If getting a little more bang for your buck is what you seek then the North Charleston & Summerville real estate area might be the place for you to look at buying a home in the area. Real estate in North Charleston, and Summerville is much more affordable than houses closer to town and the beaches. The bright side of buying a home in Summerville is that you are much closer to available shopping, traditional and common American dining brand establishments versus local, cheaper golf rates, and best of all – more affordable housing options. Summerville SC is also home to most of the area’s 55+ communities of SC, condos, newly built homes, townhouses, and the newest listings on MLS and there are 7 neighborhoods with 55+ homes in Summerville SC offer move in ready new construction as well since the area is still growing.

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MLS Listings Data


Total Listings:	1,968
Average Price:	$481,165
Highest Listing Price:	$2,990,000
Average Days On Market:	79

There are currently 1,968 homes for sale on MLS in Summerville SC. Real estate property listings in the Summerville SC market have an average sales price of $481,165, ranging in price from $300,675 to $2,990,000. The average sq ft home is approximately 2,319 square feet for a house in Summerville SC. The largest property for sale is 8,191 sqft and the smallest 0 sqft. View property listings for sale by price, street, subdivision, age, property type, location, features, size, listing date, and time on MLS with an average of seventy-eight days on the market.

About Summerville55+ COMMUNITIES IN SUMMERVILLEThe Other Outer Communities

Summerville South Carolina is about 30 mins north of the city of Charleston, and offers a lot in the way of affordable housing options. Most of the Charleston regions industrial and manufacturing jobs are in the Summerville, and North Charleston area so many people who work for these large corporations prefer to live in these communities. Housing is on average about $100,000 cheaper than the other popular suburban communities such as Mt Pleasant or James Island. Summerville is home to two country club communities: Pine Forest & Legend Oaks, with one other non-country club golf community Wescott Plantation.

The Summerville SC area is home to more 55+ active adult age restricted communities than any other town/city in South Carolina. Charleston SC has become a hot bed for retirees and home builders for the over 55 demographic have chosen Summerville to be where they like the most. See the list of 55+ neighborhoods in Summerville SC below:

The other common more affordable “outer” communities of the Berkley & Dorchester counties area: Goose Creek, Hanahan, Awendaw, Wando, McClellanville, and Hollywood. All these communities have one thing in common, they are over 30 mins from town or the next big town, and not close to downtown or the beaches. Thus houses are also far more affordable, and in many cases you’ll also find more land and larger lot sizes.