SOUTH CAROLINA PROPERTY TAX · 2026
South Carolina property tax calculator
South Carolina's effective property tax rate is 0.488%: owner-occupiers paid a median $1,251 a year on homes with a median value of $259,000. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $1,464.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $1,464.00
- A month
- $122.00
- Rate
- 0.488%, statewide
South Carolina property tax by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | 0.422% | $782 | $178,800 |
| Aiken County | 0.47% | $897 | $218,000 |
| Allendale County | 0.504% | $669 | $76,200 |
| Anderson County | 0.499% | $1,043 | $231,900 |
| Bamberg County | 0.711% | $811 | $97,800 |
| Barnwell County | 0.595% | $775 | $106,000 |
| Beaufort County | 0.499% | $2,174 | $455,600 |
| Berkeley County | 0.488% | $1,400 | $310,300 |
| Calhoun County | 0.355% | $704 | $172,100 |
| Charleston County | 0.404% | $1,901 | $489,100 |
| Cherokee County | 0.5% | $614 | $142,000 |
| Chester County | 0.504% | $890 | $158,300 |
| Chesterfield County | 0.408% | $487 | $116,200 |
| Clarendon County | 0.518% | $883 | $158,000 |
| Colleton County | 0.535% | $900 | $162,500 |
| Darlington County | 0.465% | $652 | $158,200 |
| Dillon County | 0.436% | $452 | $85,400 |
| Dorchester County | 0.604% | $1,851 | $329,300 |
| Edgefield County | 0.466% | $875 | $202,700 |
| Fairfield County | 0.438% | $776 | $151,200 |
| Florence County | 0.467% | $756 | $177,900 |
| Georgetown County | 0.414% | $1,190 | $289,500 |
| Greenville County | 0.505% | $1,512 | $299,000 |
| Greenwood County | 0.54% | $964 | $180,500 |
| Hampton County | 0.634% | $897 | $112,000 |
| Horry County | 0.381% | $944 | $287,700 |
| Jasper County | 0.545% | $1,852 | $325,500 |
| Kershaw County | 0.506% | $1,013 | $217,100 |
| Lancaster County | 0.542% | $1,657 | $329,900 |
| Laurens County | 0.429% | $698 | $170,600 |
| Lee County | 0.494% | $599 | $104,600 |
| Lexington County | 0.478% | $1,151 | $234,500 |
| Marion County | 0.441% | $436 | $93,200 |
| Marlboro County | 0.507% | $496 | $82,000 |
| McCormick County | 0.523% | $948 | $168,700 |
| Newberry County | 0.528% | $1,154 | $173,300 |
| Oconee County | 0.38% | $899 | $237,100 |
| Orangeburg County | 0.58% | $749 | $115,800 |
| Pickens County | 0.429% | $866 | $231,900 |
| Richland County | 0.641% | $1,637 | $242,800 |
| Saluda County | 0.43% | $747 | $146,500 |
| Spartanburg County | 0.583% | $1,274 | $233,300 |
| Sumter County | 0.535% | $881 | $165,300 |
| Union County | 0.428% | $579 | $103,600 |
| Williamsburg County | 0.623% | $687 | $104,500 |
| York County | 0.533% | $1,740 | $361,300 |
South Carolina homestead exemption
- South Carolina's homestead exemption takes the first $50,000 of fair market value off the legal residence of an owner who is 65 or older by December 31 before the tax year and has lived in the state for a year, for county, municipal, school and special assessment taxes. For tax year 2026 there is also a temporary additional homestead exemption; the county auditor determines whether it applies.
- A legal residence is assessed at 4% of fair market value.
- A home's taxable value can rise at most 15% per countywide reassessment cycle.
- Apply to the county auditor.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
South Carolina property tax questions
How much is property tax in South Carolina?
South Carolina's effective property tax rate is 0.488%: owner-occupiers paid a median $1,251 a year on homes with a median value of $259,000. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $1,464.00 a year.
Which county in South Carolina has the highest property tax?
Bamberg County, with an effective rate of 0.711%; Calhoun County has the lowest, at 0.355%. On a $300,000 home that is $2,133.00 a year in Bamberg County and $1,065.00 in Calhoun County.
Does South Carolina have a homestead exemption?
South Carolina's homestead exemption takes the first $50,000 of fair market value off the legal residence of an owner who is 65 or older by December 31 before the tax year and has lived in the state for a year, for county, municipal, school and special assessment taxes. For tax year 2026 there is also a temporary additional homestead exemption; the county auditor determines whether it applies. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.
Why might a South Carolina tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in South Carolina paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- South Carolina Department of Revenue: property tax exemptions
- South Carolina Code title 12, chapter 37