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 2017, at 342.81 index. Orangeburg County had the lowest, at 166.08 index. The median was 195.52 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest342.81Charleston County
Lowest166.08Orangeburg County
Median195.5226 counties

All counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Charleston CountyCharleston County: 342.81 index342.81Colleton CountyColleton County: 256.18 index256.18Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 244.06 index244.06Greenville CountyGreenville County: 218.67 index218.67Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 217.86 index217.86Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 217.84 index217.84Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 216.09 index216.09Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 206.49 index206.49Oconee CountyOconee County: 204.03 index204.03Pickens CountyPickens County: 203.97 index203.97Horry CountyHorry County: 202.74 index202.74York CountyYork County: 200.66 index200.66Anderson CountyAnderson County: 198.71 index198.71Newberry CountyNewberry County: 192.33 index192.33Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 190.84 index190.84Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 188.05 index188.05Darlington CountyDarlington County: 187.77 index187.77Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 186.96 index186.96Florence CountyFlorence County: 181.02 index181.02Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 176.38 index176.38Richland CountyRichland County: 172.79 index172.79Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 172.77 index172.77Lexington CountyLexington County: 171.13 index171.13Sumter CountySumter County: 168.54 index168.54Aiken CountyAiken County: 166.32 index166.32Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 166.08 index166.08
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
index
Change on 2016
1Charleston County342.81+28.05
2Colleton County256.18+4.32
3Beaufort County244.06+9.82
4Greenville County218.67+16.21
5Georgetown County217.86+2.31
6Lancaster County217.84+15.22
7Berkeley County216.09+18.08
8Dorchester County206.49+10.61
9Oconee County204.03+7.54
10Pickens County203.97+10.4
11Horry County202.74+9.12
12York County200.66+14.24
13Anderson County198.71+8.96
14Newberry County192.33+5.19
15Edgefield County190.84+15.37
16Cherokee County188.05+7.75
17Darlington County187.77+2.99
18Spartanburg County186.96+11.65
19Florence County181.02+2.43
20Kershaw County176.38+5.68
21Richland County172.79+4.74
22Greenwood County172.77+3.28
23Lexington County171.13+8.75
24Sumter County168.54+2.97
25Aiken County166.32+3.17
26Orangeburg County166.08+9.23

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 342.81 index in 2017, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Orangeburg County, with 166.08 index in 2017.

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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