Charleston Property Records (South Carolina)

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Charleston Assessor Office

Get Property Records from 1 Assessor Office in Charleston, SC

Charleston County Assessor 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401 843-958-4100 Directions

Charleston Recorders Of Deeds

Get Property Records from 2 Recorders Of Deeds in Charleston, SC

Charleston County Recorder of Deeds 101 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401 843-958-4800 Directions

Hampton County Recorder of Deeds 1 Court House Square Charleston, SC 29401 803-914-2250 Directions

Charleston Building Departments

Get Property Records from 3 Building Departments in Charleston, SC

Charleston Permits 75 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401 843-724-7433 Directions

Charleston Planning Department 75 Calhoun Street Charleston, SC 29401 843-724-3787 Directions

Arch Speck Building Department 1591 Savannah Highway Charleston, SC 29407 843-766-6000 Directions

Charleston Property Records Databases

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City of Charleston GIS Maps http://gis.charleston-sc.gov/

The City of Charleston Flood Information http://sc-charleston.civicplus.com/index.aspx

Charleston Home & Property Tax Statistics

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2017 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Charleston Home Values
Median Home Value	$286,200
Median Rental Cost (per month)	$1,135

Charleston Property Tax Payments (Annual)
Median Property Taxes	$1,480
Median Property Taxes (Mortgage)	$1,482
Median Property Taxes (No Mortgage)	$1,470

Charleston Property Tax Collections (Total)
Property Taxes	$63,709,400
Property Taxes (Mortgage)	$44,142,200
Property Taxes (No Mortgage)	$19,567,200

Charleston Housing Characteristics
Total Housing Units	61,199
Occupied Housing Units	53,845 (88.0%)
Vacant Housing Units	7,354 (12.0%)
Owner Occupied Housing Units	29,296 (54.4%)
Renter Occupied Housing Units	24,549 (45.6%)
Housing Units (Mortgage)	71.6%
Housing Units (No Mortgage)	28.4%

Charleston Mortgage Characteristics
Mortgage, Contract to Purchase, or Similar Debt	20,962
Second Mortage or HELOC	2,998
Second Mortgage (No HELOC)	716
HELOC (No Second Mortgage)	2,282
Second Mortgage & HELOC	78
No Mortgage	8,334

Charleston Occupied Residential Buildings
Single-Family Detached Homes	28,247 (52.5%)
Single-Family Attached Homes	3,570 (6.6%)
2 Apartments	2,344 (4.4%)
3 or 4 Apartments	4,000 (7.4%)
5 to 9 Apartments	5,635 (10.5%)
10 or More Apartments	9,365 (17.4%)
Mobile Home or Other Type of Housing	684 (1.3%)

Charleston Occupied Residential Buildings Construction Year
2014 or Later	1,269 (2.4%)
2010 to 2013	2,780 (5.2%)
2000 to 2009	12,334 (22.9%)
1980 to 1999	14,496 (26.9%)
1960 to 1979	10,972 (20.4%)
1940 to 1959	6,083 (11.3%)
1939 or Earlier	5,911 (11.0%)

Charleston Occupied Residential Buildings Room Characteristics
1 Room	918 (1.7%)
2 or 3 Rooms	6,787 (12.6%)
4 or 5 Rooms	19,167 (35.6%)
6 or 7 Rooms	14,974 (27.8%)
8 or More Rooms	11,999 (22.3%)

Charleston Occupied Residential Buildings Bedroom Characteristics
No Bedroom	979 (1.8%)
1 Bedroom	5,995 (11.1%)
2 or 3 Bedrooms	36,703 (68.2%)
4 or More Bedrooms	10,168 (18.9%)

Charleston Occupied Residential Building Facility Characteristics
With Complete Plumbing Facilities	53,601 (99.5%)
With Complete Kitchen Facilities	53,493 (99.3%)