Market Snapshot
Report generated March 2026
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 414,711 ↑ 1.6% since 2020 |
| Median Household Income | $84,320 13% above national median |
| Median Home Value | $450,800 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.5% |
| Median Age | 39.0 years |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 14.9% |
| Total Land Sales (Past 12 Months) | 191 transactions |
| Active Listings | 193 properties |
| Avg Days on Market | 96 days |
Rural Land Sales (1+ Acres) (Sep 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Price/Acre | $88,000 |
| Recent Sales | 86 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 89 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 7.17 acres |
| Active Listings | 101 properties |
Recent Rural Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 2.30 | $600,000 | $260,870 | 8042 Mariners Lndg | Awendaw |
| Mar 2026 | 20.00 | $537,500 | $26,875 | 0 Toogoodoo Rd | Adams Run |
| Mar 2026 | 11.19 | $375,000 | $33,512 | 5553 Elliott Estates Rd | Hollywood |
| Mar 2026 | 1.03 | $1,300,000 | $1,262,136 | 4875 Sound View Dr | Mount Pleasant |
| Mar 2026 | 1.00 | $137,000 | $137,000 | 0 Shadow Pond Rd | Johns Island |
| Feb 2026 | 2.41 | $575,000 | $238,589 | 44 Edisto Ferry Rd | Edisto Island |
| Feb 2026 | 2.04 | $265,000 | $129,902 | 696 Broadmarsh Rd | Mc Clellanville |
| Feb 2026 | 5.01 | $330,000 | $65,868 | 8874 Old Georgetown Rd | Mc Clellanville |
| Feb 2026 | 7.79 | $450,000 | $57,766 | 564 Dupre Rd | Mc Clellanville |
| Feb 2026 | 5.00 | $248,900 | $49,780 | 4559 Highway 165 | Yonges Island |
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 1.39 | $257,500 | $185,252 | 964 Awendaw Lakes Blvd | Awendaw |
| Feb 2026 | 2.08 | $248,900 | $119,663 | 15 Beagle Club Rd #15 | Hollywood |
| Feb 2026 | 2.10 | $367,500 | $175,000 | 22 Hopkins Place Dr | Edisto Island |
| Feb 2026 | 1.16 | $119,000 | $102,586 | 478 Beulah Dr | Mc Clellanville |
| Feb 2026 | 3.62 | $550,000 | $151,934 | 4226 Wild Turkey Way | Johns Island |
| Feb 2026 | 1.30 | $185,000 | $142,308 | 1407 Geneva Shaw Ln | Wadmalaw Island |
| Feb 2026 | 3.36 | $210,000 | $62,500 | 8260 Oyster Factory Rd | Edisto Island |
| Feb 2026 | 5.93 | $410,000 | $69,140 | 4033 River Rd | Johns Island |
| Feb 2026 | 4.00 | $225,000 | $56,250 | 1 Sol Farm Rd | Johns Island |
| Feb 2026 | 1.05 | $350,000 | $333,333 | 4117 Nesting Egret Dr | Johns Island |
| Feb 2026 | 11.31 | $2,415,000 | $213,528 | 6056 Chisolm Rd | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 10.56 | $450,000 | $42,614 | 4 Preserve Rd | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 3.00 | $1,135,000 | $378,333 | 977 Ivory Bill Ln | Mc Clellanville |
| Jan 2026 | 20.02 | $1,325,000 | $66,184 | 3296 Legareville Rd | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 6.87 | $290,000 | $42,213 | 8750 Old Georgetown Rd | Mc Clellanville |
| Jan 2026 | 5.33 | $282,499 | $53,002 | 6770 Ethel Post Office Rd | Hollywood |
| Jan 2026 | 7.00 | $265,000 | $37,857 | 4280 River Rd | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 2.02 | $180,000 | $89,109 | 00 Chisolm Road | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 15.00 | $370,000 | $24,667 | 8942 Old Georgetown Rd | Mc Clellanville |
| Jan 2026 | 2.83 | $300,000 | $106,007 | 3675 Chisolm Rd | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 15.00 | $400,000 | $26,667 | 8926 Old Georgetown Rd | Mc Clellanville |
