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 2018, at 362.26 index. Orangeburg County had the lowest, at 163.78 index. The median was 207.53 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest362.26Charleston County
Lowest163.78Orangeburg County
Median207.5326 counties

All counties, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Charleston CountyCharleston County: 362.26 index362.26Colleton CountyColleton County: 270.43 index270.43Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 260.75 index260.75Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 234.38 index234.38Greenville CountyGreenville County: 234.13 index234.13Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 233.73 index233.73Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 231.71 index231.71Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 227.57 index227.57Oconee CountyOconee County: 219.35 index219.35Pickens CountyPickens County: 218.19 index218.19York CountyYork County: 215.02 index215.02Horry CountyHorry County: 213.78 index213.78Anderson CountyAnderson County: 211.05 index211.05Newberry CountyNewberry County: 204 index204Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 199.58 index199.58Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 198.39 index198.39Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 196.41 index196.41Darlington CountyDarlington County: 192.29 index192.29Florence CountyFlorence County: 186.38 index186.38Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 183.43 index183.43Richland CountyRichland County: 181.96 index181.96Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 178.55 index178.55Lexington CountyLexington County: 178.04 index178.04Aiken CountyAiken County: 176.44 index176.44Sumter CountySumter County: 175.63 index175.63Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 163.78 index163.78
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
index
Change on 2017
1Charleston County362.26+19.45
2Colleton County270.43+14.25
3Beaufort County260.75+16.69
4Lancaster County234.38+16.54
5Greenville County234.13+15.46
6Georgetown County233.73+15.87
7Berkeley County231.71+15.62
8Dorchester County227.57+21.08
9Oconee County219.35+15.32
10Pickens County218.19+14.22
11York County215.02+14.36
12Horry County213.78+11.04
13Anderson County211.05+12.34
14Newberry County204+11.67
15Spartanburg County199.58+12.62
16Cherokee County198.39+10.34
17Edgefield County196.41+5.57
18Darlington County192.29+4.52
19Florence County186.38+5.36
20Kershaw County183.43+7.05
21Richland County181.96+9.17
22Greenwood County178.55+5.78
23Lexington County178.04+6.91
24Aiken County176.44+10.12
25Sumter County175.63+7.09
26Orangeburg County163.78-2.3

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 362.26 index in 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Orangeburg County, with 163.78 index in 2018.

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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