Commercial Real Estate Market in Summerville, SC
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
272 active listings and 2,077 off-market properties in Summerville, SC.
Market Trends
Summerville, SC spans 164.2 square miles in Dorchester County, South Carolina. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Summerville, SC runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Summerville, SC runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Summerville, SC runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Summerville, SC asks $182/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Planned_development 43.3%
- Residential 23%
- Commercial 9.4%
- Mixed use 6.7%
- Agricultural 5%
- Industrial 1.9%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Planned Unit Development
General Residential
Public Land
Planned Unit Development
General Business
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
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Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Summerville, SC has 155,107 residents in 65,967 households. Density runs 944 people per square mile. Median household income here is $83,974 and median gross rent $1,417 a month.
155,107
Population
65,967
Households
2.4
Avg Household Size
37
Median Age
32%
College-Educated
92%
High-School Grad
164.2 sq mi
ZIP Area
944
Density / Sq Mi
$83,974
Median Household Income
$45,257
Median Earnings
$1,417
Median Rent
$313,183
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Lincolnville | — | — |
| Knightsville | — | — |
| Ladson | — | — |
| College Park | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Realmo's Summerville market data come from?
Realmo compiles Summerville, SC figures from 7 recent recorded sales, 198 active sale listings, 74 active lease listings, 2,077 tracked off-market properties, the current Summerville zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 198 active for-sale and 74 active for-lease listings in Summerville, SC. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a segment carried by a handful of listings reads as indicative rather than an average.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 12,904 zoned acres across 16 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 August 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 August 2026 · report a data issue
