Metropolitan market · North Carolina · September 2026 data

What is the Greenville, NC real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Greenville, NC asks $312,450, up 2.5% year over year. Homes spend a median of 66 days on market, with 565 active listings and 16% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 47% of active listings, and inventory sits at 148% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Estimated gross rental yield on the median listing is 4.2%. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$312,450
▲ 2.5% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$158
1,909 sq ft median
Median days on market
66
September 2026
Active listings
565
For sale now
New listings
176
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
16%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
148%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
47%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$295,000
▲ 2.8% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
98.9%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
219
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Greenville, NC housing market doing right now?

The Greenville, NC housing market lists at a $312,450 median as of September 2026, up 2.5% year over year, with a 66-day median market time and 565 homes for sale (16% with a price cut). Active inventory is 148% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule. Gross rental yield is about 4.2%.

Greenville housing market statistics

The table summarizes Greenville's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Greenville.

Greenville, NC housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$312,450+2.5% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1581,909 sq ft median
Median days on market66+2% YoY
Active listings565+11% YoY
New listings this month176September 2026
Listings with a price cut16%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$295,000+2.8% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio98.9%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio46.6%263 pending
Inventory vs 2019148%Active listings vs same month in 2019
Gross rental yield4.2%2BR fair market rent

How have home prices changed in Greenville?

Greenville home prices are up 2.5% year over year and +2.1% month over month as of September 2026, at a $312,450 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$312K$307K$302K$297K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Greenville NC · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$345K$306K$267K$228K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Greenville NC · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Greenville?

Greenville has 565 active listings, 176 new this month, 263 pending as of September 2026. About 16% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 148% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
565
New this month
176
Pending
263
Price-reduced
88

Is Greenville a good real estate investment?

Greenville scores 47/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #516 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
47/100
#516 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-1.3%
Flat · model output, not advice
Price volatility
Medium
σ 5.8% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
64
Value
39
Rental yield
59
Supply risk
88
Market heat
62

Greenville scores 47/100 on our composite Investor Score (#516 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 52% over five years and +93% over ten, leaving prices 62% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,095/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 4.2%; active inventory sits at 148% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 2.5% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Greenville ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Greenville?

A home at Greenville's $312,450 median listing runs about $1,710 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,544/mo
−$166/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,710/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,883/mo
+$173/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $312,450 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Greenville?

To buy Greenville’s $312,450 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $83,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,932/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.4× the area’s $58,851 median household income, so a typical Greenville household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Greenville, NC — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$312,450September 2026
Down payment (20%)$62,490Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,710/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.85% effective rate)$221/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$83,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$58,851Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Greenville housing market?

Longer-run demand in Greenville shows up in 1,261 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +555 residents; +0.5% job growth. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Moderate. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
1,261
▼ 3.0% vs 2024
7.3 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+555
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$7.74M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
+0.5%
▲ 84.9k nonfarm jobs · August 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Greenville housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Greenville?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Greenville, NC is $312,450, up 2.5% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Greenville, NC metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Greenville?
The median home listed in Greenville asks $312,450 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,710 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Greenville?
The median property in Greenville spends 66 days on the market, with 565 homes actively listed and 16% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Greenville?
With a median 66 days on market and 16% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 47% of active listings, Greenville reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Greenville a good place to invest in real estate?
Greenville scores 47/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #516 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Greenville?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Greenville and the wider North Carolina market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Greenville, NC metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

Editorial persona: WealthyBud bylines are editorial personas, not real individuals. Pages are produced by the WealthyBud research team from the public data cited on each page.