The median owner-occupied home in Richland County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,569 (± $41) a year, compared with $1,199 in South Carolina and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $224,200 (± $4,475), compared with $236,700 in South Carolina and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Richland County | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 418,725 | 5,212,774 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,569 ± $41 | $1,199 ± $8 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $224,200 ± $4,475 | $236,700 ± $1,344 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $61,699 ± $1,088 | $66,818 ± $504 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.70% ± 0.02 points | 0.51% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 60.4% ± 0.9 points | 71.4% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 30.2% ± 0.8 points | 34.8% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 22.3% ± 1.3 points | 19.0% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Richland County (7)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Arcadia Lakes
- Blythewood (partly in this county)
- Cayce (partly in this county)
- Columbia (partly in this county)
- Eastover
- Forest Acres
- Irmo (partly in this county)
Census-designated places in Richland County (8)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (1)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Richland County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Hopkins CDP
Other named communities in Richland County (198)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Allen Benedict Court
- Apple Valley
- Arlington Estates
- Ballentine
- Ballentine Landing
- Barhamville Estates
- Barony
- Baronywood
- Belleview
- Belmont
- Belmont Estates
- Bendemeer
- Berkeley Forest
- Bluff Estates
- Boney
- Bonnie Forest
- Booker Washington Heights
- Bookman
- Boyden Arbor
- Brandon Acres
- Brandon Hills
- Brandywine
- Briarwood
- Brickyard Village
- Broad River Estates
- Brockington Heights
- Brook Pines
- Bruner
- Burnside East
- Butchertown (historical)
- Byrneswood
- Calla (historical)
- Cedar Creek
- Charlestowne
- Charleswood
- Chartwell
- Childs
- Chimney Ridge
- Clear Springs
- Colonial Heights
- Congaree
- Crane Forest
- Cross Roads
- Deaswood
- Deer Ridge Farms
- Denny Terrace
- Dominion Hills
- Drexel Lake Hills
- Dunston Hills
- Dutch Square
- Dutch Village
- Dutchbrook
- East Lake
- East Lake Hills
- Eastmont
- Eastway Park
- Eau Claire
- Edinburgh
- Elm Abode
- Elmwood
- Emerald Valley
- English (historical)
- Evergreen Park
- Fairfield Arms
- Fairfield Terrace
- Fairwold
- Farrowoods
- Folkestone
- Forest Hills
- Forest Trace
- Forestwood Estates
- Foxhall
- Friarsgate
- Frost
- Galaxy
- Garners Quarter (historical)
- Gordon Springs
- Green Acres
- Green Lake Estates
- Green Springs
- Gregg Park
- Hampton Ridge
- Hampton Trace
- Harmon Estates
- Haskell Heights
- Hazelwood Acres
- Heathwood
- Heritage Woods
- Highland Forest
- Hilton
- Hollywood
- Hollywood Hills
- Homewood Terrace
- Horrel Hill
- Huntcliff
- Huntington
- Hyatts
- Independents
- Jaggers Terrace
- Jiggs
- Kilbourne Heights
- Kilbourne Park
- Killian
- Kingswood
- Kingville
- Knollwood
- Lake Elizabeth Estates
- Lakeview
- Langfords Crossroads
- Latimer Manor
- Lee Hills
- Leesburg
- Lever (historical)
- Lincolnshire
- Lisbon (historical)
- Littleton
- Lost Creek
- Lykes
- Mandel Hall
- Mandel Park
- McCrearys Quarter (historical)
- Meadow Lake
- Meadowfield
- Melrose Heights
- Mill Creek Estates
- Millwood
- Montgomery
- Mountain Brook
- Munster
- New Dublin (historical)
- North Crossing
- North Pines
- North Springs
- North Trenholm
- North Twenty One Terrace
- North Washington Park
- Northgate
- Old Forest
- Padgett Acres
- Pennington Acres
- Pine Forest
- Pine Lake
- Pine Valley
- Pinewood
- Pleasant (historical)
- Pontiac
- Quail Creek
- Quail Hills
- Raintree Acres
- Ravenwood
- Ravinwood
- Richland
- Riverbanks
- Riverside Forest
- Riverview Terrace
- Rockbridge
- Rockgate
- Rose Creek
- Rosewood
- Royal Pines Estates
- Saint Marks Wood
- San Marco Estates
- Sandwood
- Satchel Ford Terrace
- Saxton Homes
- Shandon
- Sharp
- Sims
- Spring Hill
- Spring Valley
- Springhill
- Springwood
- Starlite
- State Park
- State Park Acres
- Strathaven Forest
- Summerville
- Swandale
- Tanglewood
- The Forest
- Valencia Heights
- Village Bond
- Wales Garden
- Washington Park
- Wateree
- Waverly
- Weddell
- Wedgewood
- West Chester
- Weston
- White Rock
- Wildewood
- Williamsburg East
- Windsor Estates
- Windsor Lake Park
- Woodfield Park
- Woodhill Estates
- Yorkshire