Pickens County Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Down payment assistance · Pickens County
Buying a home in Pickens, SC
1 county program and 11 statewide.Pickens has no program of its own, 1 across Pickens County, and 11 statewide. Here is what each one offers, what the local market looks like, and who near you can walk you through it.
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What’s local to Pickens
No program of Pickens’s own yet
No program run for Pickens alone is listed. A home in Pickens can use Pickens County’s programs below, plus the South Carolina statewide and federal ones.
The closest city that runs its own program is Greenville, about 18 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.
Anywhere in PickensAnywhere in Pickens County
1 county program1 county program a Pickens homebuyer can use
The Pickens marketThe Pickens housing market
Kinds of homes hereWhat’s for sale here, and what the programs accept
Kinds of homes in Pickens
- 72.1% single-familysingle-family
- 0% townhousetownhouse
- 9% 2–4 units2–4 units
- 12.4% 5+ unitscondo & apartment buildings (5+ units)
- 6.5% mobile & othermobile home & other
About condos. Pickens’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Pickens County Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program lists single family.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.
When Pickens’s homes were built
pre-19401970s2020+
67.8%
of Pickens homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.of homes were built before 1980. A home built before 1978 comes with a federal lead-paint disclosure, and some programs require an inspection.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.
$106,400
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)HUD area median income, Pickens County, 4-person household (2026)
$55,000
Pickens median household incomeMedian household income in Pickens (Census, 2024)
12 of the 74 programs here set their income limit as a share of Pickens County’s area median income, adjusted for household size. See the published limits for Pickens County
Free help nearbyFree help near Pickens
Free help from a HUD-approved housing counselorFree help from a HUD-approved housing counselor
Pickens’s program asks for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.Pickens County Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program asks for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can walk you through your options. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.
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Across South Carolina and nationwide
73 statewide & federal programs11 statewide programs, plus federal options
Pickens questions
Does Pickens have its own down payment program?
No program run for Pickens alone is listed. A home in Pickens can use the 1 program that cover Pickens County and the 11 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.
Can I use assistance on a condo in Pickens?
Pickens’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Pickens County Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program lists single family. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.
What is the income limit in Pickens County?
Each program sets its own. 12 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Pickens County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.
Where can I take a homebuyer class near Pickens?
HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.
ZIP codes
29671
Nearby in Pickens
Sources
Sources: agency sites (July–August 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.Programs: Hey Prescott catalog of 2,000+ programs, each verified with its agency (July–August 2026). Market: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Income: HUD FY2026 income limits. Counselors: HUD list of approved housing counseling agencies. Hey Prescott is not a lender.