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The median home value in Sumter County, SC is $204,805 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.53% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$204,805
Year-over-Year
+1.53%
National Rank
#1886 of 3071
Sumter County ranks 27th out of 46 counties in SC by median home price, and is -12.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SC, the typical county has a median home value of $215,534, making Sumter County -5.0% below the SC state median.
Households here earn a median of $56,693 a year against a typical home value of $204,805 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 49% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Sumter County recorded a violent crime rate of 1,098 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 3,706 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 42,551 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Sumter County is $204,805. That's up 1.53% from a year earlier. That is about 12.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Sumter County the 27th most expensive of 46 counties in South Carolina.
Median household income here is $56,693, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Sumter County recorded 1,098 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 42,551 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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