Columbia, SC investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Columbia, SC metropolitan area recorded 955 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 9,529 sales (10% of sales) across 271,944 single-family homes in 6 county-equivalents — 0.4 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 25% year over year (765 prior). Ranked #376 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Richland County at 0.5 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Columbia, SCmetro area · South Carolina

🔥 #376 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

955

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.4

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+25%

765 → 955 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

10%

955 of 9,529 recorded sales

Turnover

3.5%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

271,944

Where inside Columbia? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Richland County587 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 13% of sales · 122,219 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
2	29201	Richland County	49	1.6	30%	5.4%
11	29205	Richland County	72	1.0	20%	4.9%
13	29203	Richland County	103	0.8	27%	3.0%
14	29204	Richland County	50	0.8	20%	4.0%
32	29210	Richland County	37	0.6	14%	3.9%
34	29206	Richland County	32	0.5	10%	5.3%
48	29209	Richland County	53	0.4	14%	3.2%
69	29223	Richland County	51	0.3	10%	3.5%
89	29229	Richland County	52	0.3	7%	4.1%
90	29063	Richland County	40	0.3	8%	3.6%

Lexington County298 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 103,714 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
23	29169	Lexington County	46	0.7	18%	3.6%
30	29033	Lexington County	26	0.6	13%	4.5%
31	29172	Lexington County	18	0.6	17%	3.3%
53	29212	Lexington County	36	0.4	10%	4.0%
63	29070	Lexington County	17	0.3	14%	2.4%
93	29053	Lexington County	18	0.3	11%	2.5%
97	29170	Lexington County	21	0.3	8%	3.3%
111	29036	Lexington County	22	0.2	5%	4.2%
115	29072	Lexington County	40	0.2	4%	4.7%
118	29073	Lexington County	30	0.2	4%	3.7%

Saluda County8 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 4,805 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Saluda County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Fairfield County16 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 9,687 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Fairfield County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Kershaw County44 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 28,638 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
107	29045	Kershaw County	26	0.2	6%	4.0%

Calhoun County2 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 2,881 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Calhoun County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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