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The median home value in Darlington County, SC is $171,127 as of 2026-07-31, up 12.0% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$171,127
Year-over-Year
+12.0%
National Rank
#2319 of 3071
Darlington County ranks 35th out of 46 counties in SC by median home price, and is -27.0% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SC, the typical county has a median home value of $215,534, making Darlington County -20.6% below the SC state median.
Households here earn a median of $48,581 a year against a typical home value of $171,127 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 45% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Darlington County recorded a violent crime rate of 1,383 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 5,238 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 14,241 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Darlington County is $171,127. That's up 12.0% from a year earlier. That is about 27.0% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Darlington County the 35th most expensive of 46 counties in South Carolina.
Median household income here is $48,581, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Darlington County recorded 1,383 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 14,241 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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