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Median Home Price in Lancaster, SC

The median home value in Lancaster, SC is $290,951 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.57% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$290,951

Year-over-Year

-0.57%

Population

9,305

Lancaster ranks #32 of 60 South Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 1.8% below the state's city median of $296,397. It sits in Lancaster County, where the county-wide median is $386,823.

Housing affordability in Lancaster

Median household income in Lancaster is $46,311, so the typical home value is about 6.3× 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 Lancaster

Lancaster police recorded a violent crime rate of 1,064 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 6,180 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 Lancaster

What is the average home price in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, that value is $290,951. That's down 0.57% from a year earlier. It is about 1.8% below the typical South Carolina city tracked here.

Is Lancaster expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Lancaster are cheaper than Lancaster County as a whole, where the median is $386,823 — a difference of about 24.8%.

Is Lancaster affordable?

Median household income here is $46,311, so the typical home value is about 6.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Lancaster a safe place to live?

Lancaster police reported 1,064 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,305. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

Cities with similar home prices in SC

Lexington · Lyman · Mauldin · Central · Conway · Irmo · North Augusta · Aiken