Oldest housing in South Carolina

South Carolina counties and cities ranked by median year structure built.

This page ranks the counties and cities of South Carolina by median year structure built — which have the oldest housing stock, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Union County leads at 1973.

Among cities & places, Clifton leads at 1938.

Counties

#	Name	Median year built
1	Union County	1973
2	Greenwood County	1976
3	Bamberg County	1977
4	Chester County	1978
5	Marlboro County	1978
6	Abbeville County	1979
7	Allendale County	1981
8	Newberry County	1981
9	Cherokee County	1982
10	Fairfield County	1982
11	Lee County	1982
12	McCormick County	1982
13	Orangeburg County	1982
14	Darlington County	1983
15	Marion County	1983
16	Barnwell County	1984
17	Dillon County	1984
18	Laurens County	1984
19	Florence County	1985
20	Williamsburg County	1985
21	Chesterfield County	1986
22	Hampton County	1986
23	Anderson County	1987
24	Saluda County	1987
25	Sumter County	1987
26	Aiken County	1988
27	Colleton County	1988
28	Edgefield County	1988
29	Calhoun County	1989
30	Clarendon County	1989
31	Pickens County	1989
32	Richland County	1989
33	Spartanburg County	1989
34	Oconee County	1990
35	Charleston County	1991
36	Georgetown County	1991
37	Kershaw County	1991
38	Greenville County	1992
39	Lexington County	1992
40	Beaufort County	1997
41	Horry County	1998
42	Lancaster County	1998
43	Dorchester County	1999
44	York County	1999
45	Berkeley County	2000
46	Jasper County	2002

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Median year built
1	Clifton	1938
2	Cope	1938
3	Glendale	1938
4	Inman Mills	1938
5	Lockhart	1938
6	Newry	1938
7	Pelzer	1938
8	Princeton	1938
9	Smyrna	1940
10	Enoree	1941
11	Olympia	1944
12	Warrenville	1945
13	Elloree	1947
14	Fingerville	1949
15	Parksville	1949
16	Bradley	1950
17	Ninety Six	1951
18	Gayle Mill	1953
19	Mount Croghan	1953
20	Smoaks	1954
21	Ware Shoals	1954
22	Blenheim	1956
23	Whitmire	1956
24	Belton	1957
25	Cateechee	1957
26	Judson	1957
27	Langley	1957
28	Trenton	1957
29	Donalds	1958
30	Jonesville	1958
31	Williams	1958
32	Bethune	1959
33	Dunean	1959
34	Glenn Springs	1959
35	Great Falls	1959
36	Starr	1959
37	Central Pacolet	1960
38	Chester	1960
39	Cordova	1960
40	Plum Branch	1960
41	Cokesbury	1961
42	McCormick	1961
43	Kershaw	1962
44	Chesnee	1963
45	Irwin	1963
46	Pickens	1963
47	Woodruff	1963
48	Chesterfield	1964
49	Joanna	1964
50	Marion	1964
51	Nichols	1964
52	Pacolet	1964
53	Pomaria	1964
54	Rowesville	1964
55	Tatum	1964
56	Forest Acres	1965
57	Grover	1965
58	Hemingway	1965
59	Honea Path	1965
60	Iva	1965
61	Lamar	1965
62	Newberry	1965
63	Union	1965
64	Abbeville	1966
65	Darlington	1966
66	Graniteville	1966
67	Greenwood	1966
68	Hilltop	1966
69	Monarch Mill	1966
70	Ruby	1966
71	Silverstreet	1966
72	Summerton	1966
73	Winnsboro Mills	1966
74	Belvedere	1967
75	Clinton	1967
76	Johnston	1967
77	Olanta	1967
78	Sans Souci	1967
79	Ulmer	1967
80	Bennettsville	1968
81	Cheraw	1968
82	Drayton	1968
83	Edgefield	1968
84	Ehrhardt	1968
85	Norris	1968
86	Orangeburg	1968
87	St. Matthews	1968
88	Waterloo	1968
89	Welcome	1968
90	West Pelzer	1968
91	Barnwell	1969
92	East Camden	1969
93	Jackson	1969
94	Reevesville	1969
95	Saxon	1969
96	Spartanburg	1969
97	Springdale	1969
98	Wagener	1969
99	Arcadia Lakes	1970
100	Batesburg-Leesville	1970

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