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

James Island, SC had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 43 cities in 2023, at 85.9%. Clemson, SC had the lowest, at 35.5%. The median was 65.8% and the figure for South Carolina was 71.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.9James Island, SC
Lowest35.5Clemson, SC
Median65.843 cities
South Carolina71.4History

All cities, 2023

James Island, SC: 85.9 %James Island, SC85.9Tega Cay, SC: 85.2 %Tega Cay, SC85.2Fort Mill, SC: 84.4 %Fort Mill, SC84.4North Myrtle Beach, SC: 82.9 %North Myrtle Beach, SC82.9Bluffton, SC: 81.8 %Bluffton, SC81.8Irmo, SC: 80.7 %Irmo, SC80.7Hilton Head Island, SC: 79.3 %Hilton Head Island, SC79.3Forest Acres, SC: 78.5 %Forest Acres, SC78.5Moncks Corner, SC: 76.8 %Moncks Corner, SC76.8Hardeeville, SC: 75.8 %Hardeeville, SC75.8Mount Pleasant, SC: 73.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC73.7Greer, SC: 72.5 %Greer, SC72.5North Augusta, SC: 71.8 %North Augusta, SC71.8Fountain Inn, SC: 70.8 %Fountain Inn, SC70.8Aiken, SC: 69.7 %Aiken, SC69.7Goose Creek, SC: 68.5 %Goose Creek, SC68.5Easley, SC: 68.1 %Easley, SC68.1Summerville, SC: 68 %Summerville, SC68Hanahan, SC: 67.7 %Hanahan, SC67.7Mauldin, SC: 67 %Mauldin, SC67Simpsonville, SC: 66.7 %Simpsonville, SC66.7Lexington, SC: 65.8 %Lexington, SC65.8Conway, SC: 63.5 %Conway, SC63.5York, SC: 62 %York, SC62Myrtle Beach, SC: 61.3 %Myrtle Beach, SC61.3Florence, SC: 59.7 %Florence, SC59.7Cayce, SC: 59.1 %Cayce, SC59.1Beaufort, SC: 58.7 %Beaufort, SC58.7West Columbia, SC: 56.7 %West Columbia, SC56.7Sumter, SC: 56 %Sumter, SC56Charleston, SC: 55.6 %Charleston, SC55.6Gaffney, SC: 54.2 %Gaffney, SC54.2Rock Hill, SC: 53.5 %Rock Hill, SC53.5Spartanburg, SC: 53.4 %Spartanburg, SC53.4Anderson, SC: 51.3 %Anderson, SC51.3Newberry, SC: 50.5 %Newberry, SC50.5North Charleston, SC: 48.5 %North Charleston, SC48.5Columbia, SC: 47.3 %Columbia, SC47.3Greenwood, SC: 45.8 %Greenwood, SC45.8Orangeburg, SC: 44.8 %Orangeburg, SC44.8Greenville, SC: 41.2 %Greenville, SC41.2Port Royal, SC: 38.9 %Port Royal, SC38.9Clemson, SC: 35.5 %Clemson, SC35.5James Island, SC: 85.9 %James Island, SC85.9Tega Cay, SC: 85.2 %Tega Cay, SC85.2Fort Mill, SC: 84.4 %Fort Mill, SC84.4North Myrtle Beach, SC: 82.9 %North Myrtle Beach, SC82.9Bluffton, SC: 81.8 %Bluffton, SC81.8Irmo, SC: 80.7 %Irmo, SC80.7Hilton Head Island, SC: 79.3 %Hilton Head Island, SC79.3Forest Acres, SC: 78.5 %Forest Acres, SC78.5Moncks Corner, SC: 76.8 %Moncks Corner, SC76.8Hardeeville, SC: 75.8 %Hardeeville, SC75.8Mount Pleasant, SC: 73.