Metropolitan market · South Carolina · September 2026 data

What is the Spartanburg, SC real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Spartanburg, SC asks $304,950, down 2.9% year over year. Homes spend a median of 60 days on market, with 2,170 active listings and 23% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 40% of active listings, and inventory sits at 156% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Estimated gross rental yield on the median listing is 4.6%. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$304,950
▼ 2.9% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$166
1,894 sq ft median
Median days on market
60
September 2026
Active listings
2,170
For sale now
New listings
672
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
23%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
156%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
40%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$285,000
▼ 1.7% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
98.6%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
604
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Spartanburg, SC housing market doing right now?

The Spartanburg, SC housing market lists at a $304,950 median as of September 2026, down 2.9% year over year, with a 60-day median market time and 2,170 homes for sale (23% with a price cut). Active inventory is 156% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule. Gross rental yield is about 4.6%.

Spartanburg housing market statistics

The table summarizes Spartanburg'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 Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, SC housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$304,950-2.9% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1661,894 sq ft median
Median days on market60+4% YoY
Active listings2,170+18% YoY
New listings this month672September 2026
Listings with a price cut23%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$285,000-1.7% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio98.6%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio40.1%869 pending
Inventory vs 2019156%Active listings vs same month in 2019
Gross rental yield4.6%2BR fair market rent

How have home prices changed in Spartanburg?

Spartanburg home prices are down 2.9% year over year and 0.0% month over month as of September 2026, at a $304,950 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$316K$313K$310K$307K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

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

The 10-year view
$316K$287K$257K$228K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

How much inventory is on the market in Spartanburg?

Spartanburg has 2,170 active listings, 672 new this month, 869 pending as of September 2026. About 23% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 156% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
2,170
New this month
672
Pending
869
Price-reduced
500

Is Spartanburg a good real estate investment?

Spartanburg scores 44/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #574 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
44/100
#574 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-3.4%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Price volatility
Medium
σ 6.1% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
48
Value
32
Rental yield
71
Supply risk
91
Market heat
61

Spartanburg scores 44/100 on our composite Investor Score (#574 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 61% over five years and +120% over ten, leaving prices 84% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,176/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 4.6%; active inventory sits at 156% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 2.9% 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 Spartanburg ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Spartanburg?

A home at Spartanburg's $304,950 median listing runs about $1,669 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%
$1,507/mo
−$162/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,669/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,838/mo
+$169/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $304,950 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 Spartanburg?

To buy Spartanburg’s $304,950 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $78,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,812/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.2× the area’s $62,440 median household income, so a typical Spartanburg household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Spartanburg, SC — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$304,950September 2026
Down payment (20%)$60,990Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,669/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.56% effective rate)$142/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$78,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$62,440Census 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 Spartanburg housing market?

Longer-run demand in Spartanburg shows up in 4,070 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +7,137 residents; +2.4% job growth. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Moderate. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
4,070
▲ 27.7% vs 2024
11.2 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+7,137
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$225.6M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
+2.4%
▲ 180.7k 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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Spartanburg housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Spartanburg?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Spartanburg, SC is $304,950, down 2.9% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Spartanburg, SC metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Spartanburg?
The median home listed in Spartanburg asks $304,950 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,669 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Spartanburg?
The median property in Spartanburg spends 60 days on the market, with 2,170 homes actively listed and 23% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Spartanburg?
With a median 60 days on market and 23% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 40% of active listings, Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg a good place to invest in real estate?
Spartanburg scores 44/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #574 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 Spartanburg?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Spartanburg and the wider South 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 Spartanburg, SC 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.