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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in South Carolina (2026)

Allendale has the lowest home prices of any county in South Carolina, at $77,845, followed by Marlboro and Dillon (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated April 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in South Carolina

Top 25 of 46 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in South Carolina
RankCountyValue
1Allendale$77,845
2Marlboro$85,719
3Dillon$122,833
4Bamberg$124,112
5Union$131,856
6Williamsburg$133,306
7Lee$134,655
8Marion$138,574
9Barnwell$140,669
10Hampton$154,332
11Orangeburg$160,042
12Darlington$161,589
13Chesterfield$167,560
14Greenwood$173,752
15Cherokee$179,671
16Clarendon$185,258
17Fairfield$188,518
18Laurens$199,428
19Abbeville$202,868
20Florence$203,591
21Chester$205,973
22Saluda$208,474
23Calhoun$209,958
24Sumter$214,361
25Newberry$219,989

How this ranking works

This page ranks South Carolina counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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