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The median home value in Horry County, SC is $321,007 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.2% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$321,007
Year-over-Year
-0.2%
National Rank
#818 of 3071
Horry County ranks 11th out of 46 counties in SC by median home price, and is +37.0% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SC, the typical county has a median home value of $215,534, making Horry County +48.9% above the SC state median.
Households here earn a median of $66,880 a year against a typical home value of $321,007 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 80% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Horry County recorded a violent crime rate of 694 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,772 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 99,560 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Horry County is $321,007. That's down 0.2% from a year earlier. That is about 37.0% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Horry County the 11th most expensive of 46 counties in South Carolina.
Median household income here is $66,880, so a typical home costs about 4.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Horry County recorded 694 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 99,560 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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