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Edisto Beach, SC Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Edisto Beach, SC Housing Market Trends

With a population of 1,049, 562 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $443,311, Edisto Beach real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Edisto Beach home values aren't among America's most expensive.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Edisto Beach, accounting for 73.23% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Edisto Beach include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 12.75%), row houses and other attached homes ( 7.08%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 6.90%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Edisto Beach. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 88.26% of Edisto Beach's homes, and 68.14% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Edisto Beach built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Edisto Beach built between 2000 and later ( 26.18%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 5.68%).

A decent proportion of the Edisto Beach housing stock is seasonally occupied. That is, homes and condos in Edisto Beach are occupied by people for a portion of the year - mainly for vacation purposes - and then locked up and left unoccupied for the remainder of the year as owners return to their primary residences. This characteristic of the Edisto Beach housing market speaks to its popularity as a vacation location of choice.

Edisto Beach Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Edisto Beach have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 118.54%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Edisto Beach house appreciation rate of 8.13%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Edisto Beach's appreciation rate, at 8.43%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Edisto Beach's appreciation rate has been -0.69%, which annualizes to a rate of -2.71%.

Notably, Edisto Beach's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to South Carolina, our data show that Edisto Beach's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in South Carolina.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$443,311

Edisto Beach, SC Home Prices
> $1,309,000
$981,001 - $1,309,000
$654,001 - $981,000
$524,001 - $654,000
$393,001 - $524,000
$262,001 - $393,000
$131,001 - $262,000
$65,001 - $131,000
$0 - $65,000
9.0%
9.0%
7.4%
7.4%
16.1%
16.1%
7.5%
7.5%
6.6%
6.6%
4.2%
4.2%
11.0%
11.0%
20.4%
20.4%
17.8%
17.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for South carolina

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

562

Edisto Beach Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,684 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
88.3%
88.3%
11.7%
11.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
74.7%
74.7%
25.3%
25.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
26.2%
26.2%
67.8%
67.8%
5.7%
5.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
73.2%
73.2%
7.1%
7.1%
12.8%
12.8%
6.9%
6.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.6%
1.6%
8.7%
8.7%
13.5%
13.5%
34.7%
34.7%
33.4%
33.4%
8.1%
8.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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