Sumter, SC
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Key Performance Metrics
Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Sumter short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
71 / 173
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
14%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$28,555
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
78%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$206,545
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$39,812
Top-Earners Revenue
Sumter
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Very Investor friendly
Sumter Regulations
Short-term rentals are clearly permitted citywide with no city zoning overlay or separate STR permit; investors only need a standard business license, state accommodations tax (2%) and county tax (3%), and $1M liability insurance. Fees are straightforward and revenue-based, there are no occupancy caps or zone restrictions, and the city’s tone is supportive with routine, transparent enforcement.
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About Sumter
Sumter ( SUM-tər) is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. The city makes up the Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sumter County, along with Clarendon and Lee counties, form the core of Sumter–Lee–Clarendon tri-county (or East Midlands) area of South Carolina that includes three counties straddling the border of the Sandhills (or Midlands), Pee Dee, and Lowcountry regions. The population was 43,463 at the 2020 census, making it the 9th-most populous city in the state.