The story of this market
The typical home in Richland County, South Carolina sells for about $283,201, or $148 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (-0.63%), a market in balance. Homes take about 39 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 78% since 2000. Last year 36 of 63 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,226 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,226 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
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: 2022 (+15.6%). Worst: 2010 (-4.2%). 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
$1,546
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, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 63 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
42
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $137,805,062.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
76.1%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 18959 | 9576 | 76.1% | 4.3% | $155,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Richland County, South Carolina
The Richland County housing market is currently experiencing a period of price stabilization with a slight year-over-year decline in median sale prices. Inventory levels have seen moderate growth, and homes are spending more time on the market compared to the previous year, reflecting a cooling trend in buyer demand.
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 0.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 59 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 2.04% 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.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 7 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.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 7, 2026.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
Richland County serves as a major economic hub for the region, anchored by the state capital of Columbia, the University of South Carolina, and significant government and healthcare employment sectors.
The economy is driven by state government operations, the University of South Carolina, and a robust healthcare sector centered in Columbia.
- Frankie's of Columbia4.412.5 mi
- EdVenture4.56.8 mi
- Dave & Buster's Columbia4.212.4 mi
- Surge Adventure Park4.44.9 mi
- Palmetto Falls Water Park4.41.8 mi
- Colonial Life Arena4.66.3 mi
- Williams-Brice Stadium4.66.4 mi
- South Carolina State Fair4.36.4 mi
- Frankie's of Columbia4.412.5 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.11.5 mi
- Riverbanks Zoo & Garden4.77.8 mi
- U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum4.72 mi
- South Carolina State Museum4.76.7 mi
- Frankie's of Columbia4.412.5 mi
- Regal Columbiana Grande4.512.3 mi
- Harry Hampton Visitor Center4.716.1 mi
- U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum4.72 mi
- South Carolina State Museum4.76.7 mi
- Sesquicentennial State Park4.63.8 mi
- EdVenture4.56.8 mi
- Sesquicentennial State Park4.63.8 mi
- Saluda Shoals Park4.713.8 mi
- Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park4.76.7 mi
- Saluda Riverwalk4.98.2 mi
- Market On Main4.75.8 mi
- Jakes Landing4.416.2 mi
- San José & Marina4.428.9 mi
- Lighthouse Marina4.719.7 mi
- Clearwater Cove Marina4.626.4 mi
- Wateree Marina4.528.7 mi
- Fort Jackson Golf Club4.43.3 mi
- Cobblestone Golf Club4.612.8 mi
- Charwood Golf Club413.1 mi
- Linrick Golf Course4.211.2 mi
- Forest Lake Club4.61.3 mi
- Columbiana Centre4.412.6 mi
- Publix Super Market at Gervais Place4.56.5 mi
- Fort Jackson Post Exchange4.51.3 mi
- US 1 Metro Flea Market4.311.8 mi
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport4.412.3 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
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.
≈ $11,328/yr on a $283,201 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.