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The median home value in Pickens County, SC is $309,162 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.42% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$309,162
Year-over-Year
+2.42%
National Rank
#897 of 3071
Pickens County ranks 12th out of 46 counties in SC by median home price, and is +31.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SC, the typical county has a median home value of $215,534, making Pickens County +43.4% above the SC state median.
Households here earn a median of $61,064 a year against a typical home value of $309,162 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 84% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Pickens County recorded a violent crime rate of 205 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,843 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 57,502 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Pickens County is $309,162. That's up 2.42% from a year earlier. That is about 31.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Pickens County the 12th most expensive of 46 counties in South Carolina.
Median household income here is $61,064, so a typical home costs about 5.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Pickens County recorded 205 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 57,502 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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