| Jan 2026 | 8.01 | $400,000 | $49,938 | 2515 Joseph Pearline Rd | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 21.34 | $600,000 | $28,116 | 2495 Plow Ground Rd | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 10.60 | $1,000,000 | $94,340 | 5030 N Highway 17 | Awendaw |
| Dec 2025 | 4.99 | $205,000 | $41,082 | 6774 Spring Grove Rd | Adams Run |
| Dec 2025 | 2.50 | $220,000 | $88,000 | 7817 Little Britton Rd Lot C-2 | Hollywood |
| Dec 2025 | 1.23 | $410,000 | $333,338 | 3269 Maybank Hwy | Johns Island |
| Dec 2025 | 4.01 | $190,000 | $47,382 | 4731 Savannah Hwy | Ravenel |
| Dec 2025 | 3.00 | $99,900 | $33,300 | 0 Coon Club Road | Meggett |
| Dec 2025 | 1.86 | $224,000 | $120,430 | 0 Cooper Judge Ln | Charleston |
| Dec 2025 | 2.41 | $115,000 | $47,718 | 2560 Cherry Point Rd | Johns Island |
| Dec 2025 | 9.06 | $650,000 | $71,744 | 0 Champneys Ln | Ravenel |
| Dec 2025 | 14.18 | $600,000 | $42,313 | 3519 Bohicket Rd | Johns Island |
| Dec 2025 | 72.69 | $2,000,000 | $27,514 | 0 Back 40 Rd | Wadmalaw Island |
| Dec 2025 | 1.32 | $420,000 | $318,183 | 2762 Burden Creek Rd | Johns Island |
| Dec 2025 | 9.15 | $202,500 | $22,131 | 7799 Morris Bing Rd | Adams Run |
| Dec 2025 | 6.34 | $1,250,000 | $197,161 | 4139 Pritchard Green Rd | Awendaw |
| Dec 2025 | 2.60 | $305,000 | $117,309 | 2513 Daniel Fludd Rd | Johns Island |
| Dec 2025 | 1.00 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | 895 Stillwater Dr | Charleston |
| Dec 2025 | 1.20 | $150,000 | $125,000 | 722 Romain Rd. | McClellanville |
| Dec 2025 | 1.50 | $1,300,000 | $866,667 | 1402 Grimke St | North Charleston |
| Nov 2025 | 1.90 | $2,360,995 | $1,242,629 | 1370 Rifle Range Rd | Mount Pleasant |
| Nov 2025 | 1.21 | $75,000 | $61,983 | LOT 2 Old Military Rd | Adams Run |
| Nov 2025 | 2.66 | $325,000 | $122,180 | 5 Giddyup Ln | Awendaw |
| Nov 2025 | 1.06 | $740,000 | $698,122 | Cape Island Dr | Mount Pleasant |
| Nov 2025 | 1.00 | $125,000 | $125,000 | 1151 Harts Bluff Rd | Wadmalaw Island |
| Nov 2025 | 1.06 | $243,230 | $229,465 | Park West Blvd | Mount Pleasant |
| Nov 2025 | 1.70 | $220,000 | $129,412 | 0 Highway 165 | Hollywood |
| Nov 2025 | 4.40 | $155,000 | $35,227 | 0 Society Rd | McClellanville |
| Nov 2025 | 3.26 | $165,000 | $50,613 | 5856 Martin St Lot 1 | Ravenel |
| Nov 2025 | 10.00 | $149,236 | $14,924 | 5496 Mauss Hill Rd | Adams Run |
| Nov 2025 | 10.00 | $119,212 | $11,921 | 5522 Mauss Hill Rd | Adams Run |
| Nov 2025 | 10.23 | $101,551 | $9,927 | 1 Mauss Hill | Adams Run |
| Oct 2025 | 6.03 | $250,000 | $41,459 | 8455 Old Georgetown Rd | Mc Clellanville |
| Oct 2025 | 8.30 | $285,000 | $34,337 | 9547 N Highway 17 #A | Mc Clellanville |
| Oct 2025 | 3.15 | $165,000 | $52,381 | 5856 Martin St Lot 2 | Ravenel |
| Oct 2025 | 25.42 | $4,000,000 | $157,356 | 5221 Water Way Ln | Hollywood |
| Oct 2025 | 1.30 | $700,000 | $538,462 | 7909 Pelican Bay Dr | Awendaw |
| Oct 2025 | 1.00 | $155,000 | $155,000 | 0 Michelle Ln | Johns Island |
| Oct 2025 | 1.90 | $225,000 | $118,421 | 0 Fifteen Mile Landing Rd | Awendaw |
| Oct 2025 | 1.22 | $288,750 | $236,680 | 612 Fleming Rd | Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 4.60 | $225,000 | $48,913 | 387 Dunmeyer Hill Rd | Ladson |
| Oct 2025 | 15.98 | $850,000 | $53,191 | 7083 Whistling Alligator Way | Wadmalaw Island |
| Oct 2025 | 2.31 | $1,250,000 | $541,126 | 7919 Pelican Bay Dr | Awendaw |
| Oct 2025 | 7.00 | $225,000 | $32,143 | 0 Boy Scout Rd | Wadmalaw Island |
| Oct 2025 | 1.00 | $82,500 | $82,500 | 515 Mouzons Blf | Mc Clellanville |
| Oct 2025 | 1.88 | $275,000 | $146,277 | 13 Aldebaran Way | Mc Clellanville |
| Oct 2025 | 1.80 | $210,000 | $116,667 | 1013 Sago Ct | Johns Island |
