How much do homeowners pay a month in Ridge Spring, SC?

Name: Homeowner costs in Ridge Spring, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Ridge Spring, SC pay a median of $950 (±$318) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $435 (±$57).

23.2% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Ridge Spring, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $820 in 2015–2019 to $950 in 2020–2024 (+15.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $950 (±$318)
Without a mortgage: $435 (±$57)
Owned with a mortgage: 23.2%

Monthly owner costs in Ridge Spring

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ridge Spring	Saluda County	South Carolina	United States
With a mortgage	$950 (±$318)	$1,362 (±$56)	$1,529 (±$7)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$435 (±$57)	$407 (±$21)	$448 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	23.2% (±12.9 points)	38.1% (±4.4 points)	57.1% (±0.3 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$753 (±$141)	$747 (±$67)	$1,251 (±$7)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Ridge Spring, the median cost with a mortgage is lower than in Saluda County ($1,362).

It is also lower than in South Carolina ($1,529).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

Statewide, it ranks 324 of 361.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Ridge Spring have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$820 (±$97)	$950 (±$318)	+15.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$628 (±$82)	$753 (±$141)	+19.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$90,000 (±$19,654)	$69,600 (±$34,140)	−22.7%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Ridge Spring

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ridge Spring
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Ridge Spring	—	$950 (±$318)	—
Monetta	3.0 mi	$967 (±$649)	Not measurably different
Johnston	8.3 mi	$1,073 (±$284)	Not measurably different
Batesburg-Leesville	9.0 mi	$985 (±$235)	Not measurably different
Saluda	12 mi	$1,357 (±$168)	Higher
Trenton	13 mi	$1,125 (±$468)	Not measurably different
Summit	15 mi	$1,202 (±$323)	Not measurably different
Edgefield	16 mi	$1,151 (±$69)	Not measurably different
Gilbert	16 mi	$1,332 (±$148)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Saluda, SC ($1,357), Gilbert, SC ($1,332).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ridge Spring

What is the average mortgage payment in Ridge Spring?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Ridge Spring, SC is $950 (±$318) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Ridge Spring?

Owners without a mortgage in Ridge Spring pay a median of $435 (±$57) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Ridge Spring gone up?

In Ridge Spring, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $820 in 2015–2019 to $950 in 2020–2024 (+15.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ridge Spring town, South Carolina (place:60325, in state:45).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.