In the city of Beaufort, Redfin reports that homes sell after a median of 89 days on the market for the three months ending September 2026, compared with 65 days a year earlier (Redfin Beaufort housing market, page read November 6, 2026). In Bluffton the same source puts the median at 74 days, up from 61. In Jasper County it puts the median at 119 days, up from 60. A median is the middle of a sorted list for that place and window. It is not a promise for your address, and it is not the same number as days from contract to closing.
If you are pricing a listing, match the geography first. Use the city of Beaufort figure for a Beaufort city listing, the Bluffton figure for a Bluffton listing, and the Jasper County figure only when you mean the county. Then price from recent sales near your house, not from last year's pace.
What does "days on market" mean on these pages?
Redfin's chart label shows September 2026 while the trends prose uses the three months ending September 2026; we use the prose window for the 89/74/119 figures and do not treat the chart month as a different cohort.
On each Redfin market page above, the trends section pairs a median sale-price window with the line that homes "sell after" a stated number of days on the market, and the page labels a Median Days on Market figure for that place. Redfin's separate data-center definitions describe median days on market as time on market before a home goes under contract, and median days to close as the later stretch from contract to closing. The city and county pages themselves use "sell after," so treat the published median as Redfin's days-on-market figure for that place and period, and ask a clarifying question before you treat any secondhand "it took four months to sell" story as the same clock.
Three clocks get mixed in everyday talk:
- How long a sold or pending home spent on the market before the deal moved forward.
- How long it took from accepted offer to closing.
- How long a home that is still listed has already been on the market.
Only the first one is what these Redfin medians are answering. Closing time is a different question. The age of a sign that is still in the yard is a different question again.
How long in the city of Beaufort?
For the city of Beaufort, Redfin's housing-market page reports median days on market of 89 for the three months ending September 2026, versus 65 a year earlier. Source: Redfin Beaufort, page read November 6, 2026. The page title frames the market "as of October," and the trends copy sets the three-month window ending September 2026 next to that median.
That is the city of Beaufort, not Beaufort County. A county figure can pull in Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, and other places that are not your listing. Keep city and county apart when you read a chart or a headline.
How long in Bluffton?
For Bluffton, Redfin reports median days on market of 74 for the three months ending September 2026, versus 61 a year earlier. Source: Redfin Bluffton, page read November 6, 2026.
On that Redfin window, Bluffton's median sits below the city of Beaufort's. That comparison is for those two published medians only. An individual Bluffton listing can still clear faster or slower than 74 days depending on the house, the price band, and what else a buyer is touring.
How long in Jasper County?
For Jasper County, Redfin reports median days on market of 119 for the three months ending September 2026, versus 60 a year earlier. Source: Redfin Jasper County, page read November 6, 2026.
This is a county median. It mixes places inside Jasper County. A house near I-95 and a house in town are not interchangeable, so price from comps a buyer would actually open next to yours.
What should a seller do with the number?
Use the median as a planning range for that place, not as a guarantee.
Match the map. City of Beaufort, Town of Bluffton, or Jasper County. Do not paste a Beaufort County or metro figure onto a city listing.
Name the clock. When someone quotes days on market, ask whether they mean Redfin's published median for a place, days from contract to close, or how long an active listing has already sat.
Price from recent sales and the active homes a buyer will compare, then set a review date before the sign goes up. Our guide to pricing a home in a changing Beaufort market walks through sold comps versus asking prices. For a live look at what is listed by area right now, open Market Pulse. Your street will differ from any area summary.
Half the homes that make up that median clear faster than the midpoint. Half clear slower. Condition, access for showings, flood and insurance details, and how the list price sits against recent sales can all move one house off the published figure. The median is still useful as context. It is not a substitute for comps on your address.
FAQ
How long does it take to sell a home in Beaufort, SC?
Redfin reports a median of 89 days on market for the city of Beaufort for the three months ending September 2026, compared with 65 days a year earlier (Redfin Beaufort, page read November 6, 2026). Your house can clear faster or slower than that median.
Is Bluffton faster than Beaufort right now?
On Redfin's published medians for the same three-month window ending September 2026, Bluffton is at 74 days and the city of Beaufort is at 89 days. That is a comparison of those two medians, not a forecast for every listing.
How long in Jasper County?
Redfin reports a Jasper County median of 119 days on market for the three months ending September 2026, up from 60 a year earlier (Redfin Jasper County, page read November 6, 2026). Use county comps for a Jasper listing, not a Beaufort city figure.
Does days on market include time to close?
Not as a single combined clock on these pages. Redfin's data-center definitions separate median days on market from median days to close. The market pages used here publish the days-on-market figure; they do not give a matching town- or county-level days-to-close number in the sections cited above.
Where can I see live local numbers?
Market Pulse shows current area figures from the Lowcountry Regional MLS feed on that page. Pair what you see there with recent closed sales before you set a list price.
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