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South Carolina property tax rates

The typical county in South Carolina charges about 0.51% of a home’s value a year in property taxes, or $2,040 on a $400,000 home.

Typical county rate0.51%Median of 46 counties
Highest0.88%Allendale County
Lowest0.33%Horry County
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By county

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Effective property tax rate0.33% – 0.41%0.42% – 0.47%0.48% – 0.51%0.53% – 0.56%0.57% – 0.88%

Click a county for its figure. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

Counties by effective rate

RankCountyEffective rateTax on a $400,000 home
1Allendale County0.88%$3,520
2Bamberg County0.83%$3,320
3Hampton County0.80%$3,200
4Barnwell County0.73%$2,920
5Newberry County0.67%$2,680
6Richland County0.67%$2,680
7Williamsburg County0.66%$2,640
8Orangeburg County0.65%$2,600
9Marlboro County0.60%$2,400
10Jasper County0.57%$2,280
11Lee County0.57%$2,280
12Chester County0.56%$2,240
13Clarendon County0.56%$2,240
14Dorchester County0.56%$2,240
15McCormick County0.56%$2,240
16Union County0.56%$2,240
17Colleton County0.55%$2,200
18Spartanburg County0.55%$2,200
19Dillon County0.53%$2,120
20Greenwood County0.53%$2,120
21Sumter County0.53%$2,120
22Fairfield County0.51%$2,040
23Greenville County0.51%$2,040
24Saluda County0.51%$2,040
25Lancaster County0.50%$2,000
26Lexington County0.49%$1,960
27Beaufort County0.48%$1,920
28York County0.48%$1,920
29Kershaw County0.47%$1,880
30Marion County0.47%$1,880
31Anderson County0.45%$1,800
32Berkeley County0.45%$1,800
33Abbeville County0.44%$1,760
34Cherokee County0.43%$1,720
35Edgefield County0.43%$1,720
36Chesterfield County0.42%$1,680
37Florence County0.42%$1,680
38Aiken County0.41%$1,640
39Calhoun County0.41%$1,640
40Darlington County0.41%$1,640
41Georgetown County0.41%$1,640
42Laurens County0.41%$1,640
43Charleston County0.39%$1,560
44Oconee County0.38%$1,520
45Pickens County0.37%$1,480
46Horry County0.33%$1,320

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U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates