SC · Metro #61

Greenville - SC housing market

The Greenville metro has a typical home value of $312,032, up 1.4% from a year ago. Homes sell in 34 days on average, a balanced market. 32% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$312,032
+1.4% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$322,563
+4.0% YoY
Median list price
$369,900
Sale-to-list ratio
97.7%
Selling below ask
Days on market
34d
Listings w/ price cut
32.1%
New listings / mo
1,130
+0.6% YoY
Homes for sale
4,684
+18.7% YoY
Typical rent
$1,566/mo
+3.0% YoY
Income needed to buy
$90,800
Rent vs buy
16.6x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

Greenville housing market, October 2026

The typical Greenville home is worth $312,032 as of September 2026, down 0.1% from the prior month, down 0.3% over three months, and up 1.4% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $306,170 to $313,228.

Homes are going pending in about 34 days, slower than the 22 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 4,684 homes for sale, 19% more than a year ago. 32.1% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 30.4% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,566 a month, up 3.0% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 16.6.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($62,406), the typical Greenville home costs about $2,118 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $90,800 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$313k$306kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
45d14dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
4.7k2.7kOct 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 ($312,032) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Greenville - SC 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 1.4% over the past year. In Greenville - SC, that means a home worth $307,724 last year is now worth roughly $312,032.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $322,563. Homes are selling at 97.7% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Greenville - SC sit on the market for roughly 34 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 32.1% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 1,130 new listings hit the market each month in Greenville - SC. There are currently 4,684 homes for sale, up 18.7% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Greenville - SC is $1,566, up 3.0% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.6x, toss-up (#106 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,728 a month in principal and interest, $162 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.43% 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 SC

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Columbia - SC$252,979 +1.6% 32.0d
Charleston - SC$437,474 -0.2% 59.0d
Myrtle Beach - SC$339,738 +0.6% 56.0d
Spartanburg - SC$274,802 +1.1% 41.0d
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