| Sep 2025 | 51.73 | $1,339,550 | $25,895 | 2380 Highway 174 | Edisto Island |
| Sep 2025 | 15.00 | $850,000 | $56,667 | 1001 N Highway 17 | Mc Clellanville |
| Sep 2025 | 7.00 | $850,000 | $121,429 | 10141 N Highway 17 | Mc Clellanville |
| Sep 2025 | 35.00 | $675,000 | $19,286 | 5746 Martin St | Ravenel |
| Sep 2025 | 3.88 | $1,850,000 | $476,806 | Highway 78 | Ladson |
| Sep 2025 | 4.62 | $235,000 | $50,866 | 1871 Bellfield Rd | Mc Clellanville |
| Sep 2025 | 2.86 | $154,000 | $53,846 | 6594 Osborn Way | Adams Run |
| Sep 2025 | 3.35 | $1,050,000 | $313,433 | 993 Ivory Bill Ln | Mc Clellanville |
Suburban/Urban Land Sales (Under 1 Acre) (Sep 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Lot Price | $449,000 |
| Recent Sales | 105 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 95 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 0.37 acres |
| Active Listings | 92 properties |
Recent Suburban/Urban Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0.24 | $135,000 | 6061 Jacobs Point Blvd | Hollywood |
| Mar 2026 | 0.14 | $874,900 | 1304 Lieben Rd | Mount Pleasant |
| Mar 2026 | 0.53 | $275,000 | 835 Mellichamp Dr | Charleston |
| Mar 2026 | 0.31 | $150,000 | 0 Dorchester Rd | North Charleston |
| Mar 2026 | 0.55 | $230,000 | 1950 Bradham Rd | Charleston |
| Mar 2026 | 0.45 | $335,000 | 2016 Sea Water Dr | Charleston |
| Mar 2026 | 0.80 | $155,000 | 0 Lucys Ln | Mount Pleasant |
| Mar 2026 | 0.51 | $145,000 | 9864 Tremont Ave | Ladson |
| Mar 2026 | 0.70 | $840,000 | 1422 Dupree Creek Dr | Awendaw |
| Feb 2026 | 0.51 | $365,000 | 1315 Lieben Rd | Mount Pleasant |
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 0.53 | $915,000 | 3034 Eventide Dr | Johns Island |
| Feb 2026 | 0.39 | $929,000 | 4021 Kaolin St | Charleston |
| Feb 2026 | 0.81 | $335,000 | 4213 Lady Banks Ln | Hollywood |
| Feb 2026 | 0.24 | $250,000 | 1438 Joy Ave | Charleston |
| Feb 2026 | 0.07 | $793,459 | 1604B Marsh Harbor Ln | Mount Pleasant |
| Feb 2026 | 0.34 | $200,000 | 2018 River Bend Dr | Charleston |
| Feb 2026 | 0.29 | $6,250,000 | 509 Pete Dye Pl | Johns Island |
| Feb 2026 | 0.03 | $200,000 | 165 President St | Charleston |
| Feb 2026 | 0.06 | $925,000 | Motley Ln | Charleston |
| Feb 2026 | 0.05 | $950,000 | 12 W Mariners Cay Dr | Folly Beach |
| Feb 2026 | 0.09 | $500,000 | 12 Gordon St | Charleston |
| Feb 2026 | 0.04 | $215,000 | 2 Kennedy Ct | Charleston |
| Feb 2026 | 0.35 | $1,900,000 | 4430 Hope Plantation Dr | Johns Island |
| Feb 2026 | 0.39 | $2,910,000 | 2208 Beckenham Dr | Mount Pleasant |
| Feb 2026 | 0.07 | $1,215,000 | 99 Hanover St | Charleston |
| Jan 2026 | 0.36 | $485,000 | 6005 Ridgeway Ave | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 0.36 | $550,000 | 40 Cotton Hall | Kiawah Island |
| Jan 2026 | 0.30 | $3,250,000 | 41 Cotton Hall | Kiawah Island |
| Jan 2026 | 0.37 | $168,000 | 1543 Keswick Dr | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 0.14 | $400,000 | 3108 Seabrook Village Dr | Seabrook Island |
| Jan 2026 | 0.31 | $185,000 | 1033 Main St | Charleston |
| Jan 2026 | 0.62 | $325,000 | 2580 Fassitt Rd | Charleston |
| Jan 2026 | 0.11 | $605,000 | 891 Ashley Ave | Charleston |
| Jan 2026 | 0.23 | $160,000 | 3097 S Shore Dr | Charleston |
| Jan 2026 | 0.36 | $1,250,000 | 272 Quince St | Mount Pleasant |
| Jan 2026 | 0.68 | $900,000 | 3 Oyster Shell Rd | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 0.38 | $173,000 | 3313 Oak Branch Rd | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 0.32 | $450,000 | 4294 Turtle Landing Ct | Johns Island |
