The median home value in Lancaster, SC is $296,839 as of 2026-06-30, down 1.16% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$296,839
Year-over-Year
-1.16%
Population
9,305
Lancaster ranks #31 of 60 South Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 0.7% below the state's city median of $298,988. It sits in Lancaster County, where the county-wide median is $391,630.
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).
The median home value in Lancaster is $296,839. That's down 1.16% from a year earlier. That is about 0.7% below the typical county in South Carolina.
Homes in Lancaster are cheaper than Lancaster County as a whole, where the median is $391,630 — a difference of about 24.2%.
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.