NC · Metro #76

Greensboro - NC housing market

The Greensboro metro has a typical home value of $265,237, up 1.3% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 18 days on market, a strong seller's market. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$265,237
+1.3% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$253,831
+2.2% YoY
Median list price
$306,417
Sale-to-list ratio
98.0%
Selling below ask
Days on market
18d
Listings w/ price cut
29.2%
New listings / mo
864
+2.6% YoY
Homes for sale
2,723
+14.8% YoY
Typical rent
$1,400/mo
+2.1% YoY
Rent vs buy
15.8x
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($265,237) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Greensboro - NC metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 1.3% over the past year. In Greensboro - NC, that means a home worth $261,833 last year is now worth roughly $265,237.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $253,831. Homes are selling at 98.0% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Greensboro - NC sit on the market for roughly 18 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 29.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 864 new listings hit the market each month in Greensboro - NC. There are currently 2,723 homes for sale, up 14.8% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Greensboro - NC is $1,400, up 2.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.8x, toss-up (#127 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.71% 30-year rate, runs about $1,371 a month in principal and interest, $29 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.92% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in NC

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Charlotte - NC$388,736 -0.5% 29.0d
Raleigh - NC$437,484 -1.9% 24.0d
Winston - NC$282,311 +2.3% 19.0d
Durham - NC$411,325 -2.1% 23.0d
Fayetteville - NC$257,053 +0.4% 23.0d
Asheville - NC$426,217 -3.4% 45.0d
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