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The median home value in Cherokee County, SC is $191,977 as of 2026-07-31, down 3.83% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$191,977
Year-over-Year
-3.83%
National Rank
#2027 of 3071
Cherokee County ranks 30th out of 46 counties in SC by median home price, and is -18.1% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SC, the typical county has a median home value of $215,534, making Cherokee County -10.9% below the SC state median.
Households here earn a median of $50,288 a year against a typical home value of $191,977 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 57% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cherokee County recorded a violent crime rate of 251 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,281 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 19,110 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cherokee County is $191,977. That's down 3.83% from a year earlier. That is about 18.1% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Cherokee County the 30th most expensive of 46 counties in South Carolina.
Median household income here is $50,288, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cherokee County recorded 251 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 19,110 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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