Darlington County, South Carolina
County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.
Sale typestate default
Redemption periodstate default
Investor returnstate default
Governing statutestate default
Notes
South Carolina redeemable tax-deed county (S.C. Code Title 12, Ch. 51). Darlington County Tax Collector (Mae Helen Burch) holds the Delinquent Tax Sale on Real Estate and Mobile Homes in December beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the gym at Darlington Middle School, 150 Pinedale Drive, Darlington, SC 29532. Call 843-398-4170 for the specific date. Advertised in Darlington News & Press (3 consecutive weeks for real property). Bidders cannot register day of sale — registration opens in October. Owners cannot pay day-of for parcels on the block (must pay by 5:00 p.m. day prior). All bids paid in full by 5:00 p.m. same day with cash, cashier's check, or money order ($500 fine per unpaid bid). Redemption: 1 year and 1 day; tax deed thereafter (not warranty title). Darlington–Hartsville Pee Dee market.
Auction logistics
Format
Frequency
Deposit rules
Title risk
Deal maths for South Carolina
- Assessment ratio
- 0.06× of market value
- Typical quiet title
- $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
- Recording and transfer
- $250
S.C. Code § 12-43-220(e): all other real property not otherwise provided for is assessed at six percent of fair market value. South Carolina assesses by property class rather than by county — 4% legal residence (c), 4% agricultural held by individuals (d)(1)(A), 6% agricultural held by corporations (d)(1)(B), 10.5% manufacturing and utility (a)(1).
Offices and records
Areas trending up
Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.
College and manufacturing employment with more liquid SF than pure rural tracts
County-seat and tourism events supporting selective rental demand
Entry-priced SF and land; underwrite vacancy carefully