Greensboro - NC housing market
The Greensboro metro has a typical home value of $263,188, up 1.0% from a year ago. Homes sell in 20 days on average, a balanced market. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Greensboro housing market, October 2026
The typical Greensboro home is worth $263,188 as of August 2026, down 0.1% from the prior month, down 0.5% over three months, and up 1.0% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $260,080 to $264,663.
Homes are going pending in about 20 days, slower than the 16 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,798 homes for sale, 17% more than a year ago. 29.3% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 27.6% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,399 a month, up 2.6% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.7.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($52,638), the typical Greensboro home costs about $1,787 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $76,600 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 ($263,188) 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 1.0% over the past year. In Greensboro - NC, that means a home worth $260,582 last year is now worth roughly $263,188.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $256,140. Homes are selling at 97.9% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Greensboro - NC sit on the market for roughly 20 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 29.3% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 817 new listings hit the market each month in Greensboro - NC. There are currently 2,798 homes for sale, up 16.8% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Greensboro - NC is $1,399, up 2.6% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.7x, toss-up (#129 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,458 a month in principal and interest, $59 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.99% 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 NC
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte - NC | $384,458 | -0.5% | 33.0d |
| Raleigh - NC | $431,269 | -1.8% | 28.0d |
| Winston - NC | $280,379 | +2.1% | 22.0d |
| Durham - NC | $405,282 | -2.2% | 29.0d |
| Fayetteville - NC | $255,537 | +0.4% | 28.0d |
| Asheville - NC | $419,186 | -3.3% | 54.0d |