Counties in South Carolina by county house price index, 1990 = 100

Charleston County had the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100 of 26 counties in 2016, at 314.76 index. Orangeburg County had the lowest, at 156.85 index. The median was 186.78 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest314.76Charleston County
Lowest156.85Orangeburg County
Median186.7826 counties

All counties, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Charleston CountyCharleston County: 314.76 index314.76Colleton CountyColleton County: 251.86 index251.86Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 234.24 index234.24Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 215.55 index215.55Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 202.62 index202.62Greenville CountyGreenville County: 202.46 index202.46Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 198.01 index198.01Oconee CountyOconee County: 196.49 index196.49Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 195.88 index195.88Horry CountyHorry County: 193.62 index193.62Pickens CountyPickens County: 193.57 index193.57Anderson CountyAnderson County: 189.75 index189.75Newberry CountyNewberry County: 187.14 index187.14York CountyYork County: 186.42 index186.42Darlington CountyDarlington County: 184.78 index184.78Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 180.3 index180.3Florence CountyFlorence County: 178.59 index178.59Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 175.47 index175.47Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 175.31 index175.31Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 170.7 index170.7Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 169.49 index169.49Richland CountyRichland County: 168.05 index168.05Sumter CountySumter County: 165.57 index165.57Aiken CountyAiken County: 163.15 index163.15Lexington CountyLexington County: 162.38 index162.38Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 156.85 index156.85
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
index
Change on 2015
1Charleston County314.76+25.03
2Colleton County251.86+13.75
3Beaufort County234.24+11.21
4Georgetown County215.55+14.92
5Lancaster County202.62+7.57
6Greenville County202.46+11.99
7Berkeley County198.01+9.48
8Oconee County196.49+10.75
9Dorchester County195.88+10.82
10Horry County193.62+7.39
11Pickens County193.57+9.27
12Anderson County189.75+7.89
13Newberry County187.14+3.98
14York County186.42+9.4
15Darlington County184.78+3.24
16Cherokee County180.3+1.13
17Florence County178.59+4.3
18Edgefield County175.47-1.25
19Spartanburg County175.31+7.21
20Kershaw County170.7+3.54
21Greenwood County169.49+1.88
22Richland County168.05+5.08
23Sumter County165.57+0.16
24Aiken County163.15+8.35
25Lexington County162.38+2.92
26Orangeburg County156.85+7.48

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual FHFA all-transactions index of single-family house prices in US counties, with 1990 equal to 100.

Developmental nominal index, not seasonally adjusted. Uses sale prices and refinance appraisals for mortgages purchased or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Differs from purchase-only indexes. Missing estimates and unavailable base-year values remain absent. Historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Charleston County, with 314.76 index in 2016, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Orangeburg County, with 156.85 index in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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