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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in South Carolina, James Island has the highest homeownership (87.5%), followed by Lugoff and Five Forks. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in South Carolina that we cover, the median is 68.1% and the average 64.8%; the figure runs from 87.5% (James Island) to 28.9% (St. Andrews). That is a spread of 3.0 times between the two ends. The state figure is 71.9%; 29 of the 80 places are above it and 51 at or below.
The first five are James Island, Lugoff, Five Forks, Murrells Inlet, Garden City. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Homeowners (share of households) ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Island | Charleston County | 87.5% | 12,198 | $104,217 | $1,695 |
| 2 | Lugoff (unincorporated) | Kershaw County | 87.3% | 9,786 | $69,485 | $915 |
| 3 | Five Forks (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 86.7% | 18,656 | $141,786 | $2,178 |
| 4 | Murrells Inlet (unincorporated) | Georgetown County | 86.0% | 10,044 | $77,438 | $1,751 |
| 5 | Garden City (unincorporated) | Horry County | 85.4% | 11,591 | $47,249 | $1,472 |
| 6 | Sangaree (unincorporated) | Berkeley County | 85.1% | 8,681 | $77,673 | $1,419 |
| 7 | Tega Cay | York County | 84.3% | 13,615 | $142,000 | $1,408 |
| 8 | Fort Mill | York County | 83.4% | 30,775 | $121,823 | $1,503 |
| 9 | Bluffton | Beaufort County | 83.4% | 33,157 | $111,281 | $2,256 |
| 10 | Litchfield Beach (unincorporated) | Georgetown County | 83.4% | 9,044 | $76,351 | $1,704 |
| 11 | North Myrtle Beach | Horry County | 82.2% | 19,855 | $72,722 | $1,263 |
| 12 | Irmo | Richland County | 81.6% | 11,813 | $80,489 | $1,477 |
| 13 | Oak Grove (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 81.0% | 12,256 | $74,554 | $1,045 |
| 14 | Lake Wylie (unincorporated) | York County | 80.9% | 16,006 | $112,097 | $1,710 |
| 15 | White Knoll (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 79.4% | 8,310 | $80,246 | $1,180 |
| 16 | Hilton Head Island | Beaufort County | 78.7% | 37,911 | $94,657 | $1,479 |
| 17 | Forest Acres | Richland County | 77.5% | 10,530 | $78,306 | $1,263 |
| 18 | Red Bank (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 77.2% | 11,314 | $68,004 | $1,160 |
| 19 | Hardeeville | Jasper County | 76.8% | 10,871 | $78,365 | $1,406 |
| 20 | Little River (unincorporated) | Horry County | 76.6% | 11,771 | $65,786 | $1,528 |
| 21 | Ladson (unincorporated) | Berkeley County | 76.6% | 16,140 | $78,760 | $1,785 |
| 22 | Fountain Inn | Greenville County | 75.1% | 12,020 | $73,585 | $1,184 |
| 23 | Powdersville (unincorporated) | Anderson County | 74.7% | 10,771 | $84,910 | $1,232 |
| 24 | Red Hill (unincorporated) | Horry County | 74.5% | 15,920 | $68,250 | $1,179 |
| 25 | Moncks Corner | Berkeley County | 74.5% | 15,485 | $91,500 | $1,307 |
| 26 | Boiling Springs (unincorporated) | Spartanburg County | 74.3% | 12,936 | $72,068 | $1,266 |
| 27 | Taylors (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 74.1% | 24,505 | $77,144 | $1,337 |
| 28 | Mount Pleasant | Charleston County | 73.6% | 93,993 | $124,755 | $2,159 |
| 29 | Greer | Greenville County | 72.7% | 41,536 | $82,626 | $1,198 |
| 30 | Georgetown | Georgetown County | 71.6% | 8,565 | $56,981 | $780 |
| 31 | North Augusta | Aiken County | 70.5% | 25,653 | $86,092 | $1,169 |
| 32 | Carolina Forest (unincorporated) | Horry County | 69.6% | 26,263 | $74,436 | $1,668 |
| 33 | Summerville | Dorchester County | 69.1% | 51,654 | $81,046 | $1,526 |
| 34 | Camden | Kershaw County | 69.0% | 8,267 | $63,576 | $956 |
| 35 | Easley | Pickens County | 68.9% | 24,841 | $66,299 | $947 |