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC73.7Greer, SC: 72.5 %Greer, SC72.5North Augusta, SC: 71.8 %North Augusta, SC71.8Fountain Inn, SC: 70.8 %Fountain Inn, SC70.8Aiken, SC: 69.7 %Aiken, SC69.7Goose Creek, SC: 68.5 %Goose Creek, SC68.5Easley, SC: 68.1 %Easley, SC68.1Summerville, SC: 68 %Summerville, SC68Hanahan, SC: 67.7 %Hanahan, SC67.7Mauldin, SC: 67 %Mauldin, SC67Simpsonville, SC: 66.7 %Simpsonville, SC66.7Lexington, SC: 65.8 %Lexington, SC65.8Conway, SC: 63.5 %Conway, SC63.5York, SC: 62 %York, SC62Myrtle Beach, SC: 61.3 %Myrtle Beach, SC61.3Florence, SC: 59.7 %Florence, SC59.7Cayce, SC: 59.1 %Cayce, SC59.1Beaufort, SC: 58.7 %Beaufort, SC58.7West Columbia, SC: 56.7 %West Columbia, SC56.7Sumter, SC: 56 %Sumter, SC56Charleston, SC: 55.6 %Charleston, SC55.6Gaffney, SC: 54.2 %Gaffney, SC54.2Rock Hill, SC: 53.5 %Rock Hill, SC53.5Spartanburg, SC: 53.4 %Spartanburg, SC53.4Anderson, SC: 51.3 %Anderson, SC51.3Newberry, SC: 50.5 %Newberry, SC50.5North Charleston, SC: 48.5 %North Charleston, SC48.5Columbia, SC: 47.3 %Columbia, SC47.3Greenwood, SC: 45.8 %Greenwood, SC45.8Orangeburg, SC: 44.8 %Orangeburg, SC44.8Greenville, SC: 41.2 %Greenville, SC41.2Port Royal, SC: 38.9 %Port Royal, SC38.9Clemson, SC: 35.5 %Clemson, SC35.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1James Island, SC85.9-0.3 pts
2Tega Cay, SC85.2-1.4 pts
3Fort Mill, SC84.4+0.2 pts
4North Myrtle Beach, SC82.9-1.1 pts
5Bluffton, SC81.8-0.5 pts
6Irmo, SC80.7+1.2 pts
7Hilton Head Island, SC79.3-1.4 pts
8Forest Acres, SC78.5+0.6 pts
9Moncks Corner, SC76.8+0.1 pts
10Hardeeville, SC75.8+1.3 pts
11Mount Pleasant, SC73.7+1.2 pts
12Greer, SC72.5+1.4 pts
13North Augusta, SC71.8+0.7 pts
14Fountain Inn, SC70.8-0 pts
15Aiken, SC69.7+0.8 pts
16Goose Creek, SC68.5-1.9 pts
17Easley, SC68.1-0.9 pts
18Summerville, SC68-0.6 pts
19Hanahan, SC67.7-0.3 pts
20Mauldin, SC67-0 pts
21Simpsonville, SC66.7-3.2 pts
22Lexington, SC65.8-1.9 pts
23Conway, SC63.5+2.6 pts
24York, SC62-1.2 pts
25Myrtle Beach, SC61.3+0.7 pts
26Florence, SC59.7+0.7 pts
27Cayce, SC59.1+1.2 pts
28Beaufort, SC58.7+1.4 pts
29West Columbia, SC56.7+0.4 pts
30Sumter, SC56+2 pts
31Charleston, SC55.60 pts
32Gaffney, SC54.2+1.2 pts
33Rock Hill, SC53.5+1.8 pts
34Spartanburg, SC53.4+0.4 pts
35Anderson, SC51.3+1.2 pts
36Newberry, SC50.5-2.6 pts
37North Charleston, SC48.5-0.9 pts
38Columbia, SC47.3+0.3 pts
39Greenwood, SC45.8+1.4 pts
40Orangeburg, SC44.8-0.6 pts
41Greenville, SC41.2-0.4 pts
42Port Royal, SC38.9+2.2 pts
43Clemson, SC35.5-0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/south-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/south-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

James Island, SC, with 85.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clemson, SC, with 35.5% in 2023.

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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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