarendon County $848$147,3000.576%
24 Oconee County $856$217,2000.394%
25 Sumter County $860$159,5000.539%
26 Aiken County $862$199,5000.432%
27 Edgefield County $877$194,3000.451%
28 Horry County $879$260,5000.337%
29 Colleton County $883$145,9000.605%
30 Kershaw County $937$191,9000.488%
31 Greenwood County $973$166,4000.585%
32 Anderson County $985$212,5000.464%
33 McCormick County $1,014$159,0000.638%
34 Newberry County $1,090$158,2000.689%
35 Georgetown County $1,117$262,3000.426%
36 Lexington County $1,136$217,7000.522%
37 Spartanburg County $1,217$216,0000.563%
38 Berkeley County $1,343$280,3000.479%
39 Greenville County $1,445$273,9000.528%
40 Lancaster County $1,487$298,1000.499%
41 Jasper County $1,490$269,4000.553%
42 Richland County $1,569$224,2000.700%
43 York County $1,602$322,7000.496%
44 Dorchester County $1,710$294,4000.581%
45 Charleston County $1,864$450,8000.413%
46 Beaufort County $2,022$407,6000.496%

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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