St. Matthews, SC housing market
The typical St. Matthews home is worth about $188,000, up 6.2% in a year, 39% below the South Carolina typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how St. Matthews compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
St. Matthews at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | St. Matthews | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $126,000 | $171,000 |
| 2018 | $127,000 | $180,000 |
| 2019 | $135,000 | $190,000 |
| 2020 | $143,000 | $201,000 |
| 2021 | $158,000 | $222,000 |
| 2022 | $177,000 | $260,000 |
| 2023 | $182,000 | $291,000 |
| 2024 | $188,000 | $301,000 |
| 2025 | $187,000 | $306,000 |
| 2026 | $178,000 | $305,000 |
| August 2026 | $188,000 | $306,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2011
No permits for new homes were issued in St. Matthews in 2011. The last year with any was 2009 (1 new home).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $132,000 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 4 | $190,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $716,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $305,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $210,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $448,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $168,000 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $336,000 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $448,000 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $392,000 |
St. Matthews's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2011, so the 2011 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
3.7 years of income
The typical St. Matthews home costs about 3.7 years of the town's median household income, less 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 $1,170
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in St. Matthews is $1,170 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in St. Matthews pay a median of $970, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 27% of the town's median household income.
Studio $960 · 4 bedrooms $1,800
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (29135; 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. 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.