South Carolina property records and tax lookups
Who holds it: County Assessor appraises and lists real property; all counties must have a full-time assessor1
On this page
Looking up a property and appealing a value
- Appealing a value
- Written objection to the assessor within 90 days of an assessment notice, or otherwise by January 15 of the following year; then county Board of Assessment Appeals within 30 days; then a contested case hearing within 30 days (the county page names the South Carolina Administrative Law Judge Division)2
- Appeal example2
- Beaufort County wording of the 90-day rule3
More details
- Auditor
- County Auditor receives returns and makes assessments under Chapter 39, including business personal property4
- State role
- Local governments administer and collect, with assistance from the SC Department of Revenue5
Related records in South Carolina
- Deeds: who holds it
- County Register of Deeds in 23 counties (appointed in Anderson, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter; elected in Aiken, Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Greenville, Lexington); elected Clerk of Court performs the function in the remaining 23 counties6
- Deeds: how to search
- Search the county's own system, usually indexed by owner name. Vendor portals vary by county; county-linked examples: Oconee oconee.sc.publicsearch.us (free account required); Beaufort beaufort.sc.publicsearch.us (Neumo, converted/current data from 2/23/2026), with legacy data through 2/19/2026 at rod.beaufortcountysc.gov/searchng7
Property records in South Carolina counties with a full guide
The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.
For any other county, see the county list on the South Carolina guide.
Official warnings
- Oconee County offers a free property fraud alert with its Register of Deeds7
Official copies vs look-alike sites
A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any South Carolina office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.
Rules in other states: property and tax records in every state. Everything else in South Carolina: South Carolina public records guide.
Sources
Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.
- SC Code Title 12 Chapter 37, Assessment of Property TaxesSC Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
- How to Appeal ValuesOconee Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Assessor AppealsBeaufort Countychecked November 4, 2026
- SC Code Title 12 Chapter 39, County AuditorsSC Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
- Property TaxesSC Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
- Register of DeedsSC Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
- Register of DeedsOconee Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Assessor | Aiken County, SCAiken County, South Carolinachecked November 7, 2026
- Assessor and Real PropertyAnderson County, SCchecked November 4, 2026
- Public Access property searchBeaufort Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Beaufort County homeBeaufort Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Berkeley County Government home pageBerkeley County Governmentarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
- Real PropertyBerkeley County Governmentarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
- Online ServicesCharleston County Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
- ROD Help & FAQsCharleston County Register of Deedschecked November 4, 2026
- Assessor - Search our recordsCherokee County, SCchecked November 7, 2026
- AssessorCherokee County, SCchecked November 7, 2026
- Dorchester County, SC websiteDorchester Countychecked November 4, 2026
- AssessorDorchester Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Tax AssessorFlorence Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Real Property ServicesGreenville Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Land InfoHorry County, South Carolinachecked November 4, 2026
- DepartmentsHorry County, South Carolinachecked November 4, 2026
- AssessorLancaster County, SCchecked November 7, 2026
- DepartmentsLancaster County, SCchecked November 7, 2026
- AssessorCounty of Lexingtonchecked November 4, 2026
- Look Up Property InfoOconee Countychecked November 4, 2026
- AssessorOconee Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Pickens County AssessorPickens County, SCchecked November 8, 2026
- Register of DeedsPickens County, SCchecked November 8, 2026
- AssessorRichland County, South Carolinachecked November 4, 2026
- Assessor Property Records Search | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Assessor | Spartanburg County, SCSpartanburg Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Sumter County Government home pageSumter Countychecked November 7, 2026
- AssessorYork Countychecked November 4, 2026