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Highest housing vacancy, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the share of housing units that are vacant (2023 ACS). This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2000

01North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34663.9%–

02Clemson University, SCSC7,01553.7%–

03Garden City, SCSC11,59142.7%–

04Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19639.1%–

05Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04436.2%–

06Little River, SCSC11,77129.5%–

07Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93727.8%–

08Bennettsville, SCSC7,56523.5%–

09Clinton, SCSC7,91822.9%–

10Orangeburg, SCSC13,38322.5%–

11Dillon, SCSC6,22720.6%–

12Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04420.1%–

13Belvedere, SCSC5,18018.4%–

14Darlington, SCSC6,07517.9%–

15Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34617.3%–

16Lake City, SCSC5,94016.3%–

17Georgetown, SCSC8,86915.5%–

18Beaufort, SCSC15,77515.5%–

19Hartsville, SCSC7,37414.8%–

20Woodruff, SCSC6,02614.7%–

21Marion, SCSC6,02814.6%–

22Columbia, SCSC147,03514.4%–

23Central, SCSC5,29814.3%–

24Sumter, SCSC43,09414.2%–

25Florence, SCSC41,23114.1%–

26Chester, SCSC5,32414.1%–

27Gaffney, SCSC12,58313.9%–

28Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13513.5%–

29Aiken, SCSC33,80813.5%–

30Welcome, SCSC6,52713.1%–

31York, SCSC10,62012.7%–

32Newberry, SCSC10,89112.7%–

33North Augusta, SCSC26,98212.4%–

34Valley Falls, SCSC8,23912.3%–

35Seneca, SCSC9,42412.2%–

36Charleston, SCSC159,42312.1%–

37Lancaster, SCSC9,62312.0%–

38St. Andrews, SCSC19,86811.7%–

39Powdersville, SCSC10,77111.3%–

40Camden, SCSC9,20111.1%–

41Union, SCSC8,07711.0%–

42Red Hill, SCSC15,92011.0%–

43Sans Souci, SCSC7,66511.0%–

44Homeland Park, SCSC6,63210.9%–

45Hollywood, SCSC5,65210.8%–

46Parker, SCSC12,89810.8%–

47Greenwood, SCSC22,74510.7%–

48Walterboro, SCSC5,48510.5%–

49North Charleston, SCSC129,24510.2%–

50Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46910.1%–

51Clemson, SCSC18,94110.0%–

52Anderson, SCSC31,3239.9%–

53Greenville, SCSC75,3109.9%–

54Dentsville, SCSC15,2099.9%–

55Carolina Forest, SCSC26,2639.5%–

56Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0069.5%–

57Forestbrook, SCSC7,4799.2%–

58Forest Acres, SCSC10,3909.0%–

59Socastee, SCSC23,7968.8%–

60Spartanburg, SCSC39,9788.8%–

61Hardeeville, SCSC16,4598.7%–

62Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8988.6%–

63West Columbia, SCSC18,4898.6%–

64Port Royal, SCSC16,6488.5%–

65Oak Grove, SCSC12,2568.5%–

66Conway, SCSC30,6278.5%–

67Laurens, SCSC9,3278.2%–

68Gantt, SCSC15,4018.2%–

69Easley, SCSC27,3198.0%–

70Taylors, SCSC24,5057.9%–

71Hanahan, SCSC22,4157.6%–

72Rock Hill, SCSC75,9117.6%–

73Cayce, SCSC13,6807.5%–

74Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8827.4%–

75Berea, SCSC16,8627.3%–

76Greer, SCSC50,0077.2%–

77Summerville, SCSC53,1776.8%–

78Ladson, SCSC16,1406.8%–

79Sangaree, SCSC8,6816.5%–

80Bluffton, SCSC36,8076.4%–

81James Island, SCSC12,6606.1%–

82Burton, SCSC6,9126.1%–

83Centerville, SCSC7,0495.8%–

84Lugoff, SCSC9,7865.6%–

85Lexington, SCSC25,7295.5%–

86Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6125.3%–

87Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9215.2%–

88Irmo, SCSC12,2045.0%–

89Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7224.9%–

90Red Bank, SCSC11,3144.8%–

91Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,0234.5%–

92Simpsonville, SCSC28,4594.1%–

93Clover, SCSC7,6594.1%–

94Goose Creek, SCSC52,0103.9%–

95Piedmont, SCSC5,4623.7%–

96Woodfield, SCSC9,4653.0%–

97Fort Mill, SCSC38,6732.8%–

98White Knoll, SCSC8,3102.7%–

99Blythewood, SCSC7,2332.3%–

100Lyman, SCSC7,1032.2%–

101Mauldin, SCSC31,4652.1%–

102Five Forks, SCSC18,6561.7%–

103Tega Cay, SCSC14,4571.6%–

104Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9361.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES