Appreciation Velocity — South Carolina Cities
Cities of South Carolina ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 3Y appreciation (Citys)
#1 · Sheldon, SC
+1,775.0%
#2 · Wadmalaw Island, SC
+1,455.2%
#3 · Awendaw, SC
+842.7%
#4 · Holly Hill, SC
+707.9%
#5 · Townville, SC
+542.5%
#6 · Hemingway, SC
+419.7%
#7 · Marietta, SC
+413.3%
#8 · Ravenel, SC
+320.4%
#9 · Waterloo, SC
+306.6%
#10 · Aynor, SC
+296.6%
City ranking — 3Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | City | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheldon, SC | SC | +328.6% | +1,775.0% | — | — | $750K |
| 2 | Wadmalaw Island, SC | SC | +18.5% | +1,455.2% | +681.0% | +770.8% | $2.7M |
| 3 | Awendaw, SC | SC | +110.9% | +842.7% | +195.8% | +361.8% | $2.04M |
| 4 | Holly Hill, SC | SC | +18.4% | +707.9% | +137.2% | — | $297.5K |
| 5 | Townville, SC | SC | +537.6% | +542.5% | +1,410.0% | +1,556.7% | $3.7M |
| 6 | Hemingway, SC | SC | +324.0% | +419.7% | +640.1% | +165.1% | $852.3K |
| 7 | Marietta, SC | SC | +324.7% | +413.3% | +371.7% | +1,204.3% | $1.48M |
| 8 | Ravenel, SC | SC | -18.6% | +320.4% | +37.6% | +151.0% | $988.8K |
| 9 | Waterloo, SC | SC | -5.1% | +306.6% | +52.2% | +43.6% | $299.9K |
| 10 | Aynor, SC | SC | +345.1% | +296.6% | +192.6% | +1,770.7% | $1.2M |
| 11 | Wedgefield, SC | SC | +166.3% | +287.2% | +167.3% | — | $334.9K |
| 12 | Pelion, SC | SC | +33.2% | +286.4% | +37.5% | +44.7% | $275K |
| 13 | Sharon, SC | SC | +182.0% | +251.9% | +175.3% | +360.5% | $725K |
| 14 | Liberty, SC | SC | -28.3% | +245.4% | +34.1% | +21.0% | $190K |
| 15 | Camden, SC | SC | +76.9% | +230.8% | +140.8% | +216.2% | $571.2K |
| 16 | Andrews, SC | SC | +135.7% | +210.4% | +62.8% | +500.6% | $376.3K |
| 17 | Williamston, SC | SC | +28.4% | +207.1% | +172.0% | +126.4% | $483.6K |
| 18 | Chesterfield, SC | SC | +157.3% | +186.1% | +450.1% | +385.0% | $485K |
| 19 | Meggett, SC | SC | -39.9% | +180.4% | -68.4% | +25.0% | $300K |
| 20 | Dillon, SC | SC | +30.5% | +178.3% | +72.0% | +123.7% | $246K |
| 21 | Campobello, SC | SC | +25.7% | +157.4% | +100.0% | +394.9% | $665K |
| 22 | Six Mile, SC | SC | +6.2% | +148.7% | +60.1% | +280.3% | $702.1K |
| 23 | Timmonsville, SC | SC | +13.1% | +146.9% | +6.6% | +94.5% | $201.5K |
| 24 | McClellanville, SC | SC | +592.3% | +145.3% | +1,244.8% | +606.0% | $1.95M |
| 25 | Lake View, SC | SC | +70.0% | +141.9% | +231.7% | +448.6% | $307.2K |
| 26 | Simpsonville, SC | SC | +55.3% | +141.7% | +142.0% | +236.2% | $760.7K |
| 27 | Lancaster, SC | SC | +45.5% | +141.2% | +140.0% | +173.4% | $497.3K |
| 28 | Greenwood, SC | SC | +76.4% | +135.9% | +160.1% | +74.5% | $531.5K |
| 29 | Calhoun Falls, SC | SC | +132.6% | +132.6% | +34.7% | — | $122.1K |
| 30 | Pickens, SC | SC | -30.6% | +132.4% | +91.6% | +200.6% | $312.1K |
| 31 | Sumter, SC | SC | +0.1% | +131.9% | +51.8% | +65.7% | $267.4K |
