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Greenville - SC housing market

The Greenville metro has a typical home value of $314,151, up 1.7% from a year ago. Homes sell in 31 days on average, a balanced market. 32% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$314,151
+1.7% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$325,701
+3.8% YoY
Median list price
$371,300
Sale-to-list ratio
97.9%
Selling below ask
Days on market
31d
Listings w/ price cut
32.1%
New listings / mo
1,206
+2.6% YoY
Homes for sale
4,673
+20.2% YoY
Typical rent
$1,569/mo
+2.8% YoY
Income needed to buy
$91,400
Rent vs buy
16.7x
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Greenville housing market, October 2026

The typical Greenville home is worth $314,152 as of August 2026, down 0.1% from the prior month, down 0.3% over three months, and up 1.7% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $307,864 to $314,960.

Homes are going pending in about 31 days, slower than the 19 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 4,673 homes for sale, 20% more than a year ago. 32.1% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 28.9% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,569 a month, up 2.8% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 16.7.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($62,830), the typical Greenville home costs about $2,133 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $91,400 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$315k$308kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
45d14dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
4.7k2.7kSep 24Sep 25Aug 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 ($314,151) 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 1.7% over the past year. In Greenville - SC, that means a home worth $308,900 last year is now worth roughly $314,151.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $325,701. Homes are selling at 97.9% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Greenville - SC sit on the market for roughly 31 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 1,206 new listings hit the market each month in Greenville - SC. There are currently 4,673 homes for sale, up 20.2% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Greenville - SC is $1,569, up 2.8% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.7x, toss-up (#105 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,740 a month in principal and interest, $171 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.38% 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$256,132 +1.7% 27.0d
Charleston - SC$431,797 -0.4% 51.0d
Myrtle Beach - SC$339,754 +0.5% 56.0d
Spartanburg - SC$276,318 +1.5% 40.0d
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