housing costs · South Carolina
Housing costs in Richland County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,228 | ± $21 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,185 | ± $18 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,142 | ± $16 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,042 | ± $16 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $242,800 | ± $4,791 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $224,200 | ± $4,475 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $201,200 | ± $5,196 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $175,100 | ± $3,974 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 34.7 % | ± 1.3 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 33.9 % | ± 1.0 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 33.4 % | ± 1.1 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 32.7 % | ± 1.1 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Richland County is $1,228, above the South Carolina median of $897 across 46 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.