Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Taxes in South Carolina
The counties where property tax takes the smallest share of a home's value. Several are in states with no income tax offset, and a handful are in Alaska boroughs where there is effectively no municipal levy at all.
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South Carolina ranked
| # | County | Effective rate | Median home | Annual tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horry County | 0.337% | $260,500 | $879 |
| 2 | Pickens County | 0.380% | $216,000 | $821 |
| 3 | Oconee County | 0.394% | $217,200 | $856 |
| 4 | Charleston County | 0.413% | $450,800 | $1,864 |
| 5 | Calhoun County | 0.423% | $148,800 | $630 |
| 6 | Georgetown County | 0.426% | $262,300 | $1,117 |
| 7 | Darlington County | 0.427% | $141,400 | $604 |
| 8 | Aiken County | 0.432% | $199,500 | $862 |
| 9 | Cherokee County | 0.436% | $135,200 | $590 |
| 10 | Florence County | 0.437% | $165,500 | $724 |
| 11 | Laurens County | 0.438% | $153,500 | $673 |
| 12 | Edgefield County | 0.451% | $194,300 | $877 |
| 13 | Marion County | 0.457% | $86,800 | $397 |
| 14 | Chesterfield County | 0.462% | $101,400 | $468 |
| 15 | Anderson County | 0.464% | $212,500 | $985 |
| 16 | Berkeley County | 0.479% | $280,300 | $1,343 |
| 17 | Abbeville County | 0.487% | $147,200 | $717 |
| 18 | Kershaw County | 0.488% | $191,900 | $937 |
| 19 | Beaufort County | 0.496% | $407,600 | $2,022 |
| 20 | York County | 0.496% | $322,700 | $1,602 |
| 21 | Lancaster County | 0.499% | $298,100 | $1,487 |
| 22 | Dillon County | 0.504% | $84,400 | $425 |
| 23 | Lexington County | 0.522% | $217,700 | $1,136 |
| 24 | Greenville County | 0.528% | $273,900 | $1,445 |
| 25 | Fairfield County | 0.529% | $129,100 | $683 |
| 26 | Sumter County | 0.539% | $159,500 | $860 |
| 27 | Jasper County | 0.553% | $269,400 | $1,490 |
| 28 | Union County | 0.558% | $100,000 | $558 |
| 29 | Spartanburg County | 0.563% | $216,000 | $1,217 |
| 30 | Lee County | 0.568% | $101,900 | $579 |
| 31 | Saluda County | 0.568% | $123,200 | $700 |
| 32 | Clarendon County | 0.576% | $147,300 | $848 |
| 33 | Dorchester County | 0.581% | $294,400 | $1,710 |
| 34 | Greenwood County | 0.585% | $166,400 | $973 |
| 35 | Chester County | 0.588% | $143,800 | $846 |
| 36 | Colleton County | 0.605% | $145,900 | $883 |
| 37 | McCormick County | 0.638% | $159,000 | $1,014 |
| 38 | Marlboro County | 0.638% | $74,500 | $475 |
| 39 | Orangeburg County | 0.660% | $109,700 | $724 |
| 40 | Williamsburg County | 0.662% | $95,100 | $630 |
| 41 | Newberry County | 0.689% | $158,200 | $1,090 |
| 42 | Richland County | 0.700% | $224,200 | $1,569 |
| 43 | Barnwell County | 0.738% | $97,200 | $717 |
| 44 | Hampton County | 0.807% | $102,400 | $826 |
| 45 | Bamberg County | 0.829% | $96,000 | $796 |
| 46 | Allendale County | 0.880% | $61,600 | $542 |
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.
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