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What Is It Like to Live in Summerville?

What it costs to live in Summerville, and how it compares with other South Carolina cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

49

18th best value in South Carolina

How much you get for what you pay, versus other South Carolina cities.

Overall livability

46

19th overall in South Carolina

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Summerville is home to about 50,318 people. A typical home runs $229,800 and a household earns around $64,500, a price-to-income ratio of 3.6. Among South Carolina's largest cities, it ranks 18th for value and 19th overall.

Summerville at a glance

Median home price

$229,800

23rd in SC of 39

Median rent

$1,231/mo

Median household income

$64,500

Home price to income

3.6x

Unemployment

6.6%

29th in SC of 39

School rating

5/10

16th in SC of 39

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in SC of 39

Walk score

4/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within South Carolina only. Updated 2026.