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Spartanburg - SC housing market

The Spartanburg metro has a typical home value of $278,713, up 1.7% from a year ago. Homes sell in 37 days on average, a balanced market. 32% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$278,713
+1.7% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$267,216
+5.1% YoY
Median list price
$308,300
Sale-to-list ratio
97.9%
Selling below ask
Days on market
37d
Listings w/ price cut
31.6%
New listings / mo
456
+2.7% YoY
Homes for sale
1,777
+22.5% YoY
Typical rent
$1,513/mo
+1.7% YoY
Income needed to buy
$76,700
Rent vs buy
15.4x
September 2026 report · Zillow data through July 2026

Spartanburg housing market, September 2026

The typical Spartanburg home is worth $278,713 as of July 2026, down 0.2% from the prior month, down 0.5% over three months, and up 1.7% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $270,224 to $280,146.

Homes are going pending in about 37 days, slower than the 31 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,777 homes for sale, 22% more than a year ago. 31.6% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 29.5% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,513 a month, up 1.7% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.4.

At this week's 6.71% mortgage rate with 20% down ($55,743), the typical Spartanburg home costs about $1,789 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $76,700 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$280k$270kAug 24Aug 25Jul 26
Days to pending, 24 months
45d20dAug 24Aug 25Jul 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
1.8k1.2kAug 24Aug 25Jul 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.71% (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 ($278,713) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Spartanburg - 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 1.7% over the past year. In Spartanburg - SC, that means a home worth $274,054 last year is now worth roughly $278,713.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $267,216. Homes are selling at 97.9% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Spartanburg - SC sit on the market for roughly 37 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 31.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 456 new listings hit the market each month in Spartanburg - SC. There are currently 1,777 homes for sale, up 22.5% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Spartanburg - SC is $1,513, up 1.7% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.4x, toss-up (#139 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.71% 30-year rate, runs about $1,440 a month in principal and interest, $73 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.20% 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 SC

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Greenville - SC$315,006 +1.8% 27.0d
Columbia - SC$256,240 +1.6% 24.0d
Charleston - SC$435,645 -0.5% 48.0d
Myrtle Beach - SC$342,010 +0.2% 53.0d
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