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Median Home Price in Summerville, SC

The median home value in Summerville, SC is $382,696 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.94% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$382,696

Year-over-Year

-0.94%

Population

52,148

Summerville ranks #12 of 60 South Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 29.1% above the state's city median of $296,397. It sits in Dorchester County, where the county-wide median is $350,084.

Housing affordability in Summerville

Median household income in Summerville is $81,046, so the typical home value is about 4.7× 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 Summerville

Summerville police recorded a violent crime rate of 222 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,768 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 Summerville

What is the average home price in Summerville, 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 Summerville, that value is $382,696. That's down 0.94% from a year earlier. It is about 29.1% above the typical South Carolina city tracked here.

Is Summerville expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Summerville are more expensive than Dorchester County as a whole, where the median is $350,084 — a difference of about 9.3%.

Is Summerville affordable?

Median household income here is $81,046, so the typical home value is about 4.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Summerville a safe place to live?

Summerville police reported 222 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 52,148. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.