The story of this market
The typical home in Pickens County, South Carolina sells for about $316,000, or $175 per square foot.
Prices are up +1.8% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 56 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 130% since 2000. Last year 22 of 35 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is ice storm, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,507 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,507 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+0.5%
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 (+20.6%). Worst: 2010 (-3.7%). 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
$1,801
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
+0.5%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 35 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
37
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $37,051,078.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
76.5%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4998 | 2694 | 76.5% | 2.5% | $175,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Pickens County, South Carolina
The Pickens County housing market shows moderate growth with a 1.8% year-over-year increase in median sale prices. Increased sales volume suggests steady demand, though inventory levels remain a factor in market pace.
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 1.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 82 days on market with 0.4 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 4.42% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.2% · poverty 11.5% — 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 5 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.
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| 29631 | Clemson | $434,000 | $215 | +1.7% | 84 | — | — | — | 363 | $1,053 | researched Sep 26 |
| 29640 | Easley | $322,000 | $159 | -0.7% | 70 | 97.9% | 23% | 4.4 | 153 | $1,005 | researched Sep 26 |
| 29642 | Easley | $368,918 | $189 | -2.9% | 66 | — | — | 4.2 | 1,846 | $1,033 | researched Sep 26 |
| 29657 | Liberty | $369,000 | $189 | -2.9% | 66 | 97.9% | — | 4.4 | 2,606 | $873 | researched Sep 26 |
| 29671 | Pickens | $330,000 | $175 | +1.8% | 66 | 95.5% | — | — | 946 | $961 | 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 home to Clemson University, which serves as a major educational anchor, while public K-12 education is managed through local school districts.
The area is subject to standard regional climate risks, including potential for severe storms and localized flooding, with insurance markets reflecting typical South Carolina hazard profiles.
Economic growth is driven by a mix of manufacturing, tourism, and the significant presence of Clemson University, which acts as a primary employer and economic engine.
Property taxes are assessed based on local millage rates applied to the appraised value of real property, with specific exemptions available for owner-occupied primary residences.
The economy is anchored by manufacturing, government services, and Clemson University, with a diverse labor force across retail and service sectors.
The county is served by major corridors including US 76, US 123, and US 178, facilitating regional connectivity within the Greenville-Anderson-Greer MSA.
The county appraisal district manages property assessments for tax purposes, utilizing standard valuation methodologies for real estate.
Parcels are subject to various local millage rates including school district, county, and municipal levies.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Major university and primary economic driver for the region.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau and FRED regional series.
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.
≈ $12,640/yr on a $316,000 median
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.
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.
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.