Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in South Carolina
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
South Carolina ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allendale County | $6 | $691 | $685 |
| 2 | Marlboro County | $-80 | $686 | $766 |
| 3 | Dillon County | $-135 | $692 | $827 |
| 4 | Bamberg County | $-141 | $794 | $935 |
| 5 | Williamsburg County | $-147 | $769 | $916 |
| 6 | Lee County | $-151 | $806 | $957 |
| 7 | Hampton County | $-166 | $815 | $981 |
| 8 | Chesterfield County | $-168 | $776 | $944 |
| 9 | Union County | $-172 | $770 | $942 |
| 10 | Marion County | $-178 | $663 | $841 |
| 11 | Orangeburg County | $-217 | $804 | $1,021 |
| 12 | Fairfield County | $-236 | $910 | $1,146 |
| 13 | Barnwell County | $-242 | $695 | $937 |
| 14 | Calhoun County | $-279 | $994 | $1,273 |
| 15 | Saluda County | $-294 | $814 | $1,108 |
| 16 | Chester County | $-340 | $918 | $1,258 |
| 17 | Darlington County | $-346 | $876 | $1,222 |
| 18 | Sumter County | $-357 | $1,006 | $1,363 |
| 19 | Cherokee County | $-366 | $813 | $1,179 |
| 20 | Colleton County | $-370 | $905 | $1,275 |
| 21 | Laurens County | $-461 | $847 | $1,308 |
| 22 | Florence County | $-484 | $908 | $1,392 |
| 23 | Newberry County | $-520 | $854 | $1,374 |
| 24 | Greenwood County | $-539 | $880 | $1,419 |
| 25 | Clarendon County | $-553 | $728 | $1,281 |
| 26 | Aiken County | $-599 | $1,031 | $1,630 |
| 27 | Abbeville County | $-636 | $634 | $1,270 |
| 28 | Lexington County | $-659 | $1,115 | $1,774 |
| 29 | Richland County | $-668 | $1,185 | $1,853 |
| 30 | Berkeley County | $-689 | $1,518 | $2,207 |
| 31 | McCormick County | $-707 | $666 | $1,373 |
| 32 | Kershaw County | $-713 | $872 | $1,585 |
| 33 | Edgefield County | $-742 | $854 | $1,596 |
| 34 | Spartanburg County | $-750 | $1,019 | $1,769 |
| 35 | Anderson County | $-774 | $952 | $1,726 |
| 36 | Pickens County | $-800 | $936 | $1,736 |
| 37 | Jasper County | $-840 | $1,307 | $2,147 |
| 38 | Horry County | $-856 | $1,181 | $2,037 |
| 39 | Oconee County | $-871 | $876 | $1,747 |
| 40 | Georgetown County | $-903 | $1,166 | $2,069 |
| 41 | Dorchester County | $-951 | $1,381 | $2,332 |
| 42 | Greenville County | $-975 | $1,198 | $2,173 |
| 43 | York County | $-1,207 | $1,304 | $2,511 |
| 44 | Lancaster County | $-1,446 | $892 | $2,338 |
| 45 | Beaufort County | $-1,627 | $1,484 | $3,111 |
| 46 | Charleston County | $-1,879 | $1,506 | $3,385 |
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
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Carolina