Dorchester County, SC Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Dorchester County, SC is $378,075. There were 3,239 home sales in Dorchester County, SC over the past 12 months. The median residential Dorchester County, SC home value for transactions over the previous year is $356,805. The number of current listings in Dorchester County, SC is 3,806, and the percentage of properties for sale is 3806.00%. The county has 320 foreclosures, 38 bank owned properties, 33 headed for auction, and 3,806 properties for sale.

Dorchester County, SC Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Summerville

$ 392,740

$ 199/sqft

Dorchester

$ 285,000

$ 208/sqft

North Charleston

$ 342,108

$ 221/sqft

Harleyville

$ 358,693

$ 187/sqft

Ridgeville

$ 472,217

$ 209/sqft

Reevesville

$ 325,000

$ 134/sqft

Saint George

$ 299,900

$ 163/sqft

Housing Market Summary for Dorchester County, SC

Sep 2025September 2026Change
Median Listing Price$389K$385K-1.03%
Median Sold Price$357.5K$354.3K-0.91%
Homes For Sale2,4993,73749.54%
Homes Sold1,149820-28.63%
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Price Per Square Foot

On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.

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Browse Homes in Dorchester County, SC

Dorchester County, SC home values range from $40,111 to $4,665,125. Ridgeville is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $459,990, and Saint George is most affordable with average house prices of around $320,000.

Foreclosure
There are 7 cities within Dorchester County, SC; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $363,762 in Saint George to the lowest value of $41,249 in Saint George. Foreclosure homes account for 6.00% of properties in Dorchester County, SC with Summerville containing 482 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 4.75% of all residential properties in Dorchester County, SC with Summerville containing 395 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 7 cities within Dorchester County, SC; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $1,114,461 in Reevesville to the lowest home value of $41,249 in Saint George.
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Dorchester County, SC ranges from the highest value of $725,849 in Summerville to the lowest value of $95,167 in North Charleston. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.72% of properties in Dorchester County, SC. There are 7 cities within Dorchester County, SC; Summerville containing 46 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Summerville has 41 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Dorchester County, SC. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.63% of all properties in Dorchester County, SC. There are 7 cities within Dorchester County, SC; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $681,183 in Dorchester to the lowest value of $150,000 in Dorchester.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 72.61% of residential properties in Dorchester County, SC with Summerville containing 4984 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 7 cities within Dorchester County, SC; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $725,000 in Dorchester to the lowest value of $40,111 in Reevesville.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $523,025 in Dorchester to the lowest price of $60,565 in Dorchester. There are 7 cities within Dorchester County, SC. Summerville has 720 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 15.19% of properties in Dorchester County, SC.

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