Chapin, SC housing market
The typical Chapin home is worth about $444,000, up 2.3% in a year, 45% above the South Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Chapin compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Chapin at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Chapin | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $252,000 | $171,000 |
| 2018 | $262,000 | $180,000 |
| 2019 | $265,000 | $190,000 |
| 2020 | $277,000 | $201,000 |
| 2021 | $306,000 | $222,000 |
| 2022 | $361,000 | $260,000 |
| 2023 | $405,000 | $291,000 |
| 2024 | $421,000 | $301,000 |
| 2025 | $434,000 | $306,000 |
| 2026 | $440,000 | $305,000 |
| August 2026 | $444,000 | $306,000 |
5.6 years of income
The typical Chapin home costs about 5.6 years of the town's median household income, more than across South Carolina (4.4 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,880
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Chapin is $1,880 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Chapin pay a median of $1,570, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 28% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,520 · 4 bedrooms $2,820
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (29036; Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area), 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. 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.