South Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
York County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in York County pays $1,740 a year, an effective rate of 0.48%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,740
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.48%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -13%
- vs U.S. average
- #28 of 46
- rank in SC
The verdict
Homeowners in York County pay a median $1,740 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.48%, more affordable than 85% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,740
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.48%
- Effective rate on median home
- #459 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -13%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($361,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Carolina. Population: 293,673. Owner-occupied homes: 84,806.
The median annual property tax in York County is $1,740, which is 39% higher than the South Carolina state average and 13% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.48% on a median home value of $361,300. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
York County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
York County's 0.48% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 85%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits above the South Carolina median
Homeowners in York County pay a median annual property tax of $1,740, notably lower than the national median and well above the South Carolina state median. On a $361,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.48% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in York County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $89,095 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of South Carolina counties by effective rate
York County ranks #28 of 46 counties in South Carolina by effective rate (39% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in York 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
York County's effective rate fell 17.4% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 65.4%, leaving the median bill 36.7% higher at $1,740. That rate move is larger than the one in 74% 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 37% from $1,273 to $1,740. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 20,247 of 84,806 owner-occupied homes (23.9%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 2.0% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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 York County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of York County homeowners, 20,247 of 84,806 owner-occupied homes (23.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.3% (14,668)
- $800 to $1,499 23.9% (20,247)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.3% (12,167)
- $2,000 to $2,999 18.4% (15,639)
- $3,000 or more 22.1% (18,774)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
3,311 homes here (3.9%) 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 York County pay a substantially higher bill, 52% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
York County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
York County's effective rate is higher than 39% of the 46 counties in South Carolina - ranking #28 of 46.
Where York County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.48% Among the most affordable more affordable than 85% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in York County moved from $1,273 in the 2020 release to $1,740 in 2024, a change of about 37%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
York County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | York County | South Carolina Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
York County is QUIET · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Carolina counties.
York County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,740 +8.6% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | $1,602 +7.0% | 0.50% |
| 2022 | $1,497 +10.9% | 0.52% |
| 2021 | $1,350 +6.0% | 0.57% |
| 2020 | $1,273 | 0.58% |
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.
York County: tax takes only 2.0% of income
Counties near York County's effective rate
On effective rate, York County sits nearest Curry County (OR), Okfuskee County (OK), Adair County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Rutherford County (NC), Missoula County (MT), Davis County (UT).
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
York County: only 8% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 11,450 of 136,810 returns from York County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,781 - 36% 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.
Other Counties in South Carolina
York County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in York County, South Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in York County is $1,740, an effective rate of 0.48% on a $361,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does York County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in York County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.48% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for York County?
- York County, South Carolina scores C (57/100) 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 A (0.48%). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in York County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for York County jumped 36.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,273 to $1,740, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in York County?
- Property taxes in York County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $89,095 median household income.
What to do with York County's QUIET rate
Inside South Carolina, York County's $1,740 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. South Carolina overview →
Income burden is light here: about 2.0% of York County's $89,095 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for York 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: 0.48%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,740/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with York County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for York County (QUIET · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET MID
Mills County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with York County at $1,740/yr; rate 0.78% vs York County 0.48%.
Bartholomew County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,738/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.75% vs York County 0.48%.
Duchesne County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,742/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.61% vs York County 0.48%.
Hillsdale County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,738/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.99% vs York County 0.48%.
South Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published South Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
York County stamps QUIET · MID - 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 York County (QUIET · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.