The story of this market
The typical home in Bamberg County, South Carolina sells for about $124,675, or $75 per square foot.
Prices are down 10% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 120 days to sell, which is slow. The biggest natural hazard here is hail, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $889 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $889 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
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
$1,099
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
72
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $9,304,191.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
64.1%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 237 | 98 | 64.1% | 4.6% | $140,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Bamberg County, South Carolina
The Bamberg County housing market is currently experiencing a contraction, characterized by a decline in median home values and low sales volume. High vacancy rates and a significant share of cost-burdened renters reflect broader economic challenges in this rural county. Market activity remains slow, with limited inventory and downward pressure on pricing.
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.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 3 cities · 3 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 6.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 80 days on market with 0.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 3.84% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.5% · poverty 24.3% — 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 3 researched ZIP reports — 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
| 29003 | Bamberg | $300,000 | $164 | +6.3% | 78 | — | — | — | 937 | $851 | researched Sep 26 |
| 29042 | Denmark | $94,900 | $68 | +2.5% | 120 | 94% | 12% | 6.2 | 45 | $798 | researched Sep 26 |
| 29843 | Olar | $80,000 | $85 | +2.5% | 120 | 96% | 10% | 7.5 | 15 | $896 | 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 served by Bamberg School District, which faces challenges typical of rural, low-density districts in South Carolina regarding resource allocation and student performance metrics.
The region is subject to standard South Carolina flood and wind risks, with insurance premiums influenced by regional exposure to tropical weather events.
Economic momentum is driven by local manufacturing and agricultural sectors, with Denmark Technical College and Voorhees University serving as key institutional anchors for the local workforce.
Property taxes are assessed by the Bamberg County Auditor based on millage rates set by the county council, school districts, and municipalities, with exemptions available for owner-occupied primary residences.
The economy is primarily supported by education, agriculture, and small-scale manufacturing, with Denmark Technical College and Voorhees University as major employers.
The county is served by regional highway corridors, though public transit options are limited, necessitating high rates of personal vehicle ownership.
The Bamberg County Assessor's office manages property valuations, utilizing a mass appraisal system to determine fair market value for tax purposes.
Parcels are subject to various special purpose districts, including school district levies and potential fire or water district assessments depending on the specific location.
Property insurance markets in the region are sensitive to statewide trends in catastrophe risk, particularly regarding wind and storm damage.
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- God's Acre Healing Springs4.917.4 mi
- Barnwell State Park4.515.6 mi
- Adventure Farms SC513.3 mi
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- Battle of Rivers Bridge State Historic Site4.610.1 mi
- Rivers Bridge State Park4.610.1 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.
Commemorates a Civil War battle with preserved earthworks and trails.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and Census Reporter profiles.
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.
≈ $4,987/yr on a $124,675 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.