Housing Affordability in South Carolina

4.3
Median Home Price-to-Income Ratio
2024 est.

Historical data

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Compared to the United States

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Side-by-side comparison of South Carolina vs. the U.S. average.

National ranking

How states rank by home value-to-income ratio.

#1Oklahoma2.9
#2Illinois3.1
#3Ohio3.2
#4Indiana3.3
#5Michigan3.4
#6Pennsylvania3.5
#7Missouri3.5
#8Wisconsin3.6
#9Minnesota3.7
#10Virginia4.2
#11Georgia4.4
#12North Carolina4.5
#13Delaware4.6
#14Tennessee4.6
#15New Jersey4.9
#16Utah5.3
#17Rhode Island5.4
#18Maine5.4
#19New York5.5
#20Arizona5.6
#21Nevada5.9
#22Colorado5.9
#23Massachusetts6
#24Oregon6.1
#25Washington6.1
#26Montana6.4
#27Wyoming12
#28New Mexico18
#29Vermont30
#30New Hampshire78
#31Texas84
#32South Dakota88
#33Florida105
#34Louisiana$4,700
#35Kentucky$186,000

Overview

Housing affordability in South Carolina remains moderate, with the typical home costing about 4.3 times median household income in 2024. Affordability has tightened in booming coastal and Upstate markets, even as much of the rural interior remains comparatively inexpensive.

Did you know?

  • Greenville and Charleston have seen some of the sharpest affordability declines in the Southeast since 2020 due to rapid in-migration.

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