Metro comparison · Updated August 2026

How Charleston compares with other Southern metros

Home values in the Charleston metro are down 0.4% over the past year, to a typical $431,797 (Zillow, August 2026). The national figure is +1.2%. Of the 14 Southern metros compared here, Charleston ranks 6th. Columbia is strongest at +1.7% and Austin weakest at −4.7%.

What you're looking at: Zillow Home Value Index · whole metro areas, not city limits · Aug 2026 · all home types

Change in typical home value, past 12 months
ColumbiaColumbia: +1.7% over the year+1.7%GreenvilleGreenville: +1.7% over the year+1.7%United StatesUnited States: +1.2% over the year+1.2%Hilton HeadHilton Head: +0.5% over the year+0.5%Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach: +0.5% over the year+0.5%WilmingtonWilmington: +0.4% over the year+0.4%CharlestonCharleston: −0.4% over the year−0.4%JacksonvilleJacksonville: −0.5% over the year−0.5%CharlotteCharlotte: −0.5% over the year−0.5%NashvilleNashville: −0.6% over the year−0.6%TampaTampa: −1.5% over the year−1.5%AtlantaAtlanta: −1.6% over the year−1.6%RaleighRaleigh: −1.8% over the year−1.8%SavannahSavannah: −2.6% over the year−2.6%AustinAustin: −4.7% over the year−4.7%0%
ColumbiaColumbia: +1.7% over the year+1.7%GreenvilleGreenville: +1.7% over the year+1.7%United StatesUnited States: +1.2% over the year+1.2%Hilton HeadHilton Head: +0.5% over the year+0.5%Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach: +0.5% over the year+0.5%WilmingtonWilmington: +0.4% over the year+0.4%CharlestonCharleston: −0.4% over the year−0.4%JacksonvilleJacksonville: −0.5% over the year−0.5%CharlotteCharlotte: −0.5% over the year−0.5%NashvilleNashville: −0.6% over the year−0.6%TampaTampa: −1.5% over the year−1.5%AtlantaAtlanta: −1.6% over the year−1.6%RaleighRaleigh: −1.8% over the year−1.8%SavannahSavannah: −2.6% over the year−2.6%AustinAustin: −4.7% over the year−4.7%0%

Navy is Charleston, gold is the United States. Sorted from strongest to weakest.

The longer view

MetroTypical home value1 year3 years5 yearsFrom its peak
ColumbiaCarolinas$256,132+1.7%+5.9%+27.7%−0.1%
GreenvilleCarolinas$314,151+1.7%+5.1%+27.8%−0.3%
United States$368,697+1.2%+4.3%+20.3%at peak
Hilton HeadCoastal neighbors$523,548+0.5%+3.7%+34.9%−0.5%
Myrtle BeachCoastal neighbors$339,754+0.5%−2.0%+23.8%−3.0%
WilmingtonCoastal neighbors$445,278+0.4%+3.6%+29.6%−0.7%
Charleston$431,797−0.4%+4.0%+27.8%−1.2%
JacksonvilleCoastal neighbors$350,783−0.5%−3.2%+18.3%−5.5%
CharlotteCarolinas$384,458−0.5%+2.1%+22.3%−1.6%
NashvilleSunbelt growth$452,186−0.6%+0.8%+20.6%−2.3%
TampaSunbelt growth$358,706−1.5%−6.4%+17.7%−8.2%
AtlantaSunbelt growth$377,428−1.6%−1.9%+19.1%−4.6%
RaleighCarolinas$431,269−1.8%−2.2%+18.8%−5.2%
SavannahCoastal neighbors$342,336−2.6%+2.7%+32.6%−4.5%
AustinSunbelt growth$417,977−4.7%−14.5%−13.7%−26.8%

The Charleston metro is Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties, the same area this site covers. "From its peak" compares the latest month with each metro's highest month since 2020. Zillow's index tracks the typical home and is smoothed, so it moves more slowly than monthly median sale prices and won't match the MLS figures elsewhere on this site. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, all homes, middle price tier, seasonally adjusted. Why the sources differ →

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