The median home value in Central, SC is $296,076 as of 2026-06-30, up 0.09% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$296,076
Year-over-Year
+0.09%
Population
5,340
Central ranks #32 of 60 South Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 1.0% below the state's city median of $298,988. It sits in Pickens County, where the county-wide median is $310,116.
Central police recorded a violent crime rate of 56 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,255 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Central is $296,076. That's up 0.09% from a year earlier. That is about 1.0% below the typical county in South Carolina.
Homes in Central are cheaper than Pickens County as a whole, where the median is $310,116 — a difference of about 4.5%.
Central police reported 56 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,340. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.