The story of this market
The typical home in Williamsburg County, South Carolina sells for about $123,559.
Prices are down 5.2% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. The biggest natural hazard here is hurricane, 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 High.
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
$1,106
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
84
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $30,172,388.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
50.8%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 591 | 204 | 50.8% | 7.3% | $110,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Williamsburg County, South Carolina
The Williamsburg County housing market is currently experiencing a contraction in home values, with a year-over-year decline of 5.2% as of June 2026. The area faces demographic challenges including a shrinking population base and high vacancy rates. Market activity remains limited, reflecting broader economic trends in the Pee Dee region.
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 1.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 94 days on market with 3.5 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
5% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.53% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
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 2 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.
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.
Strategically located in the Pee Dee region, the county serves as a central point for regional transit and economic activity.
The county focuses on economic development through its dedicated department, leveraging its location in the Pee Dee region to attract business.
The county is served by major highways including US 52, US 378, and US 521.
- Kaminski House4.727.6 mi
- Lake City Park4.718 mi
- Lake City Community Park4.618.5 mi
- Georgetown Historic District4.727.9 mi
- Slabs4.818.6 mi
- Kaminski House4.727.6 mi
- Rice Museum4.528 mi
- The Gullah Museum4.527.7 mi
- Lake City Park4.718 mi
- Lake City Community Park4.618.5 mi
- Myrtle Grove RV & Marina Resort, LLC4.226.9 mi
- Harborwalk Marina4.728.1 mi
- Georgetown Landing Marina4.528.6 mi
- Ward's Fish Market4.417.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from US Census QuickFacts and SC Housing Finance Authority reports.
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.
≈ $4,942/yr on a $123,559 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.