| 32 | Cross, SC | SC | -23.7% | +129.5% | +15.9% | +273.6% | $212.5K |
| 33 | Johns Island, SC | SC | +88.5% | +129.5% | +266.9% | +112.9% | $1.58M |
| 34 | Cayce, SC | SC | +37.1% | +128.8% | +50.2% | +48.1% | $220.4K |
| 35 | Anderson, SC | SC | +1.6% | +126.7% | +99.9% | +148.0% | $368.3K |
| 36 | Fair Play, SC | SC | -41.9% | +117.3% | -20.2% | -31.2% | $182.5K |
| 37 | Prosperity, SC | SC | -9.1% | +117.1% | +256.9% | +309.9% | $604.6K |
| 38 | Swansea, SC | SC | +59.4% | +108.3% | +286.9% | +38.2% | $223.6K |
| 39 | Ridgeway, SC | SC | +25.8% | +107.8% | +86.3% | +103.3% | $616.8K |
| 40 | Gray Court, SC | SC | -13.0% | +90.9% | -18.2% | +245.2% | $146K |
| 41 | Bethune, SC | SC | — | +86.4% | +300.0% | +22.4% | $150K |
| 42 | Taylors, SC | SC | +61.0% | +86.3% | +146.8% | -36.3% | $644.4K |
| 43 | Graniteville, SC | SC | +23.4% | +79.2% | +81.9% | +151.6% | $406.7K |
| 44 | Chesnee, SC | SC | -1.9% | +75.9% | +105.2% | +141.2% | $363.9K |
| 45 | Florence, SC | SC | -20.5% | +74.9% | +42.7% | +73.9% | $305.2K |
| 46 | Kershaw, SC | SC | +25.6% | +73.0% | +75.5% | +193.5% | $255.8K |
| 47 | West Columbia, SC | SC | -16.7% | +72.2% | +14.7% | +23.3% | $274.9K |
| 48 | Hartsville, SC | SC | +29.1% | +71.2% | +63.8% | +114.2% | $316.9K |
| 49 | Bishopville, SC | SC | +180.3% | +70.6% | +177.4% | +198.7% | $219.5K |
| 50 | Hollywood, SC | SC | -14.3% | +64.2% | +148.3% | +61.0% | $703.3K |
| 51 | Marion, SC | SC | +4.4% | +62.6% | +56.1% | +225.9% | $217.9K |
| 52 | Rock Hill, SC | SC | -11.1% | +61.8% | +3.9% | +114.6% | $365.6K |
| 53 | Hilton Head Island, SC | SC | +56.3% | +58.1% | +156.3% | +303.7% | $1.62M |
| 54 | Aiken, SC | SC | -5.5% | +56.9% | +32.8% | -14.6% | $352.8K |
| 55 | Pelzer, SC | SC | -10.6% | +56.6% | -21.8% | +55.5% | $286.4K |
| 56 | West Union, SC | SC | -14.8% | +53.3% | +46.6% | +179.4% | $571.7K |
| 57 | Summerton, SC | SC | +9.3% | +52.0% | +73.0% | +150.0% | $407.5K |
| 58 | Harleyville, SC | SC | +11.2% | +51.1% | +282.8% | +665.6% | $411.5K |
| 59 | Woodruff, SC | SC | +4.9% | +48.5% | +52.7% | +74.5% | $395.7K |
| 60 | Ridge Spring, SC | SC | +25.3% | +48.4% | -26.5% | +104.2% | $245K |
| 61 | North Augusta, SC | SC | -6.0% | +48.3% | +81.5% | +139.3% | $407.8K |
| 62 | Spartanburg, SC | SC | -0.2% | +47.4% | -0.1% | +59.0% | $260.5K |
| 63 | Leesville, SC | SC | -23.6% | +46.6% | +6.1% | -34.6% | $169K |
| 64 | Abbeville, SC | SC | -44.2% | +46.5% | -16.4% | +43.4% | $199.5K |
| 65 | Roebuck, SC | SC | +12.0% | +45.8% | +32.0% | +135.2% | $337K |
| 66 | Murrells Inlet, SC | SC | -13.4% | +44.1% | +40.8% | +144.8% | $477.8K |
| 67 | Buffalo, SC | SC | — | +43.8% | — | +36.9% | $172.5K |
| 68 | Salley, SC | SC | -4.8% | +42.9% | +59.1% | +206.8% | $270K |
| 69 | Lake City, SC | SC | +14.4% | +42.8% | +75.7% | +87.6% | $243.2K |
| 70 | Ninety Six, SC | SC | +65.6% | +41.4% | +164.6% | -43.7% | $362.7K |
