Alcolu, SC housing market
The typical Alcolu home is worth about $177,000, down 3.6% in a year, 42% below the South Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Alcolu compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Alcolu at a glance
Only 1 sale in March 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2017–2026
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| January | Alcolu | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $136,000 | $180,000 |
| 2019 | $134,000 | $190,000 |
| 2020 | $149,000 | $201,000 |
| 2021 | $172,000 | $222,000 |
| 2022 | $198,000 | $260,000 |
| 2023 | $185,000 | $291,000 |
| 2024 | $183,000 | $301,000 |
| 2025 | $192,000 | $306,000 |
| 2026 | $185,000 | $305,000 |
| August 2026 | $177,000 | $306,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Alcolu is $950 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $710 · 4 bedrooms $1,450
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (29001; Sumter, SC MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, March 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.