Best In South Carolina Real Estate™: Columbia

Lake Murray of Richland is South Carolina’s highest-valued city by median home price — $422,100 — according to ALEX Intelligence’s exclusive 2026 data. This isn’t a citywide trend; it’s a single enclave capturing disproportionate value. What does this mean for homeownership access in the Midlands? How do we reconcile rising migration with entrenched inequality in housing outcomes? This analysis is grounded in the ALEX Intelligence report: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-16-columbia-sc-home-value-place-mkt. Median Home Value, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Lake Murray of Richland — $422,100 #2 Lexington — $297,700 #3 Forest Acres — $279,300 #4 Camden — $265,300 #5 White Knoll — $249,400 #6 Lugoff — $223,900 #7 Oak Grove — $210,300 #8 Seven Oaks — $208,400 #9 West Columbia — $201,700 #10 Red Bank — $189,000 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Thomas Kirchel (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=161386214; Slide 2: Bill Fitzpatrick (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=21036270; Slide 3: Fee Fi Foe Fum (CC BY 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=52652959; Slide 4: Dallas Epperson (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=53297063 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-16-columbia-sc-home-value-place-mkt View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902