Darlington, SC 29540 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 35
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Home Value
$153,017
+17.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
35
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
16.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
71 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
102.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
22%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
13%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$126
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 13% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 17.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 21% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−29% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (35/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (102.4% of list); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 22% 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).
- 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 −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.5% to +12.8% (80% range; middle estimate +5.7%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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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 |
| Darlington, SC 29532 | $155.1K | +11.5% | 84 |
| Lamar, SC 29069 | $150.5K | +9.5% | 65 |
| Society Hill, SC 29593 | $115.7K | +6.6% | 7 |
| ZIP 29079 | – | – | – |