Rock Hill, SC housing market
The typical Rock Hill home is worth about $324,000, down 1.6% in a year, 6% above the South Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 46 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Rock Hill compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Rock Hill at a glance
A balanced market
About 4.4 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Rock Hill | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $169,000 | $171,000 |
| 2018 | $183,000 | $180,000 |
| 2019 | $187,000 | $190,000 |
| 2020 | $203,000 | $201,000 |
| 2021 | $241,000 | $222,000 |
| 2022 | $289,000 | $260,000 |
| 2023 | $314,000 | $291,000 |
| 2024 | $329,000 | $301,000 |
| 2025 | $336,000 | $306,000 |
| 2026 | $327,000 | $305,000 |
| August 2026 | $324,000 | $306,000 |
664 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 664 new homes in Rock Hill in 2025: 189 single-family houses and 475 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $169 million to build. That's 8.8 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of South Carolina as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Rock Hill has permitted 3,988 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Rock Hill gained 8,218 residents while 3,545 new homes were permitted: about 2.3 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across South Carolina: 1.8 new residents per new home.
How Rock Hill ranks on housing keeping up with growth →
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 859 | 193 | 666 | $202.1 million |
| 2025 | 664 | 189 | 475 | $169 million |
| 2024 | 321 | 180 | 141 | $112.1 million |
| 2023 | 217 | 158 | 59 | $62.6 million |
| 2022 | 469 | 248 | 221 | $112.7 million |
| 2021 | 680 | 306 | 374 | $122.7 million |
| 2020 | 219 | 219 | 0 | $59.2 million |
| 2019 | 433 | 258 | 175 | $100.9 million |
| 2018 | 250 | 238 | 12 | $65.9 million |
| 2017 | 551 | 243 | 308 | $99.5 million |
| 2016 | 184 | 169 | 15 | $52 million |
| 2015 | 545 | 234 | 311 | $103.9 million |
| 2014 | 834 | 234 | 600 | $139.8 million |
| 2013 | 242 | 242 | 0 | $63 million |
| 2012 | 149 | 149 | 0 | $38.3 million |
| 2011 | 147 | 99 | 48 | $28.1 million |
| 2010 | 210 | 189 | 21 | $39.2 million |
| 2009 | 110 | 102 | 8 | $21.7 million |
| 2008 | 317 | 245 | 72 | $55 million |
| 2007 | 1,002 | 434 | 568 | $145.9 million |
| 2006 | 1,103 | 847 | 256 | $128.5 million |
| 2005 | 711 | 703 | 8 | $97 million |
| 2004 | 690 | 686 | 4 | $91.8 million |
| 2003 | 845 | 845 | 0 | $111 million |
| 2002 | 954 | 729 | 225 | $93.4 million |
| 2001 | 1,070 | 745 | 325 | $93.1 million |
| 2000 | 1,532 | 660 | 872 | $107.3 million |
How Rock Hill ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Rock Hill and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | $324K | −1.6% | $1,510 | 664 | $68,771 |
| Newport | — | +2.8%† | $1,500 | — | $110,417 |
| India Hook | — | +2.7%† | $1,510 | — | $106,667 |
| Lesslie | — | −0.9%† | $1,460 | — | $100,618 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
4.7 years of income
The typical Rock Hill home costs about 4.7 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across South Carolina (4.4).
How Rock Hill 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 $1,510
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Rock Hill is $1,510 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Rock Hill pay a median of $1,341, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 26% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,310 · 4 bedrooms $2,360
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (29730, 29732; Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-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, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.