Pickens, SC housing market
The typical Pickens home is worth about $280,000, up 3.4% in a year, 9% below the South Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 52 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Pickens compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Pickens at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2 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 | Pickens | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $128,000 | $171,000 |
| 2018 | $141,000 | $180,000 |
| 2019 | $149,000 | $190,000 |
| 2020 | $161,000 | $201,000 |
| 2021 | $181,000 | $222,000 |
| 2022 | $207,000 | $260,000 |
| 2023 | $239,000 | $291,000 |
| 2024 | $252,000 | $301,000 |
| 2025 | $272,000 | $306,000 |
| 2026 | $277,000 | $305,000 |
| August 2026 | $280,000 | $306,000 |
5.1 years of income
The typical Pickens home costs about 5.1 years of the town's median household income, more than across South Carolina (4.4 years).
How Pickens ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,180
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Pickens is $1,180 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Pickens pay a median of $828, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 26% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,030 · 4 bedrooms $1,720
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (29671; Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, 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.
Recent listings in Pickens
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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.