Aiken, SC housing market
The typical Aiken home is worth about $281,000, up 3.5% in a year, 8% below the South Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 51 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Aiken compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Aiken at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 3.3 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Aiken | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $163,000 | $171,000 |
| 2018 | $170,000 | $180,000 |
| 2019 | $183,000 | $190,000 |
| 2020 | $193,000 | $201,000 |
| 2021 | $213,000 | $222,000 |
| 2022 | $242,000 | $260,000 |
| 2023 | $261,000 | $291,000 |
| 2024 | $265,000 | $301,000 |
| 2025 | $271,000 | $306,000 |
| 2026 | $276,000 | $305,000 |
| August 2026 | $281,000 | $306,000 |
3.7 years of income
The typical Aiken home costs about 3.7 years of the town's median household income, less than across South Carolina (4.4 years).
How Aiken ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.