Property taxes in South Carolina
At $1,162, the median annual property tax bill in South Carolina is 68% below the national figure of $3,580, ranking 46 of 52, with Beaufort County the highest county at $1,928.
Two houses with the same price can carry very different tax bills. That gap is decided county by county.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaufort County | $1,928 | 0.51% of value |
| 2 | Charleston County | $1,763 | 0.42% of value |
| 3 | Dorchester County | $1,626 | 0.60% of value |
| 4 | York County | $1,497 | 0.52% of value |
| 5 | Richland County | $1,489 | 0.74% of value |
| 6 | Lancaster County | $1,397 | 0.51% of value |
| 7 | Greenville County | $1,392 | 0.56% of value |
| 8 | Jasper County | $1,391 | 0.57% of value |
| 9 | Berkeley County | $1,282 | 0.51% of value |
| 10 | Spartanburg County | $1,149 | 0.59% of value |
| 11 | Newberry County | $1,093 | 0.79% of value |
| 12 | Georgetown County | $1,087 | 0.46% of value |
| 13 | Lexington County | $1,083 | 0.55% of value |
| 14 | Greenwood County | $945 | 0.66% of value |
| 15 | Anderson County | $936 | 0.49% of value |
| 16 | Kershaw County | $918 | 0.53% of value |
| 17 | McCormick County | $886 | 0.74% of value |
| 18 | Colleton County | $825 | 0.65% of value |
| 19 | Sumter County | $822 | 0.56% of value |
| 20 | Clarendon County | $817 | 0.61% of value |
| 21 | Horry County | $813 | 0.35% of value |
| 22 | Aiken County | $805 | 0.44% of value |
| 23 | Oconee County | $804 | 0.42% of value |
| 24 | Bamberg County | $795 | 0.82% of value |
| 25 | Pickens County | $784 | 0.40% of value |
| 26 | Edgefield County | $762 | 0.47% of value |
| 27 | Chester County | $753 | 0.56% of value |
| 28 | Hampton County | $729 | 0.78% of value |
| 29 | Saluda County | $711 | 0.60% of value |
| 30 | Florence County | $695 | 0.44% of value |
| 31 | Barnwell County | $692 | 0.71% of value |
| 32 | Abbeville County | $678 | 0.57% of value |
| 33 | Orangeburg County | $664 | 0.63% of value |
| 34 | Fairfield County | $622 | 0.50% of value |
| 35 | Williamsburg County | $620 | 0.71% of value |
| 36 | Laurens County | $609 | 0.44% of value |
| 37 | Union County | $597 | 0.63% of value |
| 38 | Cherokee County | $564 | 0.45% of value |
| 39 | Darlington County | $564 | 0.43% of value |
| 40 | Lee County | $560 | 0.60% of value |
Put the real tax number in your mortgage maths
Property tax is part of the monthly payment, not a footnote. Get matched with a lender who will quote you the full number.
Get matched with a lenderRelated
- Property tax calculator
- Median household income in South Carolina
- Median home value in South Carolina
- Property taxes in California
- Property taxes in Texas
- Property taxes in Florida
- Property taxes in New York
- Property taxes in Pennsylvania
- Property taxes in Illinois
- Property taxes in Ohio
- Property taxes in Georgia
Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median real-estate tax bill shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
The effective rate we show is our own calculation: median real-estate taxes paid divided by median home value in the same place. It is a comparison tool, not a millage rate, and it does not account for exemptions, caps or assessment lags.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).