| 36 | Lexington | Lexington County | 68.7% | 24,585 | $87,126 | $1,545 |
| 37 | Simpsonville | Greenville County | 68.5% | 26,144 | $82,457 | $1,415 |
| 38 | Goose Creek | Berkeley County | 68.2% | 48,078 | $88,178 | $1,690 |
| 39 | Hanahan | Berkeley County | 68.1% | 21,452 | $87,984 | $1,412 |
| 40 | Aiken | Aiken County | 68.1% | 32,521 | $76,746 | $1,180 |
| 41 | Mauldin | Greenville County | 68.0% | 27,055 | $82,331 | $1,490 |
| 42 | York | York County | 67.0% | 8,969 | $56,176 | $896 |
| 43 | Socastee (unincorporated) | Horry County | 65.9% | 23,796 | $62,257 | $1,246 |
| 44 | Conway | Horry County | 65.3% | 27,263 | $56,650 | $866 |
| 45 | Wade Hampton (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 64.6% | 20,898 | $77,449 | $1,115 |
| 46 | Berea (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 63.9% | 16,862 | $49,829 | $1,076 |
| 47 | Seven Oaks (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 62.3% | 15,921 | $62,955 | $1,246 |
| 48 | Beaufort | Beaufort County | 61.5% | 13,747 | $61,220 | $1,212 |
| 49 | Cayce | Lexington County | 60.5% | 13,741 | $62,045 | $1,360 |
| 50 | Myrtle Beach | Horry County | 60.5% | 38,371 | $60,394 | $1,261 |
| 51 | Travelers Rest | Greenville County | 59.9% | 8,370 | $54,583 | $1,033 |
| 52 | Gantt (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 59.9% | 15,401 | $47,316 | $1,062 |
| 53 | Florence | Florence County | 58.5% | 40,408 | $56,143 | $992 |
| 54 | Sumter | Sumter County | 57.2% | 43,053 | $55,592 | $1,076 |
| 55 | Sans Souci (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 56.2% | 7,665 | $45,069 | $999 |
| 56 | Charleston | Charleston County | 55.6% | 154,338 | $92,414 | $1,722 |
| 57 | West Columbia | Lexington County | 55.3% | 17,963 | $56,912 | $1,201 |
| 58 | Rock Hill | York County | 54.2% | 75,259 | $68,771 | $1,341 |
| 59 | Spartanburg | Spartanburg County | 53.9% | 38,910 | $51,964 | $1,099 |
| 60 | Woodfield (unincorporated) | Richland County | 51.9% | 9,465 | $45,526 | $1,169 |
| 61 | Clinton | Laurens County | 51.5% | 7,676 | $44,522 | $899 |
| 62 | Seneca | Oconee County | 51.4% | 8,993 | $52,022 | $807 |
| 63 | Anderson | Anderson County | 51.1% | 30,051 | $46,933 | $975 |
| 64 | Valley Falls (unincorporated) | Spartanburg County | 50.5% | 8,239 | $55,661 | $1,021 |
| 65 | Gaffney | Cherokee County | 50.5% | 12,596 | $41,089 | $887 |
| 66 | Lancaster | Lancaster County | 50.5% | 8,921 | $46,311 | $868 |
| 67 | Newberry | Newberry County | 50.1% | 10,790 | $51,260 | $831 |
| 68 | Union | Union County | 49.8% | 8,079 | $31,914 | $832 |
| 69 | North Charleston | Charleston County | 49.8% | 119,913 | $62,956 | $1,430 |
| 70 | Laurens | Laurens County | 46.5% | 9,336 | $49,246 | $833 |
| 71 | Columbia | Richland County | 45.5% | 139,643 | $55,529 | $1,204 |
| 72 | Bennettsville | Marlboro County | 45.0% | 7,751 | $37,115 | $671 |
| 73 | Orangeburg | Orangeburg County | 44.6% | 13,253 | $38,635 | $848 |
| 74 | Greenwood | Greenwood County | 43.4% | 22,536 | $41,150 | $839 |
| 75 | Parker (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 42.6% | 12,898 | $40,043 | $1,099 |
| 76 | Greenville | Greenville County | 41.1% | 72,935 | $71,472 | $1,312 |
| 77 | Dentsville (unincorporated) | Richland County | 38.5% | 15,209 | $45,473 | $1,250 |
| 78 | Port Royal | Beaufort County | 38.1% | 15,579 | $74,870 | $1,726 |
| 79 | Clemson | Pickens County | 34.3% | 18,072 | $49,520 | $1,007 |
| 80 | St. Andrews (unincorporated) | Richland County | 28.9% | 19,868 | $46,511 | $1,088 |
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James Island, with 87.5% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in South Carolina by population.