The story of this market
The typical home in Horry County, South Carolina sells for about $322,782, or $201 per square foot.
Prices are down 3.6% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 101 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 92% since 2000. Last year 35 of 64 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is hurricane, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,504 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,504 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively High.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+20.7%). Worst: 2010 (-9.8%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
-0.3%
SC · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,823
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 64 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
92
Relatively High
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $290,395,153.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
78.5%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23528 | 13400 | 78.5% | 7.5% | $185,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Horry County, South Carolina
The Horry County housing market shows signs of health with increased sales volume compared to the previous year. While median prices have seen a slight year-over-year decline, the market remains active as builders continue to add inventory to address demand.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 2.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 21 days on market with 2.6 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
3% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 89.21% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 4 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Sep 20, 2026.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
Horry County is experiencing development momentum with builders adding new housing inventory to meet demand, supported by ongoing economic impact from state-assisted housing projects.
The local economy is supported by housing development and construction, with state-level economic impact programs contributing to job creation and labor income in the county.
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- WonderWorks Myrtle Beach4.514.2 mi
- Sun Outdoors Myrtle Beach4.47 mi
- Topgolf Myrtle Beach4.414.5 mi
- Family Kingdom Amusement Park4.316.6 mi
- Myrtle Beach Convention Center4.515.1 mi
- Sun Outdoors Myrtle Beach4.47 mi
- Topgolf Myrtle Beach4.414.5 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament4.714.4 mi
- Avista Resort4.316.5 mi
- Broadway at the Beach4.614.4 mi
- Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach4.514.4 mi
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- SkyWheel Myrtle Beach4.615.9 mi
- WonderWorks Myrtle Beach4.514.2 mi
- Brookgreen Gardens4.828.3 mi
- Huntington Beach State Park4.829 mi
- The Original Benjamin's Calabash Seafood4.312.4 mi
- Hollywood Wax Museum4.614.2 mi
- Atalaya Castle4.630 mi
- Myrtle Beach State Park4.718.5 mi
- North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex4.713.7 mi
- Conway Riverwalk4.88.9 mi
- Vereen Memorial Gardens4.819.2 mi
- McLean Park4.616 mi
- Crazy Sister Marina4.725.9 mi
- North Myrtle Beach RV Resort and Dry Dock Marina4.315.7 mi
- Wacca Wache Marina4.626.3 mi
- Bucksport Marina4.420.9 mi
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- Topgolf Myrtle Beach4.414.5 mi
- Legends Golf & Resort4.312.9 mi
- Myrtlewood Golf Club4.213 mi
- Grande Dunes Resort Club4.612.3 mi
- Tidewater Golf Club4.517.9 mi
- Broadway at the Beach4.614.4 mi
- Tanger Outlets Myrtle Beach Hwy 174.512.9 mi
- Tanger Outlets Myrtle Beach Hwy 5014.511.8 mi
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- Coastal Grand Mall4.415 mi
- Myrtle Beach International Airport4.516.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts V2025 estimates.
applies when — Parcels located within a development subject to a recorded declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs)
Parcels are bound by the South Carolina Homeowners Association Act, which regulates the governance, assessment collection, and administrative requirements of HOAs. Owners are subject to mandatory assessments and restrictive covenants.
SC Code Title 27, Chapter 30.
South Carolina is a judicial foreclosure state. Foreclosure requires a court action, the filing of a lis pendens, and a court-ordered sale conducted by a master or court officer. The process involves formal notice and judicial oversight of lien priorities.
Governed by South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 71.
Property tax is calculated by multiplying the fair market value by an assessment ratio, then applying the local millage rate. The assessment ratio is 4% for owner-occupied legal residences and 6% for other real property. Exemptions exist for specific categories such as disabled veterans or homesteads for seniors.
SC Code Section 12-43-220; established via state constitutional and statutory authority.
≈ $12,911/yr on a $322,782 median
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.