Myrtle Beach - SC housing market
The Myrtle Beach metro has a typical home value of $339,738, up 0.6% from a year ago. Homes are sitting 56 days on average, buyers have negotiating room. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Myrtle Beach housing market, October 2026
The typical Myrtle Beach home is worth $339,738 as of September 2026, up 0.0% from the prior month, up 0.1% over three months, and up 0.6% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $337,705 to $347,410.
Homes are going pending in about 56 days, slower than the 50 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 8,177 homes for sale, 0% more than a year ago. 28.8% of listings have taken a price cut (down from 29.4% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,722 a month, up 2.6% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 16.4.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($67,948), the typical Myrtle Beach home costs about $2,306 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $98,800 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
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 →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($339,738) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Myrtle Beach - 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 0.6% over the past year. In Myrtle Beach - SC, that means a home worth $337,712 last year is now worth roughly $339,738.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $330,298. Homes are selling at 96.8% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Myrtle Beach - SC sit on the market for roughly 56 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 28.8% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 1,514 new listings hit the market each month in Myrtle Beach - SC. There are currently 8,177 homes for sale, up 0.1% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Myrtle Beach - SC is $1,722, up 2.6% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.4x, toss-up (#113 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,882 a month in principal and interest, $160 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.52% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in SC
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville - SC | $312,032 | +1.4% | 34.0d |
| Columbia - SC | $252,979 | +1.6% | 32.0d |
| Charleston - SC | $437,474 | -0.2% | 59.0d |
| Spartanburg - SC | $274,802 | +1.1% | 41.0d |