NC · Metro #76

Greensboro - NC housing market

The Greensboro metro has a typical home value of $260,556, up 0.8% from a year ago. Homes sell in 22 days on average, a balanced market. 30% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$260,556
+0.8% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$258,554
-0.6% YoY
Median list price
$304,600
Sale-to-list ratio
97.8%
Selling below ask
Days on market
22d
Listings w/ price cut
30.2%
New listings / mo
792
+2.9% YoY
Homes for sale
2,826
+16.5% YoY
Typical rent
$1,406/mo
+2.5% YoY
Income needed to buy
$75,800
Rent vs buy
15.4x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

Greensboro housing market, October 2026

The typical Greensboro home is worth $260,556 as of September 2026, down 0.1% from the prior month, down 0.4% over three months, and up 0.8% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $257,701 to $262,242.

Homes are going pending in about 22 days, slower than the 17 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,826 homes for sale, 17% more than a year ago. 30.2% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 28.4% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,406 a month, up 2.5% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.4.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($52,111), the typical Greensboro home costs about $1,769 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $75,800 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$262k$258kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
32d11dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
2.8k2.0kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($260,556) 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 0.8% over the past year. In Greensboro - NC, that means a home worth $258,488 last year is now worth roughly $260,556.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $258,554. Homes are selling at 97.8% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Greensboro - NC sit on the market for roughly 22 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 30.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 792 new listings hit the market each month in Greensboro - NC. There are currently 2,826 homes for sale, up 16.5% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Greensboro - NC is $1,406, up 2.5% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.4x, toss-up (#138 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,443 a month in principal and interest, $37 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.14% 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 October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in NC

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Charlotte - NC$381,392 -0.8% 36.0d
Raleigh - NC$428,267 -1.7% 31.0d
Winston - NC$277,512 +1.7% 26.0d
Durham - NC$401,581 -2.5% 32.0d
Fayetteville - NC$253,782 +0.3% 32.0d
Asheville - NC$416,031 -3.3% 60.0d
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