Olar, SC housing market
The typical Olar home is worth about $137,000, about the same as a year ago, 55% below the South Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Olar compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Olar at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Olar | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $106,000 | $171,000 |
| 2018 | $102,000 | $180,000 |
| 2019 | $103,000 | $190,000 |
| 2020 | $100,000 | $201,000 |
| 2021 | $119,000 | $222,000 |
| 2022 | $127,000 | $260,000 |
| 2023 | $126,000 | $291,000 |
| 2024 | $138,000 | $301,000 |
| 2025 | $148,000 | $306,000 |
| 2026 | $143,000 | $305,000 |
| August 2026 | $137,000 | $306,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Olar is $1,010 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,340
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (29843; Bamberg County, SC), 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.