Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Lancaster County is $580.00 per year, based on a median home value of $122,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.47% of property value.

Lancaster County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the forty-six counties in South Carolina, Lancaster County is ranked 23rd by median property taxes, and 38th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Lancaster County has lower property taxes than many other South Carolina counties. The median home value is $122,300.00, compared to the median property value in South Carolina of $137,500.00

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23rd out of 46 By median yearly property tax

38th out of 46 By percentage of median home value

30th out of 46 By percentage of median income

You can see how Lancaster County (highlighted in green) compares to the forty-six other counties in South Carolina with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in South Carolina, see our South Carolina county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which South Carolina counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Lancaster County are the responsibility of the Lancaster County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Lancaster, South Carolina.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Lancaster County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Lancaster County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Lancaster County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Lancaster County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Lancaster County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).