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The median home value in West Columbia, SC is $231,283 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.64% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$231,283
Year-over-Year
+1.64%
Population
18,591
West Columbia ranks #41 of 60 South Carolina cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 22.0% below the state's city median of $296,397. It sits in Lexington County, where the county-wide median is $274,819.
Median household income in West Columbia is $56,912, so the typical home value is about 4.1× 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).
West Columbia police recorded a violent crime rate of 748 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 4,438 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
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 West Columbia, that value is $231,283. That's up 1.64% from a year earlier. It is about 22.0% below the typical South Carolina city tracked here.
Homes in West Columbia are cheaper than Lexington County as a whole, where the median is $274,819 — a difference of about 15.8%.
Median household income here is $56,912, so the typical home value is about 4.1× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.
West Columbia police reported 748 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 18,591. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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