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Cities in South Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024

James Island, SC had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 43 cities in 2024, at 87.5%. Clemson, SC had the lowest, at 34.3%. The median was 68% and the figure for South Carolina was 71.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest87.5James Island, SC
Lowest34.3Clemson, SC
Median6843 cities
South Carolina71.9History

All cities, 2024

James Island, SC: 87.5 %James Island, SC87.5Tega Cay, SC: 84.3 %Tega Cay, SC84.3Fort Mill, SC: 83.4 %Fort Mill, SC83.4Bluffton, SC: 83.4 %Bluffton, SC83.4North Myrtle Beach, SC: 82.2 %North Myrtle Beach, SC82.2Irmo, SC: 81.6 %Irmo, SC81.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 78.7 %Hilton Head Island, SC78.7Forest Acres, SC: 77.5 %Forest Acres, SC77.5Hardeeville, SC: 76.8 %Hardeeville, SC76.8Fountain Inn, SC: 75.1 %Fountain Inn, SC75.1Moncks Corner, SC: 74.5 %Moncks Corner, SC74.5Mount Pleasant, SC: 73.6 %Mount Pleasant, SC73.6Greer, SC: 72.7 %Greer, SC72.7North Augusta, SC: 70.5 %North Augusta, SC70.5Summerville, SC: 69.1 %Summerville, SC69.1Easley, SC: 68.9 %Easley, SC68.9Lexington, SC: 68.7 %Lexington, SC68.7Simpsonville, SC: 68.5 %Simpsonville, SC68.5Goose Creek, SC: 68.2 %Goose Creek, SC68.2Hanahan, SC: 68.1 %Hanahan, SC68.1Aiken, SC: 68.1 %Aiken, SC68.1Mauldin, SC: 68 %Mauldin, SC68York, SC: 67 %York, SC67Conway, SC: 65.4 %Conway, SC65.4Beaufort, SC: 61.5 %Beaufort, SC61.5Cayce, SC: 60.5 %Cayce, SC60.5Myrtle Beach, SC: 60.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC60.5Florence, SC: 58.5 %Florence, SC58.5Sumter, SC: 57.2 %Sumter, SC57.2Charleston, SC: 55.6 %Charleston, SC55.6West Columbia, SC: 55.3 %West Columbia, SC55.3Rock Hill, SC: 54.2 %Rock Hill, SC54.2Spartanburg, SC: 53.9 %Spartanburg, SC53.9Anderson, SC: 51.1 %Anderson, SC51.1Gaffney, SC: 50.5 %Gaffney, SC50.5Newberry, SC: 50.1 %Newberry, SC50.1North Charleston, SC: 49.8 %North Charleston, SC49.8Columbia, SC: 45.5 %Columbia, SC45.5Orangeburg, SC: 44.6 %Orangeburg, SC44.6Greenwood, SC: 43.4 %Greenwood, SC43.4Greenville, SC: 41.1 %Greenville, SC41.1Port Royal, SC: 38.1 %Port Royal, SC38.1Clemson, SC: 34.3 %Clemson, SC34.3James Island, SC: 87.5 %James Island, SC87.5Tega Cay, SC: 84.3 %Tega Cay, SC84.3Fort Mill, SC: 83.4 %Fort Mill, SC83.4Bluffton, SC: 83.4 %Bluffton, SC83.4North Myrtle Beach, SC: 82.2 %North Myrtle Beach, SC82.2Irmo, SC: 81.6 %Irmo, SC81.