How does the Charleston County Tax Rate Compare to the Rest of the State and Country

Right now Charleston County, as of March 2018, has a sales tax rate of 9.00% (6.00% State / 3.00% Local).  That is the highest of any county in South Carolina and it puts Charleston County in the top 13% of all the counties in the country making it higher than 87% of the other U.S. counties.

Hospitality Tax

Charleston County adds a 2% hospitality tax. This additional tax will make your food dining tax run 10.50%

Liquor by Drink Tax

This is an additional 5.00% tax on liquor consumed in restaurants and bars.  This will run your liquor bill tax as high as 16.50% per drink.

Property Taxes 

At just .51 percent, Charleston County has a low effective property tax rate when compared with many other cities of the same size. The rate of taxation is moderate for South Carolina but low for the rest of the nation; Charleston has a lower property tax than the state’s capital city, Columbia and comes in at the middle of the range for cities in South Carolina.

Here is how the Top 10 Highest by State Fare:

1. New Jersey: 2.31 percent
2. Illinois: 2.13 percent
3. Texas: 2.06 percent
4. New Hampshire: 2.03 percent
5. Vermont: 2.02 percent
6. Connecticut: 2 percent
7. Pennsylvania: 1.89 percent
8. New York: 1.88 percent
9. Ohio: 1.68 percent
10. Rhode Island: 1.64 percent

Provided by realtor.com

Learn more from the South Carolina Department of Revenue Official Website