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The median home value in Lancaster County, SC is $386,823 as of 2026-07-31, down 2.22% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$386,823
Year-over-Year
-2.22%
National Rank
#504 of 3071
Lancaster County ranks 6th out of 46 counties in SC by median home price, and is +65.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SC, the typical county has a median home value of $215,534, making Lancaster County +79.5% above the SC state median.
Households here earn a median of $78,869 a year against a typical home value of $386,823 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 82% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lancaster County recorded a violent crime rate of 1,064 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 6,180 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 9,305 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lancaster County is $386,823. That's down 2.22% from a year earlier. That is about 65.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Lancaster County the 6th most expensive of 46 counties in South Carolina.
Median household income here is $78,869, so a typical home costs about 4.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lancaster County recorded 1,064 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 9,305 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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