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 78.7 %Hilton Head Island, SC78.7Forest Acres, SC: 77.5 %Forest Acres, SC77.5Hardeeville, SC: 76.8 %Hardeeville, SC76.8Fountain Inn, SC: 75.1 %Fountain Inn, SC75.1Moncks Corner, SC: 74.5 %Moncks Corner, SC74.5Mount Pleasant, SC: 73.6 %Mount Pleasant, SC73.6Greer, SC: 72.7 %Greer, SC72.7North Augusta, SC: 70.5 %North Augusta, SC70.5Summerville, SC: 69.1 %Summerville, SC69.1Easley, SC: 68.9 %Easley, SC68.9Lexington, SC: 68.7 %Lexington, SC68.7Simpsonville, SC: 68.5 %Simpsonville, SC68.5Goose Creek, SC: 68.2 %Goose Creek, SC68.2Hanahan, SC: 68.1 %Hanahan, SC68.1Aiken, SC: 68.1 %Aiken, SC68.1Mauldin, SC: 68 %Mauldin, SC68York, SC: 67 %York, SC67Conway, SC: 65.4 %Conway, SC65.4Beaufort, SC: 61.5 %Beaufort, SC61.5Cayce, SC: 60.5 %Cayce, SC60.5Myrtle Beach, SC: 60.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC60.5Florence, SC: 58.5 %Florence, SC58.5Sumter, SC: 57.2 %Sumter, SC57.2Charleston, SC: 55.6 %Charleston, SC55.6West Columbia, SC: 55.3 %West Columbia, SC55.3Rock Hill, SC: 54.2 %Rock Hill, SC54.2Spartanburg, SC: 53.9 %Spartanburg, SC53.9Anderson, SC: 51.1 %Anderson, SC51.1Gaffney, SC: 50.5 %Gaffney, SC50.5Newberry, SC: 50.1 %Newberry, SC50.1North Charleston, SC: 49.8 %North Charleston, SC49.8Columbia, SC: 45.5 %Columbia, SC45.5Orangeburg, SC: 44.6 %Orangeburg, SC44.6Greenwood, SC: 43.4 %Greenwood, SC43.4Greenville, SC: 41.1 %Greenville, SC41.1Port Royal, SC: 38.1 %Port Royal, SC38.1Clemson, SC: 34.3 %Clemson, SC34.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1James Island, SC87.5+1.7 pts
2Tega Cay, SC84.3-0.9 pts
3Fort Mill, SC83.4-1 pts
4Bluffton, SC83.4+1.6 pts
5North Myrtle Beach, SC82.2-0.8 pts
6Irmo, SC81.6+0.9 pts
7Hilton Head Island, SC78.7-0.6 pts
8Forest Acres, SC77.5-1 pts
9Hardeeville, SC76.8+1 pts
10Fountain Inn, SC75.1+4.3 pts
11Moncks Corner, SC74.5-2.3 pts
12Mount Pleasant, SC73.6-0.1 pts
13Greer, SC72.7+0.3 pts
14North Augusta, SC70.5-1.3 pts
15Summerville, SC69.1+1 pts
16Easley, SC68.9+0.9 pts
17Lexington, SC68.7+2.9 pts
18Simpsonville, SC68.5+1.8 pts
19Goose Creek, SC68.2-0.3 pts
20Hanahan, SC68.1+0.5 pts
21Aiken, SC68.1-1.6 pts
22Mauldin, SC68+1 pts
23York, SC67+5 pts
24Conway, SC65.4+1.8 pts
25Beaufort, SC61.5+2.7 pts
26Cayce, SC60.5+1.4 pts
27Myrtle Beach, SC60.5-0.8 pts
28Florence, SC58.5-1.3 pts
29Sumter, SC57.2+1.3 pts
30Charleston, SC55.6-0 pts
31West Columbia, SC55.3-1.4 pts
32Rock Hill, SC54.2+0.7 pts
33Spartanburg, SC53.9+0.5 pts
34Anderson, SC51.1-0.1 pts
35Gaffney, SC50.5-3.7 pts
36Newberry, SC50.1-0.4 pts
37North Charleston, SC49.8+1.3 pts
38Columbia, SC45.5-1.8 pts
39Orangeburg, SC44.6-0.2 pts
40Greenwood, SC43.4-2.4 pts
41Greenville, SC41.1-0.1 pts
42Port Royal, SC38.1-0.8 pts
43Clemson, SC34.3-1.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. EU home ownership rates (population_in_owner_occupied_homes_share) count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in South Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/south-carolina-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

James Island, SC, with 87.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Clemson, SC, with 34.3% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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