| Jan 2026 | 0.51 | $635,000 | 124 Sawgrass Ln | Johns Island |
| Dec 2025 | 0.13 | $1,500,000 | 13 Trumbo St | Charleston |
| Dec 2025 | 0.72 | $250,000 | 3027 Doar Creek Trl | Awendaw |
| Dec 2025 | 0.32 | $2,300,000 | LOT 2 Oak Harbor Blvd | Isle Of Palms |
| Dec 2025 | 0.34 | $615,000 | 52 Greensward Rd | Johns Island |
| Dec 2025 | 0.33 | $449,000 | 3222 Waverly Ln | Johns Island |
| Dec 2025 | 0.56 | $600,000 | 61 Blue Heron Pond Rd | Kiawah Island |
| Dec 2025 | 0.36 | $750,000 | 295 W Coleman Blvd | Mount Pleasant |
| Dec 2025 | 0.31 | $550,000 | 1010 Basin Ln | Johns Island |
| Dec 2025 | 0.69 | $375,000 | 5331 Angelica Cir | Awendaw |
| Dec 2025 | 0.24 | $2,000,000 | 2153 Westrivers Rd | Charleston |
| Dec 2025 | 0.19 | $1,315,000 | Riverbend Dr | Charleston |
| Dec 2025 | 0.20 | $362,500 | 57 Poinsett St | Charleston |
| Dec 2025 | 0.09 | $725,000 | 57 Poinsett St | Charleston |
| Dec 2025 | 0.90 | $375,000 | 5116 Timber Race Crse | Hollywood |
| Nov 2025 | 0.53 | $1,290,039 | 914 Lakeview Dr | Mount Pleasant |
| Nov 2025 | 0.62 | $465,000 | 2389 Rushland Landing Rd | Johns Island |
| Nov 2025 | 0.22 | $650,000 | 963 Tupelo Bay Dr | Mount Pleasant |
| Nov 2025 | 0.29 | $45,000 | 6144 Fox Dr | Ravenel |
| Nov 2025 | 0.38 | $509,250 | 13 Sweetgrass Ln | Johns Island |
| Nov 2025 | 0.17 | $165,000 | 1909 Bolton St | Charleston |
| Nov 2025 | 0.13 | $850,000 | 1 Nassau St | Charleston |
| Nov 2025 | 0.48 | $1,365,000 | 2437 Rice Pond Rd | Charleston |
| Nov 2025 | 0.37 | $3,700,000 | 241 Tom Watson Ln | Seabrook Island |
| Nov 2025 | 0.10 | $90,000 | 1907 Token St | North Charleston |
| Nov 2025 | 0.23 | $253,500 | 1444 Joy Ave | Charleston |
| Nov 2025 | 0.46 | $294,000 | 3638 Zacoma Dr | Mount Pleasant |
| Nov 2025 | 0.56 | $180,000 | 2426 River Rd | Johns Island |
| Nov 2025 | 0.24 | $925,000 | 410 Ashley East Ave | Folly Beach |
| Nov 2025 | 0.39 | $1,375,000 | 100 Bass Creek Ln | Johns Island |
| Nov 2025 | 0.38 | $252,000 | 1994 Sol Legare Rd | Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 0.11 | $49,000 | 184 W Boundary St | Summerville |
| Oct 2025 | 0.29 | $285,000 | 2182 Gulf Dr | Mount Pleasant |
| Oct 2025 | 0.46 | $740,000 | 1487 W Deep Creek Overlook | Awendaw |
| Oct 2025 | 0.40 | $250,000 | 2158 McNeil Washington Rd | Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 0.07 | $110,000 | 2047 Delaware Ave | North Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 0.57 | $75,000 | 723 Riley Rd | Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 0.47 | $4,900,000 | 2275 Seascape Ct | Johns Island |
| Oct 2025 | 0.40 | $1,250,000 | 257 Tom Watson Ln | Johns Island |
| Oct 2025 | 0.22 | $452,500 | 2195 Seabrook Island Rd | Johns Island |
| Oct 2025 | 0.26 | $350,000 | 7 Stratford Rd | Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 0.80 | $200,000 | 1192 Crystal Rd | Mount Pleasant |
| Oct 2025 | 0.07 | $33,000 | 5830 Longleaf Ave | North Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 0.24 | $1,495,000 | 2708 Crooked Stick Ln | Mount Pleasant |
| Oct 2025 | 0.31 | $1,675,000 | 4283 Turtle Landing Ct | Johns Island |
| Oct 2025 | 0.25 | $440,000 | 8295 Jack Island Dr | Johns Island |
| Oct 2025 | 0.47 | $190,000 | 3337 Walter Dr | Johns Island |
| Oct 2025 | 0.21 | $100,000 | 3581 Spence Dr | Johns Island |
| Oct 2025 | 0.31 | $427,500 | 1929 Orangeburg St | North Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 0.80 | $10,000 | 7939 Little Britton Rd | Hollywood |
| Oct 2025 | 0.31 | $635,000 | 2716 Tidal Ln | Johns Island |
| Oct 2025 | 0.50 | $3,830,000 | 186 Belted Kingfisher Rd | Johns Island |
