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The median home value in Barnwell County, SC is $167,421 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.02% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$167,421
Year-over-Year
-1.02%
National Rank
#2357 of 3071
Barnwell County ranks 36th out of 46 counties in SC by median home price, and is -28.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SC, the typical county has a median home value of $215,534, making Barnwell County -22.3% below the SC state median.
Households here earn a median of $46,626 a year against a typical home value of $167,421 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 48% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Barnwell County recorded a violent crime rate of 956 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,320 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 9,306 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Barnwell County is $167,421. That's down 1.02% from a year earlier. That is about 28.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Barnwell County the 36th most expensive of 46 counties in South Carolina.
Median household income here is $46,626, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Barnwell County recorded 956 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,306 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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