The story of this market
The typical home in Allendale County, South Carolina sells for about $68,316, or $83 per square foot.
Prices are down 4.43% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 165 days to sell, which is slow. The biggest natural hazard here is hurricane, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $885 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $885 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
-0.3%
SC · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,095
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
90
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $7,075,687.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
45.7%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 124 | 40 | 45.7% | 14.3% | $75,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Allendale County, South Carolina
Allendale County's housing market is characterized by low price points and significant population decline, reflecting its rural, agricultural economic base. Market activity is minimal, with very few listings and a high reliance on older, existing housing stock. The low price-to-income ratio suggests affordability for locals, but the lack of economic momentum keeps the market sentiment cautious.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 3.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 90 days on market with 5.2 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
10% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96.5% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.8% · poverty 30.0% — a mixed stability profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports of 3 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
researched Sep 26
researched Sep 26
researched Sep 26
| 29810 | Allendale | $180,000 | $105 | +5% | 67 | 96.5% | 8.3% | 4 | 12 | $646 | researched Sep 26 |
| 29827 | Fairfax | $94,343 | $78 | +2.1% | 112 | 96.5% | 12% | 6.4 | 14 | $660 | researched Sep 26 |
| 29849 | Ulmer | $166,500 | $105 | +2.1% | 82 | 97.5% | 15% | 6.2 | 12 | $1,656 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county is primarily rural and agricultural, with major economic activity centered on cotton, soybeans, and timber production. It is a certified Work Ready Community, though it faces significant population decline.
Property taxes are administered by the county assessor and auditor; specific rates are determined by local millage levies applied to assessed values.
The rental market is characterized by older, single-family housing stock often utilized as investment properties, with limited new development activity.
The economy is heavily reliant on agriculture and timber, with the Savannah River Site serving as a major regional employer.
The county is served by major highway corridors including US 278, US 301, and US 321.
The county assessor and auditor manage property assessments and tax rolls for the jurisdiction.
- Lake Warren State Park4.617.5 mi
- Adventure Farms SC519 mi
- Rivers Bridge State Park4.617.4 mi
- God's Acre Healing Springs4.927.5 mi
- Battle of Rivers Bridge State Historic Site4.617.4 mi
- Lake Warren State Park4.617.5 mi
- Battle of Rivers Bridge State Historic Site4.617.4 mi
- Rivers Bridge State Park4.617.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A regional campus of the University of South Carolina serving the local area.
Data retrieved from Census QuickFacts and Data Commons.
applies when — Parcels located within a development subject to a recorded declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs)
Parcels are bound by the South Carolina Homeowners Association Act, which regulates the governance, assessment collection, and administrative requirements of HOAs. Owners are subject to mandatory assessments and restrictive covenants.
SC Code Title 27, Chapter 30.
South Carolina is a judicial foreclosure state. Foreclosure requires a court action, the filing of a lis pendens, and a court-ordered sale conducted by a master or court officer. The process involves formal notice and judicial oversight of lien priorities.
Governed by South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 71.
Property tax is calculated by multiplying the fair market value by an assessment ratio, then applying the local millage rate. The assessment ratio is 4% for owner-occupied legal residences and 6% for other real property. Exemptions exist for specific categories such as disabled veterans or homesteads for seniors.
SC Code Section 12-43-220; established via state constitutional and statutory authority.
≈ $2,733/yr on a $68,316 median
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.