Greenville Housing Market: Home Prices & Rent
Greenville home values since 2000
Last few years
Rent in Greenville
Owning vs renting, monthly
Buying the typical Greenville home with 20% down at this week's 7.32% 30-year rate costs about $2,105/month (principal, interest plus ~1.5% a year for tax and insurance) vs $1,566/month typical rent.
Rate: Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026. Estimate for comparison only.
Greenville vs South Carolina vs the U.S.
| Typical home | 12-month change | Typical rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This metro | $312k | +1.4% | $1,566/mo |
| South Carolina | $304k | +0.9% | - |
| United States | $366k | +1.2% | $1,932/mo |
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Common questions
Are home prices falling in Greenville?
No - the typical Greenville-area home value is up 1.4% over the past 12 months, at $312k (September 2026).
Is the Greenville housing market crashing?
Home values are close to their 2020s high and up 1.4% over the past year - a rising market, not a sudden collapse. Whether that continues isn't knowable from the data - this page updates every month when new figures come out.
How much is rent in Greenville?
Typical rent in the Greenville metro is $1,566 a month (September 2026), +2.6% over 12 months.
How much income do you need to buy a home in Greenville?
About $82k a year to afford the typical home with 20% down, spending no more than 30% of income on housing (September 2026).
Nearby and similar metros
Columbia, SC · Charleston, SC · Harrisburg, PA · Omaha, NE · Cincinnati, OH · Chattanooga, TN
Sources: Data Provided by Zillow Group (Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, September 2026; income needed and listing data). 30-year mortgage rate: Freddie Mac PMMS. Figures are for the Greenville, SC metro area. How we calculate.