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Rank: 30

Rank: 30


Metro: Sumter (S.C.)
Share of homes with increasing values: 23.47%
Median value: $99,800
Annual change: -12.56%
Quarterly change: -1.86%

The Sumter metro, an hour east of Columbia, S.C, is home of the Shaw Air Force Base, a key employer for the metro area. Colleges in Sumter include the University of South Carolina at Sumter, Central Carolina Technical College, and Morris College, a predominately black college.