What a Clemson house pays
Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.
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Starts at the typical market value, $398,400; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.
- Property tax$2,423
0.608% of $398,400
- Electricity$1,888
1050 kWh a month $1,888
- Water and sewer$1,541
7,000 gallons a month on City of Clemson: water $50, sewer $72, stormwater (residential) $6 a month
- Trash$204
Roll-A-Waste cart, weekly pickup, $17 a month
- Home insurance$1,571
Typical premium $1,571
A Clemson house at the typical market value ($398,400) pays about $7,600 a year: $2,420 property tax and charges, $1,540 water and sewer, $200 trash, $1,890 electricity, $1,570 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Rates checked Oct 22, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Ways to pay less
Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:
Owner-occupants: apply for the 4% legal-residence assessment
A legal residence is assessed at 4% instead of 6%, and the owner must apply.
How: Apply for the legal-residence assessment (see the SC DOR legal residence guide).
Seniors 65+: homestead exemption
South Carolina has a homestead exemption for taxpayers 65 and older.
How: See the SC DOR legal residence guide and your county.
Local option sales tax credit
Pickens County imposes an additional 1% tax on purchases subject to the state sales tax, and part of the revenue offsets property tax bills.
How: The credit appears on your bill; no application is stated.
Who serves this house
- Water
- City of Clemson
- Inside city limits: $16.21 customer charge per month and $5.05 per 1,000 gallons.
- Property tax
- 0.61% of value
- FY 2026 rates (City 92.9 mills after the Pickens County reassessment rollback)
- Garbage
- City of Clemson Public Works
- Roll-A-Waste carts are distributed by the Office of Public Works to new single-family dwellings for a monthly fee of $17.00
- Sewer
- City of Clemson
- Inside-city wastewater: $25.52 customer charge per month plus $6.87 per 1,000 gallons
- Electricity
- Duke Energy
- Duke Energy plans to meet future energy growth in Clemson and surrounding area with a new substation and a re-built transmission line
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How these numbers are made
- Property tax: the city's FY 2026 table for an owner-occupied $200,000 home: City 92.9 mills, Pickens County 65.2 mills, school district 52.0 mills, each multiplied by the 4% assessment ratio, with the local option sales tax credit (city 0.1196%, county 0.1126% of market value) subtracted. School rate is as listed by the city; Anderson County parts of the city and special districts were not modeled.
- Water, sewer and stormwater: City of Clemson inside-city rates effective July 1, 2026; water is also used by a Clemson University system (SC3910006) that serves campus.
- Trash: $17.00 a month on the city utility bill for the first weekly pickup.
- Electricity: Duke Energy Carolinas Schedule RS base rates only; riders (energy efficiency, EDIT-1, PC, PTC) and fuel are not included, so real bills are typically higher than shown. Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative may serve some addresses near the city; its rates are not modeled. Gas was not modeled.
- Typical electricity use is the EIA 2024 South Carolina residential average (1,050 kWh a month). The default water and sewer volume is a modelling assumption, not a city or EIA figure; sewer is modeled on the same volume as water. Enter your own usage.
- Insurance is the 2022 South Carolina statewide average (NAIC data via Triple-I, the newest year on that page). It is a 2022 figure, probably lower than a Pickens County homeowner pays now; no newer state figure from an official source was found.
- Property tax millage for 2026-27 was not verified; the rates shown are the city's FY 2026 table.
- Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
Common questions about Clemson house costs
What is the property tax rate in Clemson?
About 0.61% of the value before exemptions a year (FY 2026 rates (City 92.9 mills after the Pickens County reassessment rollback)), plus flat charges on the same bill.
How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Clemson?
About $3,041 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions.
How much is the water bill in Clemson?
About $128 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of Clemson.
How much does trash pickup cost in Clemson?
$17 a month for a house.
Can seniors lower their property tax or bills in Clemson?
Yes. Seniors 65+: homestead exemption: South Carolina has a homestead exemption for taxpayers 65 and older.
How much does a house in Clemson cost to run each year?
A Clemson house at the typical market value ($398,400) pays about $7,600 a year: $2,420 property tax and charges, $1,540 water and sewer, $200 trash, $1,890 electricity, $1,570 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.