What is the cheapest city to buy a house in South Carolina?

Gaffney, with a median closed price of $192,400 over its reporting window, among South Carolina cities where Resideline tracked at least 100 closings inside the city limits.

Are these asking prices or sale prices?

Closed sale prices. Every price median is the price homes actually closed at inside the municipal boundary, not a listing price. The one column measured differently is realized appreciation, which uses the postal city, as the note under the table says.

Why does a cheap city show a high price per square foot?

Because the ranking median covers every property type that closed, condos and multi-family included, while the $/sqft column is single-family houses only. In cities where most sales are condos, the median price is low and the house $/sqft can still be high.

Is the appreciation figure a forecast?

No. It is the median annual change between consecutive sales of the same home, on repeat-sale pairs. It is historical and nominal, and it says what happened, not what will.

Cheapest Cities to Buy a House in South Carolina (2026)

Every South Carolina city below cleared 100 closings in its window and is ranked by the median price homes actually closed at, not the asking price. The columns beside it are the questions that follow a low price: what you pay per square foot, what the same homes did on resale, and how quickly listings go.

The ranking

#	City	Median closed price	Houses $/sqft	Realized appreciation	Days to contract	Closings	Window
1	Gaffney	$192,400	$130	7.32%/yr	35	202	12 months
2	Spartanburg	$220,000	$144	4.77%/yr	24	326	six months
3	Greenwood	$221,000	$133	4.87%/yr	30	178	six months
4	Irmo	$225,000	$138	3.41%/yr	23	172	12 months
5	West Columbia	$239,500	$159	5.37%/yr	22	248	12 months
6	Florence	$255,000	$150	3.75%/yr	12	385	six months
6	Anderson	$255,000	$146	5.90%/yr	27	345	six months
6	Columbia	$255,000	$176	4.07%/yr	22	712	six months
9	Seneca	$259,000	$185	7.44%/yr	61	181	12 months
10	Lancaster	$259,900	$147	6.60%/yr	42	159	12 months
11	Boiling Springs	$265,000	$151	n/a	27	187	12 months
11	Little River	$265,000	$211	5.56%/yr	48	392	six months
13	Woodruff	$265,900	$151	6.12%/yr	56	221	12 months
14	Myrtle Beach	$266,750	$266	5.66%/yr	67	1,232	six months
15	Sumter	$269,900	$130	4.30%/yr	35	477	six months

1. Gaffney, $192,400

The median closed price in Gaffney is $192,400 across the last 12 months, which puts it at roughly 57 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 202 closings there, roughly 17 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $130, measured on 193 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 7.32 percent a year (395 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. The median listed home took 35 days to go under contract, across 132 listed closings. About 7.4 percent of listings that sold were marketed as-is or distressed, which is high and part of why the entry price is low. Full detail is on the Gaffney market page.

2. Spartanburg, $220,000

Homes in Spartanburg closed at a median of $220,000 over the last six months, about 65 percent of the South Carolina statewide median. Resideline tracked 326 closings there, roughly 54 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $144, measured on 284 sales. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 4.77 percent a year between those sales, on 3,244 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. The median listed home was under contract in 24 days, so a buyer here needs financing lined up before the search, not after. Full detail is on the Spartanburg market page.

3. Greenwood, $221,000

Greenwood's median closed price over the last six months was $221,000, around 65 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. Resideline tracked 178 closings there, roughly 30 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $133, measured on 152 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 4.87 percent a year (665 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. The median listed home took 30 days to go under contract, across 32 listed closings. Full detail is on the Greenwood market page.

4. Irmo, $225,000

Irmo's median closed price over the last 12 months was $225,000, around 66 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. Resideline tracked 172 closings there, roughly 14 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $138 per square foot across 168 sales with usable living area. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 3.41 percent a year between those sales, on 1,321 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 23 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Irmo market page.

