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Towns with the most affordable housing in South Carolina

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 266 towns in South Carolina with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Buffalo ranks first with a score of 83. Joanna and Gadsden follow, with 81 and 76. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	Buffalo	83	2.1×	—	1,329
2	Joanna	81	1.8×	15.3%	1,306
3	Gadsden	76	2.1×	—	1,443
4	Fairfax	76	1.5×	19.5%	1,935
5	Jonesville	75	2.3×	14.9%	1,118
6	Cottageville	75	2.0×	13.8%	1,196
7	Calhoun Falls	75	1.8×	18.1%	2,049
8	Cane Savannah	75	2.0×	9.0%	1,551
9	Kershaw	71	2.4×	13.1%	2,259
10	Elgin, Lancaster County	70	2.5×	11.9%	2,360
11	Varnville	70	2.1×	17.2%	2,571
12	Langley	70	1.8×	19.5%	1,310
13	St. Stephen	69	1.5×	21.1%	1,462
14	Latta	69	2.3×	16.8%	1,455
15	Wedgefield	68	0.6×	29.6%	1,968
16	Hopkins	68	2.0×	19.2%	1,985
17	Lesslie	68	2.6×	9.3%	3,077
18	South Sumter	68	1.5×	23.7%	1,626
19	Murphys Estates	68	2.1×	—	1,064
20	Whitmire	67	1.4×	25.4%	1,319
21	Prosperity	67	2.4×	15.8%	1,318
22	McColl	67	2.1×	20.5%	2,200
23	Pine Ridge, Lexington County	66	2.4×	14.1%	2,596
24	Monarch Mill	66	2.1×	20.3%	1,822
25	Watts Mills	66	2.1×	19.3%	1,942

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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