| Oct 2025 | 0.11 | $165,000 | 828 5th Ave | Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 0.83 | $60,000 | 4366 Cave Ln | Hollywood |
| Oct 2025 | 0.17 | $58,000 | 2114 James Bell Dr | Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 0.59 | $1,018,668 | 5105 Saint George Ln | Hollywood |
| Oct 2025 | 0.22 | $80,000 | 4122 Blanton St | North Charleston |
| Oct 2025 | 0.89 | $297,000 | 837 Grannys Ln | Awendaw |
| Oct 2025 | 0.46 | $850,000 | 335 4th Ave | Mount Pleasant |
| Sep 2025 | 0.34 | $3,200,000 | 291 Ruddy Turnstone | Johns Island |
| Sep 2025 | 0.24 | $560,000 | 918 E Ashley Ave | Folly Beach |
| Sep 2025 | 0.87 | $210,000 | LOT 6 Nelson View Dr | Awendaw |
| Sep 2025 | 0.30 | $1,433,687 | 3703 Hartnett Blvd | Isle Of Palms |
| Sep 2025 | 0.50 | $189,000 | 1066 Fred Ravenel Rd | Awendaw |
| Sep 2025 | 0.34 | $46,500 | 5718 Glifton Ave | Ravenel |
| Sep 2025 | 0.93 | $265,000 | 1490 Boston Grill Rd | Mount Pleasant |
| Sep 2025 | 0.44 | $1,109,000 | 4029 Kaolin St | Charleston |
County Profile
| Demographic | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Population (2023) | 414,711 |
| Population (2020) | 408,235 |
| Population Growth | 1.59% |
| Median Household Income | $84,320 |
| Median Home Value | $450,800 |
| Total Housing Units | 206,299 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 30,800 |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 14.9% |
| Median Age | 39.0 |
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 89,757 (21.6%) |
| Unemployment Rate (BLS) | 3.9% |
Market Overview
Charleston County, South Carolina has a population of 414,711, which has grown 1.59% since 2020. The median household income is $84,320, above the national median of $74,580 by 13.1%. With a median home value of $450,800 and an unemployment rate of 3.9%, the local economy is strong. The housing vacancy rate of 14.9% suggests soft market conditions. Charleston County remains a key area for land acquisition in South Carolina. Recent rural land sales show a median price of $85,250 per acre, with properties averaging 7.20 acres. There are currently 193 active land listings in the county.
Related Resources
- Sell Land in Charleston County, SC
- How to Sell Land in South Carolina
- FSBO Guide
- Land Valuation Guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current population of Charleston County, South Carolina?
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, Charleston County has a population of 414,711. The county has grown 1.59% since the 2020 Census, indicating a growing community.
What is the median household income in Charleston County?
The median household income in Charleston County is $84,320, which is 13.1% above the national median of $74,580.
Is Charleston County growing or shrinking?
Charleston County is growing. The population has increased 1.59% since 2020.
What is the housing market like in Charleston County?
The median home value in Charleston County is $450,800. The housing vacancy rate is 14.9%, which suggests soft market conditions. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, indicating a strong local economy. Recent rural land sales (1+ acres) show a median price of $85,250 per acre. Suburban/urban lots under 1 acre have a median lot price of $451,250.
Does Reelvest buy land in Charleston County, South Carolina?
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Data Sources: Market data reflects recent vacant land transactions in the county. Demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Updated monthly.