Property tax in Marion County, South Carolina
In Marion County, the property tax bill comes from the Marion County Treasurer. The 2026 bill is due January 15, 2027. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Marion County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Marion County, South Carolina is $436 a year, which is about 0.47% of the county's median home value of $93,200. That effective rate is lower than the typical South Carolina county (0.51%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Marion County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Marion County Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Marion County Assessor's Office, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
Three county offices share the work: the Assessor values real estate and grants the 4% owner-occupied (legal residence) rate, the Auditor calculates the bills and handles the homestead exemption, and the Treasurer collects current taxes from November through the middle of March. File the legal residence application before January 15 for it to count for that tax year. You can also pay current taxes through the Treasurer's automated phone line.
When are property taxes due in Marion County?
For the 2026 bill, Marion County has one due date: January 15, 2027. The county Assessor's questions page names January 15 as the first penalty date, when taxes are due, and state law makes property taxes payable between September 30 and January 15. January 15, 2027 is a Friday. Taxes not paid by January 15 pick up penalties in three steps set by state law: 3% on January 16, another 7% on February 2 and another 5% on March 17. The Treasurer takes current house and land taxes only until the middle of March; after that they can be paid only at the Delinquent Tax Collector's Office, which collects the penalties and costs and can sell the property at the county's tax sale, held in the fall.
From Marion County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Marion County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Marion County's average effective rate of 0.47% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $438 / year
Property tax in Marion County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $436 |
| Median home value | $93,200 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.47% |
| Typical South Carolina county rate | 0.51% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Marion County compare in South Carolina?
Among South Carolina's 46 counties, Marion County has the 30th highest effective property-tax rate: 29 rank higher and 16 rank lower. That is on the lower side for South Carolina. Nationally, it ranks 2733rd of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every South Carolina county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Marion County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Marion County's 7,626 owner-occupied homes, 0.6% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 6.1% pay at least $2,000, and 64.9% pay under $800. Another 12% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 4,946 | 64.9% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 978 | 12.8% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 324 | 4.2% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 420 | 5.5% |
| $3,000 or more | 45 | 0.6% |
| No property tax paid | 913 | 12% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $646 and owners without one pay $374. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.
How does the Marion County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $436 is about 0.9% of the median income of Marion County homeowner households, $48,052 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 62.6% of Marion County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Marion County?
The survey cannot tell. The median bill was $389 in 2015-2019 and $436 in 2020-2024, but that $47 difference is inside the Census's own margin of error for a county this size, so it could be sampling noise rather than a real change.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Marion County
Marion County borders 5 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg County, SC | 0.66% | $687 | $104,500 |
| Dillon County, SC | 0.53% | $452 | $85,400 |
| Marion County, SC (this county) | 0.47% | $436 | $93,200 |
| Florence County, SC | 0.42% | $756 | $177,900 |
| Georgetown County, SC | 0.41% | $1,190 | $289,500 |
| Horry County, SC | 0.33% | $944 | $287,700 |
How is a home assessed in Marion County?
South Carolina assesses homes at 4% of market value in every county, Marion County included. How South Carolina assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Marion County?
Not as a dollar amount. South Carolina owner-occupants get a 4% assessment ratio instead of 6% plus an exemption from school operating millage; apply for the 4% ratio with the county assessor. That is the South Carolina rule, and it applies in Marion County. South Carolina's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the South Carolina programs, Marion County runs its own:
- Local Option Sales Tax property tax credit: Marion County has levied a one percent local option sales tax since 1991, and state law requires the share set aside for property tax relief to be credited against property tax bills in proportion to each property's appraised value, split between the county and its towns. There is no application.
How to appeal your Marion County property assessment
In Marion County you appeal to the Marion County Assessor (written appeal), then the county board of assessment appeals. The deadline: In a year you receive an assessment notice, object to the Assessor in writing within 90 days after the notice is mailed. In a year with no notice, you may appeal in writing at any time; an appeal filed before the January 15 penalty date counts for that tax year, and a later one counts for the next year. If the Assessor's review does not settle it, state law gives you 30 days after the conference to protest in writing, then 30 days after the Assessor's written response to appeal to the county board of assessment appeals, and 30 days after the board's decision to ask for a hearing before the South Carolina Administrative Law Court. The county's pages do not restate these windows; they are set by state law. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Marion County does not restate them on its own pages.
How South Carolina's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
South Carolina rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the South Carolina page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Marion County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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South Carolina income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what South Carolina actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Marion County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Marion County, South Carolina: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.