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The median home value in Charleston County, SC is $617,997 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.96% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$617,997
Year-over-Year
+0.96%
National Rank
#107 of 3071
Charleston County ranks 1st out of 46 counties in SC by median home price, and is +163.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SC, the typical county has a median home value of $215,534, making Charleston County +186.7% above the SC state median.
Households here earn a median of $88,494 a year against a typical home value of $617,997 — a price-to-income ratio of 7.0×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 96% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Charleston County recorded a violent crime rate of 440 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,414 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 386,464 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Charleston County is $617,997. That's up 0.96% from a year earlier. That is about 163.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Charleston County the 1st most expensive of 46 counties in South Carolina.
Median household income here is $88,494, so a typical home costs about 7.0× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Charleston County recorded 440 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 386,464 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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