| 71 | Honea Path, SC | SC | -1.3% | +41.0% | -55.0% | +124.5% | $187K |
| 72 | Goose Creek, SC | SC | +3.2% | +40.5% | +30.8% | +110.6% | $350.9K |
| 73 | Fort Mill, SC | SC | +11.1% | +39.2% | -18.9% | +72.6% | $752.8K |
| 74 | Greenville, SC | SC | -4.0% | +38.4% | +95.9% | +140.7% | $530K |
| 75 | Mauldin, SC | SC | +1.8% | +37.9% | +89.5% | +200.9% | $390.7K |
| 76 | Chapin, SC | SC | +23.3% | +37.6% | +37.1% | +100.9% | $569.9K |
| 77 | Moore, SC | SC | +24.8% | +37.2% | +58.8% | +97.3% | $422.9K |
| 78 | Enoree, SC | SC | -7.6% | +36.8% | +125.8% | +401.6% | $263K |
| 79 | Walterboro, SC | SC | +14.4% | +36.3% | +89.5% | +291.1% | $281.6K |
| 80 | North Charleston, SC | SC | -6.2% | +33.5% | +100.8% | +127.3% | $412.7K |
| 81 | Newberry, SC | SC | -2.0% | +32.9% | +115.9% | +121.6% | $285K |
| 82 | Inman, SC | SC | -18.6% | +30.0% | -30.3% | +17.3% | $311.6K |
| 83 | Lyman, SC | SC | +13.0% | +29.6% | +70.2% | +183.4% | $453.7K |
| 84 | Dalzell, SC | SC | -31.2% | +29.4% | +15.4% | +49.0% | $165K |
| 85 | Conway, SC | SC | +7.8% | +28.5% | +13.5% | +64.8% | $331.1K |
| 86 | Mount Pleasant, SC | SC | +6.1% | +27.3% | +65.6% | -4.9% | $1.23M |
| 87 | Ware Shoals, SC | SC | -5.4% | +26.9% | -6.7% | +189.4% | $192.5K |
| 88 | Bluffton, SC | SC | -14.4% | +26.6% | +14.3% | +171.0% | $825.2K |
| 89 | Lexington, SC | SC | -15.8% | +26.6% | +2.2% | +75.4% | $349.8K |
| 90 | Darlington, SC | SC | +60.3% | +25.1% | +57.1% | +66.7% | $184.2K |
| 91 | Edgefield, SC | SC | +58.2% | +22.8% | +106.2% | +69.2% | $321.4K |
| 92 | Orangeburg, SC | SC | -7.8% | +22.6% | +0.9% | -21.2% | $206.3K |
| 93 | Pageland, SC | SC | +8.9% | +22.4% | +40.6% | +91.8% | $236.9K |
| 94 | Travelers Rest, SC | SC | +8.3% | +22.4% | +90.7% | +123.7% | $375.1K |
| 95 | Sunset, SC | SC | +79.0% | +20.8% | +94.0% | +452.5% | $1.76M |
| 96 | Indian Land, SC | SC | -8.6% | +20.2% | +27.3% | -51.4% | $571.3K |
| 97 | Seabrook, SC | SC | -5.4% | +20.0% | -39.5% | +635.4% | $250.8K |
| 98 | Gloverville, SC | SC | — | +18.4% | — | — | $269.9K |
| 99 | Beaufort, SC | SC | -23.0% | +17.1% | -14.3% | +69.0% | $431.4K |
| 100 | Batesburg, SC | SC | -62.2% | +16.7% | -39.3% | -51.3% | $90.4K |
How to read these numbers
Velocity vs. level
A market with 25% one-year appreciation is moving fast — but a market with steady 6% over ten years has compounded much further. Use 10Y as the long-run signal, 1Y as the momentum signal.
Mean-reversion risk
Markets that posted huge 1Y and 3Y gains often cool over the next cycle. Compare 1Y to 5Y: if 1Y is far above 5Y, the trend is accelerating; if far below, it is decelerating — often the more important signal.
Sample sanity
We require a minimum current median price (default $50K) to filter out tiny ZIPs with noisy data. Raise that threshold for serious investment markets; lower it to find emerging niches. Source: public record.