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

Fort Mill, SC had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 43 cities in 2021, at 85.2%. Port Royal, SC had the lowest, at 37.8%. The median was 64.5% and the figure for South Carolina was 70.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.2Fort Mill, SC
Lowest37.8Port Royal, SC
Median64.543 cities
South Carolina70.3History

All cities, 2021

Fort Mill, SC: 85.2 %Fort Mill, SC85.2James Island, SC: 85.2 %James Island, SC85.2Tega Cay, SC: 84.8 %Tega Cay, SC84.8Bluffton, SC: 81.4 %Bluffton, SC81.4Irmo, SC: 80.6 %Irmo, SC80.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 79.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC79.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 78.9 %Hilton Head Island, SC78.9Forest Acres, SC: 76.2 %Forest Acres, SC76.2Hardeeville, SC: 74.8 %Hardeeville, SC74.8Simpsonville, SC: 74 %Simpsonville, SC74Mount Pleasant, SC: 72.3 %Mount Pleasant, SC72.3Moncks Corner, SC: 71.5 %Moncks Corner, SC71.5Fountain Inn, SC: 71.4 %Fountain Inn, SC71.4Goose Creek, SC: 71.1 %Goose Creek, SC71.1North Augusta, SC: 69.7 %North Augusta, SC69.7Greer, SC: 68.7 %Greer, SC68.7Mauldin, SC: 68 %Mauldin, SC68Easley, SC: 68 %Easley, SC68Aiken, SC: 67.4 %Aiken, SC67.4Hanahan, SC: 66.9 %Hanahan, SC66.9Summerville, SC: 65.9 %Summerville, SC65.9Lexington, SC: 64.5 %Lexington, SC64.5Conway, SC: 62.8 %Conway, SC62.8York, SC: 61.9 %York, SC61.9Florence, SC: 58.2 %Florence, SC58.2Myrtle Beach, SC: 57.9 %Myrtle Beach, SC57.9West Columbia, SC: 57.5 %West Columbia, SC57.5Beaufort, SC: 56.6 %Beaufort, SC56.6Charleston, SC: 56 %Charleston, SC56Newberry, SC: 55.8 %Newberry, SC55.8Cayce, SC: 54.3 %Cayce, SC54.3Spartanburg, SC: 52.5 %Spartanburg, SC52.5Rock Hill, SC: 51.4 %Rock Hill, SC51.4Sumter, SC: 51.1 %Sumter, SC51.1Gaffney, SC: 50.9 %Gaffney, SC50.9North Charleston, SC: 48.7 %North Charleston, SC48.7Anderson, SC: 48.7 %Anderson, SC48.7Columbia, SC: 46.1 %Columbia, SC46.1Orangeburg, SC: 44.7 %Orangeburg, SC44.7Greenwood, SC: 43.9 %Greenwood, SC43.9Greenville, SC: 41.3 %Greenville, SC41.3Clemson, SC: 37.9 %Clemson, SC37.9Port Royal, SC: 37.8 %Port Royal, SC37.8Fort Mill, SC: 85.2 %Fort Mill, SC85.2James Island, SC: 85.2 %James Island, SC85.2Tega Cay, SC: 84.8 %Tega Cay, SC84.8Bluffton, SC: 81.4 %Bluffton, SC81.4Irmo, SC: 80.6 %Irmo, SC80.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 79.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC79.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 78.9 %Hilton Head Island, SC78.9Forest Acres, SC: 76.2 %Forest Acres, SC76.2Hardeeville, SC: 74.8 %Hardeeville, SC74.8Simpsonville, SC: 74 %Simpsonville, SC74Mount Pleasant, SC: 72.3 %Mount Pleasant, SC72.3Moncks Corner, SC: 71.5 %Moncks Corner, SC71.5Fountain Inn, SC: 71.4 %Fountain Inn, SC71.4Goose Creek, SC: 71.1 %Goose Creek, SC71.1North Augusta, SC: 69.7 %North Augusta, SC69.7Greer, SC: 68.7 %Greer, SC68.7Mauldin, SC: 68 %Mauldin, SC68Easley, SC: 68 %Easley, SC68Aiken, SC: 67.4 %Aiken, SC67.4Hanahan, SC: 66.9 %Hanahan, SC66.9Summerville, SC: 65.9 %Summerville, SC65.9Lexington, SC: 64.5 %Lexington, SC64.5Conway, SC: 62.8 %Conway, SC62.8York, SC: 61.9 %York, SC61.9Florence, SC: 58.2 %Florence, SC58.2Myrtle Beach, SC: 57.9 %Myrtle Beach, SC57.9West Columbia, SC: 57.5 %West Columbia, SC57.5Beaufort, SC: 56.6 %Beaufort, SC56.6Charleston, SC: 56 %Charleston, SC56Newberry, SC: 55.8 %Newberry, SC55.8Cayce, SC: 54.3 %Cayce, SC54.3Spartanburg, SC: 52.5 %Spartanburg, SC52.5Rock Hill, SC: 51.4 %Rock Hill, SC51.4Sumter, SC: 51.1 %Sumter, SC51.1Gaffney, SC: 50.9 %Gaffney, SC50.9North Charleston, SC: 48.7 %North Charleston, SC48.7Anderson, SC: 48.7 %Anderson, SC48.7Columbia, SC: 46.1 %Columbia, SC46.1Orangeburg, SC: 44.7 %Orangeburg, SC44.7Greenwood, SC: 43.9 %Greenwood, SC43.9Greenville, SC: 41.3 %Greenville, SC41.3Clemson, SC: 37.9 %Clemson, SC37.9Port Royal, SC: 37.8 %Port Royal, SC37.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Fort Mill, SC85.2
2James Island, SC85.2
3Tega Cay, SC84.8
4Bluffton, SC81.4
5Irmo, SC80.6
6North Myrtle Beach, SC79.6
7Hilton Head Island, SC78.9
8Forest Acres, SC76.2
9Hardeeville, SC74.8
10Simpsonville, SC74
11Mount Pleasant, SC72.3
12Moncks Corner, SC71.5
13Fountain Inn, SC71.4
14Goose Creek, SC71.1
15North Augusta, SC69.7
16Greer, SC68.7
17Mauldin, SC68
18Easley, SC68
19Aiken, SC67.4
20Hanahan, SC66.9
21Summerville, SC65.9
22Lexington, SC64.5
23Conway, SC62.8
24York, SC61.9
25Florence, SC58.2
26Myrtle Beach, SC57.9
27West Columbia, SC57.5
28Beaufort, SC56.6
29Charleston, SC56
30Newberry, SC55.8
31Cayce, SC54.3
32Spartanburg, SC52.5
33Rock Hill, SC51.4
34Sumter, SC51.1
35Gaffney, SC50.9
36North Charleston, SC48.7
37Anderson, SC48.7
38Columbia, SC46.1
39Orangeburg, SC44.7
40Greenwood, SC43.9
41Greenville, SC41.3
42Clemson, SC37.9
43Port Royal, SC37.8

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/south-carolina-cities?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/south-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/south-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Fort Mill, SC, with 85.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Port Royal, SC, with 37.8% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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