The story of this market
The typical home in McCormick County, South Carolina sells for about $474,000, or $219 per square foot.
Prices are up +6.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 133 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown -9% since 2003. The biggest natural hazard here is ice storm, 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 Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2003–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2011 (+16.9%). Worst: 2013 (-20.1%). Hover to read a year.
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
$1,189
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.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2003–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 1 census tracts in this county (2003 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
50
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $2,782,887.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
70.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 383 | 193 | 70.3% | 0% | $225,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
McCormick County, South Carolina
McCormick County is currently experiencing a buyer's market with a median listing price of approximately $429,000 to $474,000. The market shows moderate year-over-year price appreciation, though inventory levels remain constrained. Activity is heavily influenced by the Savannah Lakes Village development.
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 down 7.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 105 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress 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 1 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
| 29835 | McCormick | $335,000 | $217 | -7.3% | 105 | — | — | — | 10 | $657 | 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 characterized by its rural nature and the presence of Savannah Lakes Village, a major residential development that influences local housing inventory and economic activity.
Property taxes are administered at the county level; specific effective rates are not determinable from current public market reports.
The local economy is largely driven by residential development, particularly around the Savannah Lakes area, and rural land use.
The county is served by US Highways 221 and 378, which provide the primary transit corridors for the region.
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.528.7 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.227.7 mi
- Mastermind Escape Games Augusta526.2 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.129.3 mi
- Topgolf4.227.3 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.126.6 mi
- Stars and Strikes4.229.7 mi
- Columbia County Fairgrounds4.424.1 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.528.7 mi
- Mistletoe State Park4.717 mi
- Elijah Clark State Park4.78.4 mi
- Hickory Knob State Park And Resort4.49.9 mi
- Hamilton Branch State Park4.78.3 mi
- Wildwood Park4.715.6 mi
- Lake Greenwood State Park4.628.8 mi
- Ninety Six National Historic Site4.823.6 mi
- Inner Bean Cafe ( Augusta, GA )4.526.8 mi
- Greenwood Museum4.723.2 mi
- 4P Studios4.926.1 mi
- Mistletoe State Park4.717 mi
- Elijah Clark State Park4.78.4 mi
- Hickory Knob State Park And Resort4.49.9 mi
- Hamilton Branch State Park4.78.3 mi
- Wildwood Park4.715.6 mi
- Soap Creek Marina and Resort LLC4.59.7 mi
- Skippers On Lake Greenwood4.729.9 mi
- Raysville Marina4.620 mi
- Clarks Hill Marina4.813.7 mi
- Riverview Park Boat Ramp, SC4.529.9 mi
- Hickory Knob State Park And Resort4.49.9 mi
- Champions Retreat Golf Club4.919.4 mi
- Hickory Knob Golf Course4.49.5 mi
- Rocky Branch Golf Club4.68.8 mi
- Tara Golf Club at Savannah Lakes Village4.67.8 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 major master-planned community featuring golf courses and lake access.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts V2025.
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.
≈ $18,960/yr on a $474,000 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.