5. West Columbia, $239,500

West Columbia's median closed price over the last 12 months was $239,500, around 70 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. Resideline tracked 248 closings there, roughly 21 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $159, measured on 228 sales. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 5.37 percent a year between those sales, on 1,404 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 22 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the West Columbia market page.

6. Florence, $255,000

The median closed price in Florence is $255,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 75 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 385 closings there, roughly 64 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $150, measured on 335 sales. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 3.75 percent a year between those sales, on 2,072 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 12 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Florence market page.

6. Anderson, $255,000

Anderson's median closed price over the last six months was $255,000, around 75 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. 345 closings sit behind that figure, about 58 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $146, measured on 276 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 5.90 percent a year (1,586 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 27 days. About 6.5 percent of listings that sold were marketed as-is or distressed, which is high and part of why the entry price is low. Full detail is on the Anderson market page.

6. Columbia, $255,000

Homes in Columbia closed at a median of $255,000 over the last six months, about 75 percent of the South Carolina statewide median. Resideline tracked 712 closings there, roughly 119 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $176, measured on 561 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 4.07 percent a year (8,767 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 22 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Columbia market page.

9. Seneca, $259,000

The median closed price in Seneca is $259,000 across the last 12 months, which puts it at roughly 76 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 181 closings there, roughly 15 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $185, measured on 165 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 7.44 percent a year (621 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. The median listed home took 61 days to go under contract, across 80 listed closings. Full detail is on the Seneca market page.

10. Lancaster, $259,900

Lancaster's median closed price over the last 12 months was $259,900, around 76 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. Resideline tracked 159 closings there, roughly 13 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $147, measured on 152 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 6.60 percent a year (937 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 42 days. Full detail is on the Lancaster market page.

11. Boiling Springs, $265,000

The median closed price in Boiling Springs is $265,000 across the last 12 months, which puts it at roughly 78 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 187 closings there, roughly 16 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $151, measured on 132 sales. The median listed home took 27 days to go under contract, across 113 listed closings. Full detail is on the Boiling Springs market page.

11. Little River, $265,000

Little River's median closed price over the last six months was $265,000, around 78 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. Resideline tracked 392 closings there, roughly 65 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $211, measured on 176 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 5.56 percent a year (1,846 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. The median listed home took 48 days to go under contract, across 165 listed closings. Full detail is on the Little River market page.

13. Woodruff, $265,900

The median closed price in Woodruff is $265,900 across the last 12 months, which puts it at roughly 78 percent of the state figure. 221 closings sit behind that figure, about 18 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $151, measured on 212 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 6.12 percent a year (358 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. The median listed home took 56 days to go under contract, across 131 listed closings. Full detail is on the Woodruff market page.

14. Myrtle Beach, $266,750

Homes in Myrtle Beach closed at a median of $266,750 over the last six months, about 78 percent of the South Carolina statewide median. Resideline tracked 1,232 closings there, roughly 205 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $266 per square foot across 394 sales with usable living area. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 5.66 percent a year between those sales, on 14,375 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. The median listed home took 67 days to go under contract, across 466 listed closings. Full detail is on the Myrtle Beach market page.

15. Sumter, $269,900

Sumter's median closed price over the last six months was $269,900, around 79 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. Resideline tracked 477 closings there, roughly 80 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $130, measured on 443 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 4.30 percent a year (2,038 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. The median listed home took 35 days to go under contract, across 309 listed closings. About 6.8 percent of listings that sold were marketed as-is or distressed, which is high and part of why the entry price is low. Full detail is on the Sumter market page.

Note: realized appreciation is the one column measured on the postal city, from repeat sales of the same home across the ZIP codes that share the city's name; every other figure is confined to the municipal boundary.

How to read this list

A low median is where the analysis starts, not where it ends. Property type, size, condition and block move a number far more than the city line does, so check any address on this list against its own comparable closings.

Figures last updated September 5, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked. Appreciation is the median annual change between consecutive sales of the same home; it is historical, nominal and not a projection.