Taxes in Conway
South Carolina's two-bracket income tax under Act 110 (1.99%/5.21%, effective tax year 2026) applies to Conway residents statewide, layered with a combined sales tax cited at 8% -- one point below the beachfront Grand Strand cities' own 9% city-limits rates.
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Learn moreSC's Act 110 two-bracket income tax -- restated as place-level context
South Carolina replaced its prior three-bracket 0%/3%/6.2% schedule with two brackets under Act 110: 1.99% on the first $30,000 of SC taxable income, 5.21% above that (minus a $966 subtraction), effective for tax year 2026 -- independently re-verified against this dataset's other SC records' own SCDOR/Governor's-office/PolicyEngine citations.
Social Security exemption and coordinated retirement deductions
Social Security income is fully exempt from SC income tax at any age. SC separately offers a retirement-income deduction (up to $10,000 for filers 65+, up to $3,000 under 65) and a general age-65 deduction of $15,000 -- these coordinate rather than stack additively.
Conway's own combined sales tax
Conway's combined sales tax rate is cited at 8% (6% state + 2% special-district) -- one point below Myrtle Beach's and North Myrtle Beach's own 9% city-limits rates, and one point above Rock Hill's/Fort Mill's 7% inland Piedmont rate. This pass could not confirm whether Conway levies a hospitality-tax layer comparable to the beachfront cities' -- disclosed as a research gap.
Property tax: SC's statewide assessment-ratio structure applies
South Carolina's 4%-owner-occupied / 6%-non-owner-occupied assessment-ratio split applies here as statewide. The 4% "legal residence" rate requires an active application with the Horry County Assessor.
Key takeaways
- South Carolina's two-bracket income tax (1.99%/5.21% under Act 110, effective TY2026) applies statewide; Social Security is fully exempt.
- Conway's combined sales tax (8%) runs one point below the beachfront cities' 9% rates.
- SC's 4%-owner-occupied / 6%-non-owner-occupied property assessment-ratio split applies -- apply for the lower rate with the Horry County Assessor.
- Whether Conway levies a separate hospitality tax on restaurant meals wasn't confirmed this pass -- disclosed as a gap.
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