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

Gaffney, with a median closed price of $191,450 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	$191,450	$130	7.32%/yr	35	212	12 months
2	Spartanburg	$221,500	$143	4.77%/yr	25	320	six months
3	Irmo	$221,600	$137	3.41%/yr	24	165	12 months
4	Greenwood	$222,000	$133	4.87%/yr	n/a	178	six months
5	West Columbia	$235,000	$158	5.37%/yr	22	254	12 months
6	Anderson	$250,000	$145	5.90%/yr	29	338	six months
7	Florence	$250,400	$149	3.75%/yr	17	381	six months
8	Seneca	$255,000	$179	7.44%/yr	61	173	12 months
9	Lancaster	$256,000	$144	6.60%/yr	43	156	12 months
10	Columbia	$257,750	$177	4.07%/yr	24	688	six months
11	Myrtle Beach	$263,500	$269	5.66%/yr	73	1,132	six months
12	Woodruff	$268,950	$151	6.12%/yr	56	210	12 months
13	Boiling Springs	$270,000	$151	n/a	29	182	12 months
14	Sumter	$270,115	$131	4.30%/yr	28	458	six months
15	Conway	$282,440	$180	6.25%/yr	81	398	six months

1. Gaffney, $191,450

The median closed price in Gaffney is $191,450 across the last 12 months, which puts it at roughly 56 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 212 closings there, roughly 18 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $130, measured on 202 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 137 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, $221,500

Homes in Spartanburg closed at a median of $221,500 over the last six months, about 65 percent of the South Carolina statewide median. Resideline tracked 320 closings there, roughly 53 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $143, measured on 282 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. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 25 days. Full detail is on the Spartanburg market page.

3. Irmo, $221,600

Irmo's median closed price over the last 12 months was $221,600, around 65 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. Resideline tracked 165 closings there, roughly 14 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $137 per square foot across 161 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 24 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Irmo market page.

4. Greenwood, $222,000

Greenwood's median closed price over the last six months was $222,000, 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 151 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. Full detail is on the Greenwood market page.

5. West Columbia, $235,000

West Columbia's median closed price over the last 12 months was $235,000, around 69 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. Resideline tracked 254 closings there, roughly 21 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $158, measured on 232 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. Anderson, $250,000

Anderson's median closed price over the last six months was $250,000, around 74 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. 338 closings sit behind that figure, about 56 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $145, measured on 265 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 29 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.

7. Florence, $250,400

The median closed price in Florence is $250,400 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 74 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 381 closings there, roughly 64 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $149, measured on 330 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 17 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Florence market page.

8. Seneca, $255,000

The median closed price in Seneca is $255,000 across the last 12 months, which puts it at roughly 75 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 173 closings there, roughly 14 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $179, measured on 158 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 74 listed closings. Full detail is on the Seneca market page.

9. Lancaster, $256,000

Lancaster's median closed price over the last 12 months was $256,000, around 75 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. Resideline tracked 156 closings there, roughly 13 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $144, measured on 149 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 43 days. Full detail is on the Lancaster market page.

10. Columbia, $257,750

Homes in Columbia closed at a median of $257,750 over the last six months, about 76 percent of the South Carolina statewide median. Resideline tracked 688 closings there, roughly 115 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $177, measured on 545 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 24 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Columbia market page.

11. Myrtle Beach, $263,500

Homes in Myrtle Beach closed at a median of $263,500 over the last six months, about 78 percent of the South Carolina statewide median. Resideline tracked 1,132 closings there, roughly 189 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $269 per square foot across 360 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 73 days to go under contract, across 488 listed closings. Full detail is on the Myrtle Beach market page.

12. Woodruff, $268,950

The median closed price in Woodruff is $268,950 across the last 12 months, which puts it at roughly 79 percent of the state figure. 210 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 203 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 123 listed closings. Full detail is on the Woodruff market page.

13. Boiling Springs, $270,000

The median closed price in Boiling Springs is $270,000 across the last 12 months, which puts it at roughly 79 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 182 closings there, roughly 15 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $151, measured on 133 sales. The median listed home took 29 days to go under contract, across 114 listed closings. Full detail is on the Boiling Springs market page.

14. Sumter, $270,115

Sumter's median closed price over the last six months was $270,115, around 79 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. Resideline tracked 458 closings there, roughly 76 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $131, measured on 426 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 28 days to go under contract, across 293 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.

15. Conway, $282,440

Conway's median closed price over the last six months was $282,440, around 83 percent of what the typical South Carolina sale closed at. 398 closings sit behind that figure, about 66 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $180, measured on 333 sales. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 6.25 percent a year between those sales, on 2,423 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 81 days to go under contract, across 126 listed closings. Full detail is on the Conway 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 October 3, 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.