Darlington, SC 29532 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 84
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Home Value
$155,141
+11.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
84
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
8.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
91 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
12%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,275/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
6.8%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$126
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+7% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 11.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 10% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+6% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (84/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.2% below their final list price; 12% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $39k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $311/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $126 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (72% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.7% to +10.6% (80% range; middle estimate +3.6%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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Other ZIP codes in Darlington County, SC
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartsville, SC 29550 | $186.3K | +11.2% | 72 |
| Lamar, SC 29069 | $150.5K | +9.5% | 65 |
| Darlington, SC 29540 | $153K | +17.0% | 35 |
| Society Hill, SC 29593 | $115.7K | +6.6% | 7 |
| ZIP 29079 | – | – | – |