Summerville, SC housing market
The typical Summerville home is worth about $380,000, down 0.8% in a year, 24% above the South Carolina typical home. Homes typically sell in 67 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Summerville compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Summerville at a glance
A balanced market
About 4.1 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Summerville | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $223,000 | $171,000 |
| 2018 | $239,000 | $180,000 |
| 2019 | $251,000 | $190,000 |
| 2020 | $261,000 | $201,000 |
| 2021 | $284,000 | $222,000 |
| 2022 | $336,000 | $260,000 |
| 2023 | $371,000 | $291,000 |
| 2024 | $383,000 | $301,000 |
| 2025 | $385,000 | $306,000 |
| 2026 | $381,000 | $305,000 |
| August 2026 | $380,000 | $306,000 |
489 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 489 new homes in Summerville in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $183.3 million to build. That's 9.5 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of South Carolina as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Summerville has permitted 3,094 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Summerville gained 7,523 residents while 3,270 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 Summerville 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) | 334 | 334 | 0 | $145.8 million |
| 2025 | 489 | 489 | 0 | $183.3 million |
| 2024 | 237 | 237 | 0 | $85.4 million |
| 2023 | 243 | 243 | 0 | $88 million |
| 2022 | 187 | 187 | 0 | $56.9 million |
| 2021 | 236 | 177 | 59 | $53.5 million |
| 2020 | 432 | 216 | 216 | $79.1 million |
| 2019 | 213 | 213 | 0 | $46.4 million |
| 2018 | 294 | 294 | 0 | $80 million |
| 2017 | 223 | 181 | 42 | $51.6 million |
| 2016 | 540 | 272 | 268 | $96.6 million |
| 2015 | 231 | 231 | 0 | $50.7 million |
| 2014 | 594 | 333 | 261 | $101.3 million |
| 2013 | 490 | 246 | 244 | $74.5 million |
| 2012 | 411 | 283 | 128 | $78 million |
| 2011 | 150 | 150 | 0 | $33.4 million |
| 2010 | 124 | 124 | 0 | $27.4 million |
| 2009 | 100 | 84 | 16 | $18.3 million |
| 2008 | 221 | 174 | 47 | $40.7 million |
| 2007 | 460 | 460 | 0 | $83.3 million |
| 2006 | 652 | 652 | 0 | $102.8 million |
| 2005 | 1,639 | 1,047 | 592 | $191.5 million |
| 2004 | 1,291 | 1,011 | 280 | $155.2 million |
| 2003 | 1,060 | 708 | 352 | $112 million |
| 2002 | 675 | 525 | 150 | $81.7 million |
| 2001 | 434 | 419 | 15 | $53.6 million |
| 2000 | 405 | 234 | 171 | $37.9 million |
How Summerville 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.
Summerville and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerville | $380K | −0.8% | $1,640 | 489 | $81,046 |
| Lincolnville | $342K | −2% | $1,760 | — | $40,417 |
| North Charleston | $310K | −1.4% | $1,730 | 1,088 | $62,956 |
4.7 years of income
The typical Summerville home costs about 4.7 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across South Carolina (4.4).
How Summerville 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 $1,640
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Summerville is $1,640 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Summerville pay a median of $1,526. A two-bedroom takes about 24% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,430 · 4 bedrooms $2,340
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (29456, 29483, 29485, 29486; Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA), 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.