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Winnsboro, 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

Winnsboro, SC Housing Market Trends

With a population of 3,264, 1,380 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $195,707, house prices in Winnsboro are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Winnsboro, accounting for 62.99% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Winnsboro include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.08%), mobile homes or trailers ( 11.66%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 8.45%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Winnsboro are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 54.05% owning and 45.95% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Winnsboro 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 Winnsboro built between 1940-1969 ( 28.00%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 11.77%). There's also some housing in Winnsboro built before 1939 ( 10.25%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Winnsboro. Fully 22.25% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Winnsboro homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Winnsboro real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Winnsboro Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Winnsboro have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 109.85%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Winnsboro house appreciation rate of 7.69%.

Over the last year, Winnsboro appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Winnsboro's appreciation rate has been 6.37%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Winnsboro were at 1.70%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 6.98%.

Relative to South Carolina, our data show that Winnsboro's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in South Carolina.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Winnsboro differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Winnsboro - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Winnsboro real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$195,707

Winnsboro, SC Home Prices
> $1,514,000
$1,136,001 - $1,514,000
$757,001 - $1,136,000
$606,001 - $757,000
$454,001 - $606,000
$303,001 - $454,000
$152,001 - $303,000
$76,001 - $152,000
$0 - $76,000
0.8%
0.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
9.2%
9.2%
4.9%
4.9%
5.5%
5.5%
44.9%
44.9%
18.4%
18.4%
16.2%
16.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for South carolina

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,380

Winnsboro Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,267 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
54.0%
54.0%
46.0%
46.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
22.3%
22.3%
77.7%
77.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
11.8%
11.8%
50.0%
50.0%
28.0%
28.0%
10.3%
10.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
63.0%
63.0%
2.8%
2.8%
14.1%
14.1%
8.5%
8.5%
11.7%
11.7%
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
11.3%
11.3%
6.5%
6.5%
19.1%
19.1%
48.1%
48.1%
13.4%
13.4%
1.5%
1.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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