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South Carolina housing market
In the Palmetto State, part of the Census Bureau's South Atlantic division, Pecan Street tracks three markets. Median sale prices run from $280K in Columbia to $643K in Charleston as of Aug 2026. Two of three are higher than a year earlier and one is lower; Charleston leads at +5.0% and Greenville trails at -3.0%.
Homes sit longest in Greenville (62 median days on market) and sell fastest in Columbia (53 days). The share of active listings with a price cut runs from 40% in Greenville to 46% in Charleston. Price-to-rent ratios run from about 15 in Columbia to 24 in Greenville, measured as years of HUD Fair Market Rent per median sale price. Among the 195 U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, the Greenville metro has the 17th-slowest year-over-year price growth. South Carolina's unemployment rate was 4.1% in Aug 2026 (BLS via FRED). The national rate was 4.2% in Sep 2026.
Markets at a glance
| Market | Median sale price | YoY | Days on market | Price-cut share | Price-to-rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | $643K | +5.0% | 61 | 46% | ≈ 23 |
| Columbia | $280K | +1.4% | 53 | 46% | ≈ 15 |
| Greenville | $518K | -3.0% | 62 | 40% | ≈ 24 |
Median sale price and year-over-year change from Redfin (rolling three months); median days on market and the share of active listings with a price cut from Realtor.com; price-to-rent is each market page's figure (its median sale price over a year of HUD Fair Market Rent). Figures are per metro market, not statewide.
Recent signals
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