Realtor.com ranks Charleston No. 1 metro for new construction in 2026, citing 12.2% price discount to existing homes
NWSA•Realtor.com ranks Charleston No. 1 for new construction
Realtor.com ranked Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina, the top metro for new construction in 2026.
- Median new-build listing price in Charleston was $443,273, 12.2% below the $504,832 median for existing homes.
- The ranking found eight of the top 10 metros in the South, led by smaller, high-growth markets in the Carolinas.
- Greenville-Anderson-Greer, South Carolina, ranked second; Boise City, Idaho, placed third as the only Western metro in the top 10.
- Realtor.com scored 100 large metros using listing share, price premium, climate-risk differences, page-view demand, and days on market.
