Richland County, SC housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 59
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Home Value
$244,085
+1.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
59
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
53 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
31%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,507/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
42%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$111
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 42% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 5% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+29% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (59/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.9% below their final list price; 31% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $61k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,518 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $111 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.6% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.9%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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ZIP codes in Richland County, SC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia, SC 29223 | $222.4K | +0.9% | 65 |
| Columbia, SC 29229 | $266.4K | 0.0% | 36 |
| Columbia, SC 29203 | $133.5K | −2.2% | 57 |
| Columbia, SC 29210 | $197.3K | +0.1% | 72 |
| Irmo, SC 29063 | $275.2K | +0.8% | 47 |
| Columbia, SC 29209 | $225.4K | +0.5% | 66 |
| Blythewood, SC 29016 | $345.8K | +0.5% | 48 |
| Columbia, SC 29201 | $247.6K | +3.3% | 24 |
| Columbia, SC 29205 | $318.6K | +6.1% | 44 |
| Columbia, SC 29206 | $396.6K | +5.7% | 66 |
| Columbia, SC 29204 | $191.2K | +1.7% | 51 |
| Hopkins, SC 29061 | $196K | −1.2% | 45 |
| ZIP 29207 | – | – | – |
| Columbia, SC 29044 | $102.1K | −10.0% | 73 |
| Columbia, SC 29208 | – | – | 65 |
| Gadsden, SC 29052 | $100.5K | −6.9% | 19 |
| ZIP 29225 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 29177 | – | – | – |