South Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
Greenwood County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Greenwood County pays $964 a year, an effective rate of 0.53%, far below the U.S. average.
- $964
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.53%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -52%
- vs U.S. average
- #21 of 46
- rank in SC
The verdict
Homeowners in Greenwood County pay a median $964 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.53%, more affordable than 80% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $964
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.53%
- Effective rate on median home
- #619 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -52%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($180,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Carolina. Population: 69,489. Owner-occupied homes: 18,685.
The median annual property tax in Greenwood County is $964, which is 23% lower than the South Carolina state average and 52% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.53% on a median home value of $180,500. Property taxes represent 1.8% of the median household income in this county.
Greenwood County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Greenwood County's 0.53% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 80%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Greenwood County pay a median annual property tax of $964, far below the national median and notably lower than the South Carolina state median. On a $180,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.53% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Greenwood County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $52,830 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of South Carolina counties by effective rate
Greenwood County ranks #21 of 46 counties in South Carolina by effective rate (54% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Greenwood County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Greenwood County's effective rate fell 15.5% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 41.0%, leaving the median bill 19.2% higher at $964. That rate move is larger than the one in 66% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $809 to $964, a gain of 19%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 7,216 of 18,685 owner-occupied homes (38.6%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.8% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Greenwood County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Greenwood County homeowners, 7,216 of 18,685 owner-occupied homes (38.6%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 38.6% (7,216)
- $800 to $1,499 32.5% (6,072)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.1% (1,707)
- $2,000 to $2,999 11.3% (2,115)
- $3,000 or more 5.2% (969)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
606 homes here (3.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Carolina handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Greenwood County pay a substantially higher bill, 51% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Greenwood County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Greenwood County's effective rate is higher than 54% of the 46 counties in South Carolina - ranking #21 of 46.
Where Greenwood County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.53% Among the most affordable more affordable than 80% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Greenwood County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Greenwood County | South Carolina Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.8% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Greenwood County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Carolina counties.
Greenwood County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $964 -0.9% | 0.53% |
| 2023 | $973 +3.0% | 0.58% |
| 2022 | $945 +9.9% | 0.66% |
| 2021 | $860 +6.3% | 0.67% |
| 2020 | $809 | 0.63% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Greenwood County: tax takes only 1.8% of income
Counties near Greenwood County's effective rate
On effective rate, Greenwood County sits nearest Hood River County (OR), Latimer County (OK), Coal County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Bates County (MO), Johnson County (IA), Marion County (TN).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Greenwood County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,240 of 30,280 returns from Greenwood County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,160 - 32% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Greenwood County rate FAQs
- How does Greenwood County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Greenwood County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.53% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Greenwood County, South Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in Greenwood County is $964, an effective rate of 0.53% on a $180,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Greenwood County?
- Greenwood County, South Carolina scores B- (68/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at B+ (0.53%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Greenwood County?
- Property taxes in Greenwood County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.8% of the $52,830 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Greenwood County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Greenwood County climbed 19.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $809 to $964, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Greenwood County's QUIET rate
Greenwood County's $964 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.8% of Greenwood County's $52,830 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Greenwood County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.53%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $964/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Greenwood County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Greenwood County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Jones County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greenwood County at $964/yr; rate 0.74% vs Greenwood County 0.53%.
Kanawha County, WV
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greenwood County at $964/yr; rate 0.65% vs Greenwood County 0.53%.
Randolph County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Greenwood County at $964/yr; rate 1.07% vs Greenwood County 0.53%.
Barton County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $963/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.71% vs Greenwood County 0.53%.
South Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published South Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Greenwood County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Greenwood County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.