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 2020, at 387.77 index. Orangeburg County had the lowest, at 181.68 index. The median was 226.44 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest387.77Charleston County
Lowest181.68Orangeburg County
Median226.4426 counties

All counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Charleston CountyCharleston County: 387.77 index387.77Colleton CountyColleton County: 295.11 index295.11Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 284.28 index284.28Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 258.78 index258.78Greenville CountyGreenville County: 257.5 index257.5Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 255.54 index255.54Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 250.58 index250.58Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 248.75 index248.75Oconee CountyOconee County: 244.86 index244.86Pickens CountyPickens County: 243.75 index243.75York CountyYork County: 236.71 index236.71Horry CountyHorry County: 234.33 index234.33Anderson CountyAnderson County: 232.01 index232.01Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 220.86 index220.86Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 218.81 index218.81Newberry CountyNewberry County: 217.97 index217.97Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 214.07 index214.07Darlington CountyDarlington County: 203.93 index203.93Florence CountyFlorence County: 197.89 index197.89Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 197.77 index197.77Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 197.71 index197.71Richland CountyRichland County: 194.92 index194.92Aiken CountyAiken County: 193.54 index193.54Lexington CountyLexington County: 193.35 index193.35Sumter CountySumter County: 193.08 index193.08Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 181.68 index181.68
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
index
Change on 2019
1Charleston County387.77+11.33
2Colleton County295.11+11.33
3Beaufort County284.28+10.9
4Berkeley County258.78+10.97
5Greenville County257.5+7.94
6Lancaster County255.54+8.8
7Georgetown County250.58+4.81
8Dorchester County248.75+6.09
9Oconee County244.86+12.97
10Pickens County243.75+11.35
11York County236.71+9.76
12Horry County234.33+10.46
13Anderson County232.01+8.83
14Spartanburg County220.86+9.08
15Cherokee County218.81+4.87
16Newberry County217.97+9.25
17Edgefield County214.07+9.26
18Darlington County203.93+8.99
19Florence County197.89+8.76
20Greenwood County197.77+7.58
21Kershaw County197.71+6.87
22Richland County194.92+4.77
23Aiken County193.54+8.37
24Lexington County193.35+5.88
25Sumter County193.08+7.19
26Orangeburg County181.68+4.41

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 387.77 index in 2020, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Orangeburg County, with 181.68 index in 2020.

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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