Sumter property tax: where it goes
A Sumter house at the typical market value ($199,100) pays about $2,350 a year on the property tax bill, including flat charges on the same bill. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
A Sumter house pays 1.144% of its taxable value in property tax, plus flat charges on the same bill. For a house at $199,100 of market value, that's about $2,354 a year.
Tax is levied on A legal residence is assessed at 4% of fair market value instead of 6%.
2026 millage was not found in an official source; 2025 rates (SC Association of Counties) are used. Sumter reassessed in 2026, so rates may have changed.
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $199,100 |
|---|---|---|
| City of Sumter | 0.448% | $892 |
| Sumter County (base millages) | 0.4556% | $907 |
| Sumter School District (bonds only) (schools) | 0.24% | $478 |
| County solid waste fee | flat | $61 |
| County stormwater fee | flat | $15 |
| County technology fee | flat | $2 |
| Total | 1.144% | $2,354 |
2025 tax year, Sumter County, City of Sumter.
How Sumter compares with nearby cities
Property tax rate
The combined rate of every agency on the bill, before exemptions.
Ways to pay less
- Owner-occupants: the 4% legal-residence assessment. A legal residence is assessed at 4% of fair market value instead of 6%. How: See the SC DOR legal residence guide.
Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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