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Median Home Price in Forest Acres, SC

The median home value in Forest Acres, SC is $336,444 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.72% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$336,444

Year-over-Year

+5.72%

Population

10,309

Forest Acres ranks #19 of 60 South Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 13.5% above the state's city median of $296,397. It sits in Richland County, where the county-wide median is $245,186.

Housing affordability in Forest Acres

Median household income in Forest Acres is $78,306, so the typical home value is about 4.3× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Forest Acres

Forest Acres police recorded a violent crime rate of 291 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 3,405 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Forest Acres

What is the average home price in Forest Acres, SC?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Forest Acres, that value is $336,444. That's up 5.72% from a year earlier. It is about 13.5% above the typical South Carolina city tracked here.

Is Forest Acres expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Forest Acres are more expensive than Richland County as a whole, where the median is $245,186 — a difference of about 37.2%.

Is Forest Acres affordable?

Median household income here is $78,306, so the typical home value is about 4.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Forest Acres a safe place to live?

Forest Acres police reported 291 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 10,309. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.