Rental numbers for Laurens County, SC
The typical home here runs -$654 a month at 7.78% with 25% down, breaking even at about 0.8%.
- Gross yield
- 6.0%
- typical home, Zillow
- Median ZIP yield
- n/a
- 0 ZIPs with full data
- Cash flow
- -$654/mo
- at 7.78%, 25% down
- Typical price
- $215,000
- Zillow ZHVI, Aug 2026
- Typical rent
- $1,070/mo
- Zillow ZORI, Aug 2026
ZIP codes in Laurens County
9 with published figures
| 29351Joanna | $110,000 | $900* | 9.8% | 5.2% | -$113 | n/a |
| 29325Clinton | $177,000 | $1,150* | 7.8% | 4.2% | -$340 | n/a |
| 29692Ware Shoals | $148,000 | $900* | 7.3% | 3.4% | -$376 | n/a |
| 29370Cross Hill | $199,000 | $1,110* | 6.7% | 3.4% | -$509 | n/a |
| 29360Laurens | $195,000 | $1,090* | 6.7% | 3.4% | -$502 | n/a |
| 29645Gray Court | $235,000 | $1,190* | 6.1% | 3.1% | -$666 | n/a |
| 29332Cross Hill | $241,000 | $1,200* | 6.0% | 2.9% | -$721 | n/a |
| 29355Kinards | $209,000 | $910* | 5.2% | 1.9% | -$787 | n/a |
| 29384Waterloo | $214,000 | $930* | 5.2% | 2.1% | -$787 | n/a |
* HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedroom, where Zillow publishes no rent index. Conservative.
Trends
Five years to August 2026
- Price, 12 months
- -1.7%
- Rent, 12 months
- +3.3%
- Rent minus price growth
- +5.0 pts
- Property tax
- 0.41%
- effective rate, ACS 2024
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical value | Rent |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | $249,847 | n/a |
| Aug 2022 | $288,682 | n/a |
| Aug 2023 | $266,692 | $967 |
| Aug 2024 | $254,087 | $1,011 |
| Aug 2025 | $219,057 | $1,036 |
| Aug 2026 | $215,357 | $1,070 |
HUD Fair Market Rent
FY2027, Laurens County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
| Bedrooms | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Market Rent | $875 | $924 | $1,119 | $1,333 | $1,571 |
The 40th percentile gross rent for a standard unit, set by HUD each October and used for Section 8 payment standards. It runs below market rent; Zillow's index is shown above where it exists.
Supply
- Permits per 1,000 households
- 33.9
- 913 units, last 12 months
- National percentile
- 97th
- among US counties
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Questions
- Is Laurens County good for rental property?
- The typical home here runs -$654 a month at 7.78% with 25% down, breaking even at about 0.8%. The figures use a typical home, 7.78% with 25% down and default costs shown on each ZIP page. They describe the market, not any one property.
- What is the property tax rate in Laurens County?
- About 0.41% of value, from Census ACS median taxes paid over median home value. On a $215,000 home that is about $881 a year.
- What is Fair Market Rent in Laurens County?
- HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent here is $924 for a 1-bedroom, $1,119 for a 2-bedroom and $1,333 for a 3-bedroom. Typical cash flow at today's rate is -$654 a month.
Sources and method
- Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), mid tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical home value by ZIP, county, metro and state, and the price trend.
- Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), all homes plus multifamily, smoothed
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical market rent by ZIP, county and metro, and the rent trend (tier A pages).
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2026
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2026.
Rent by bedroom count for every ZIP. The rent used on tier B pages, and a reference on all pages. It is the 40th percentile gross rent, so it runs below market.
- HUD Fair Market Rents by county, FY2027
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2027.
County rent by bedroom count on county pages.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024 (B25103 median real estate taxes paid, B25077 median home value, B11001 households)
US Census Bureau. Read: 2020 to 2024.
Effective property tax rate (median taxes paid divided by median value) by ZIP code tabulation area, county and state; households for the permits ratio.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed (FRED series MORTGAGE30US)
Freddie Mac via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Read: 2026-09-24.
The weekly 30-year rate. The site adds a disclosed investor premium to it for the loan payment.
- Building Permits Survey, county monthly files
US Census Bureau. Read: 2025-09 to 2026-08.
New housing units permitted in the last 12 months per 1,000 households, a supply-pressure signal.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI), HUD, US Census Bureau, Freddie Mac. Every formula is on the methodology page.
Estimates from public data for a typical property. Not investment, tax or legal advice. Your property, financing and costs will differ.