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Woodruff, SC Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Woodruff, SC Housing Market Trends

With a population of 4,431, 1,722 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $290,303, Woodruff real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Woodruff, accounting for 70.07% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Woodruff include mobile homes or trailers ( 12.95%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.87%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 7.29%).

People in Woodruff primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Woodruff has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Woodruff's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 31.94% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Woodruff include homes built before 1939 ( 30.02%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 26.28%). There's also some housing in Woodruff built between 2000 and later ( 11.75%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Woodruff. Fully 17.41% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Woodruff homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Woodruff real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Woodruff Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Woodruff has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Woodruff real estate appreciated 134.33% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.89%, putting Woodruff in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Woodruff definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Woodruff that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Woodruff real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Woodruff appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 8.92%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 91.24% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Woodruff. Woodruff appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 5.96%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 26.04%.

Importantly, this makes Woodruff one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the city's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to South Carolina, our data show that Woodruff's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in South Carolina.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$290,303

Woodruff, SC Home Prices
> $1,522,000
$1,142,001 - $1,522,000
$761,001 - $1,142,000
$609,001 - $761,000
$457,001 - $609,000
$304,001 - $457,000
$152,001 - $304,000
$76,001 - $152,000
$0 - $76,000
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
3.6%
3.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
45.1%
45.1%
22.7%
22.7%
22.1%
22.1%
5.7%
5.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for South carolina

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,722

Woodruff Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,406 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
59.1%
59.1%
40.9%
40.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
17.4%
17.4%
82.6%
82.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
11.8%
11.8%
26.3%
26.3%
31.9%
31.9%
30.0%
30.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
70.1%
70.1%
1.8%
1.8%
7.9%
7.9%
7.3%
7.3%
12.9%
12.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.5%
3.5%
8.4%
8.4%
40.8%
40.8%
30.3%
30.3%
12.8%
12.8%
4.2%
4.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes