South Carolina closing cost guide

Cost to sell a house in South Carolina.

SC deed recording fee is $3.70/$1,000. Attorney required.

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Reference breakdown

On a $300,000 South Carolina home sold the traditional way.

Agent commission (5.5%)$16,500

State + local transfer tax (0.37%)$1,110

Owner's title insurance (0.4%)$1,200

Recording / settlement / attorney fees$800

Pre-listing repairs (1%)$3,000

Staging + photography$1,200

Total costs$23,810

Net to seller$276,190

On a HomeInvestor cash sale in South Carolina, the buyer typically pays all closing costs and there's no agent commission — so the discount from retail is your only "fee." Many sellers net more after the math, especially when repair budgets are factored in.

South Carolina cities

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Columbia

Pop. 325,519

Greenville

Pop. 198,551

Charleston

Pop. 178,367

Myrtle Beach

Pop. 120,561

Summerville

Pop. 114,647

Spartanburg

Pop. 108,504

Rock Hill

Pop. 107,044

Anderson

Pop. 96,462

Lexington

Pop. 91,882

Florence

Pop. 91,252

Sumter

Pop. 87,291

Greer

Pop. 78,633

Simpsonville

Pop. 78,499

North Charleston

Pop. 74,207

Mount Pleasant

Pop. 74,009

Fort Mill

Pop. 71,414

Aiken

Pop. 69,863

Conway

Pop. 64,622

Easley

Pop. 59,547

Goose Creek

Pop. 56,629

Greenwood

Pop. 54,192

West Columbia

Pop. 52,550

North Augusta

Pop. 47,186

Lancaster

Pop. 46,633

Orangeburg

Pop. 44,669

Taylors

Pop. 42,351

Hilton Head Island

Pop. 40,715

Gaffney

Pop. 40,327

Beaufort

Pop. 36,983

Bluffton

Pop. 35,253

Irmo

Pop. 34,172

Seneca

Pop. 33,812

Hartsville

Pop. 31,845

Moncks Corner

Pop. 31,217

Ladson

Pop. 30,719

York

Pop. 29,857

Inman

Pop. 29,747

Clover

Pop. 29,485

Georgetown

Pop. 28,033

Piedmont

Pop. 25,872

Darlington

Pop. 25,752

Murrells Inlet

Pop. 25,174

Camden

Pop. 22,509

Boiling Springs

Pop. 22,273

Walterboro

Pop. 21,990

Johns Island

Pop. 21,631

Elgin

Pop. 21,378

Laurens

Pop. 21,074

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