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Building a house in South Carolina

How many new single-family homes each of South Carolina's counties permitted in 2025, what builders declared they would cost, and who is listed here to build one.

39,897 new homes permitted in 2025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey

A lot ZIP anywhere in the US gives its county and these figures on the home page map.

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Map of South Carolina counties, shaded by new single-family homes permitted in 2025
New single-family homes permitted in 2025, per countyUnder 5050 to 199200 to 499500 to 1,9992,000 or moreNo dataUS Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025.

Every county in South Carolina

New single-family homes permitted in 2025 and the average value builders declared per home. Permit values usually run below the full cost to build, and an average from fewer than 10 permits is left out. Sort by any column.

CountyNew homesAverage permit value
Horry County6,418$218,000
Greenville County4,222$444,000
Spartanburg County3,986$209,000
Charleston County2,401$395,000
Richland County2,336$182,000
Lexington County2,004$362,000
York County1,949$355,000
Berkeley County1,802$335,000
Aiken County1,634$339,000
Dorchester County1,596$378,000
Anderson County1,299$266,000
Jasper County1,246$265,000
Beaufort County1,144$700,000
Lancaster County1,110$450,000
Pickens County930$453,000
Laurens County866$194,000
Oconee County733$433,000
Florence County553$171,000
Kershaw County456$266,000
Georgetown County377$589,000
Sumter County320$168,000
Chester County310$343,000
Greenwood County310$184,000
Cherokee County199$251,000
Darlington County197$194,000
Edgefield County186$381,000
Abbeville County157$205,000
Newberry County151$405,000
McCormick County119$448,000
Chesterfield County117$245,000
Clarendon County114$213,000
Union County89$134,000
Orangeburg County83$144,000
Fairfield County74$347,000
Colleton County71$463,000
Marion County71$137,000
Saluda County61$416,000
Dillon County41$104,000
Calhoun County38$241,000
Williamsburg County35$167,000
Barnwell County31$328,000
Lee County22$267,000
Hampton County17$426,000
Bamberg County12$176,000
Marlboro County6None
Allendale County4None

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Permit values are what builders declare and usually run below the full cost to build.

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