South Carolina

Home prices in South Carolina and Greenville: median and trend

Median owner-occupied home value: $306,200 in South Carolina and $517,100 in Greenville (Census ACS 2025). FHFA: state prices up 2.4% in a year.

Checked on against the official sources listed at the bottom of the page.

In short

The median value of owner-occupied homes is $306,200 in South Carolina and $517,100 in the city of Greenville, against $371,100 nationwide (Census ACS 2025). On the FHFA index, South Carolina prices up 2.4% and Greenville–Anderson–Greer prices up 1.7% from Q2 2025 to Q2 2026.

What it costs: median value in 2025

AreaMedian value, 2025Margin of error (90%)
United States$371,100±$646
South Carolina$306,200±$3,027
Greenville–Anderson–Greer metro area$316,800±$6,948
Greenville County$351,700±$11,443
City of Greenville$517,100±$50,549

Source: Census ACS 2025, table B25077; owners’ own estimates, not sale prices.

Three points stand out:

  • The South Carolina median is $64,900 below the national median.
  • The city of Greenville is $210,900 above the state median and $200,300 above its own metro area. The city is a small, high-value core inside a much larger and cheaper metro area.
  • The margin of error for the city (±$50,549) is very wide, because the city sample is small. The true city median is very likely between about $466,600 and $567,600. Compare the county figure ($351,700, ±$11,443) for a steadier picture of Greenville County as a whole.

How prices have moved: the FHFA index

Area1-year change (Q2 2025 to Q2 2026)5-year change (Q2 2021 to Q2 2026)
United States+2.1%+33.4%
South Carolina+2.4%+45.4%
Greenville–Anderson–Greer metro area+1.7%+43.5%

Source: FHFA HPI, purchase-only, Q2 2026 (release of August 25, 2026); changes by Payotte.

South Carolina prices rose slightly faster than the nation’s over the past year (+2.4% against +2.1%) and much faster over five years (+45.4% against +33.4%). The Greenville metro area followed the same path, a little more slowly in the last twelve months.

A worked example

A Greenville-area home worth $340,000 in Q2 2021 would be about $487,800 in Q2 2026 on the Greenville–Anderson–Greer index index (+43.5%); over the last year alone it would gain about $8,100 (+1.7%). One home can differ widely.

How to use these figures when buying

Closing costs come on top: our South Carolina closing costs guide covers who pays what, and buying a home in Greenville applies these numbers to the city. Also see the South Carolina first-time buyer programs, which cap the price of the home they finance.

Method and dataset

ACS median value. ACS 1-Year 2025, table B25077. Geographies: United States (0100000US), South Carolina (0400000US45), Greenville–Anderson–Greer, SC metro area (310M700US24860), Greenville County (0500000US45045), Greenville city (1600000US4530850). Values read from the Census Bureau’s ACS 2025 one-year summary file (table B25077) on November 4, 2026.

FHFA index. FHFA HPI (purchase-only, seasonally adjusted), state series (South Carolina), metro series (Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, metro code 24860) and U.S. series. Index values used: South Carolina 439.55 (Q2 2025), 309.51 (Q2 2021) and 449.99 (Q2 2026); Greenville–Anderson–Greer 467.61, 331.40 and 475.50; United States 426.58, 326.58 and 435.69.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median home value in South Carolina?

South Carolina’s 2025 ACS median home value is $306,200 (±$3,027), against $371,100 for the nation: owners’ own estimates, not sale prices.

What is the median home value in Greenville?

For the city of Greenville, the 2025 ACS median value is $517,100 (±$50,549, a wide margin). Greenville County is at $351,700 and the Greenville–Anderson–Greer metro area at $316,800.

Are South Carolina home prices going up or down?

FHFA’s purchase-only index shows South Carolina prices rose 2.4% over the year to Q2 2026, and the Greenville–Anderson–Greer area rose 1.7%. Over five years, they rose 45.4% and 43.5%.

How South Carolina compares with the other States

South Carolina ranks 31st of 50 for median home value ($306,200), 17% below the national $371,100.

The States closest in median value are South Dakota ($299,100) and Wisconsin ($316,500). The range runs from $176,300 in West Virginia to $901,500 in Hawaii; South Carolina is $40,300 below the middle of that ranking (Georgia).

On the FHFA index, South Carolina prices rose 2.4% over the year to the second quarter of 2026, which places the State 29th of 50 and level with the nation (+2.1%). Over five years the gain is +45.4% (8th of 50; nation +33.4%).

South Carolina sits in the middle of the pack on at least one of the two measures: 31st for the level, 29th for the one-year change.

Over five years, South Carolina's +45.4% annualises to +7.8% a year (nation +5.9%). The latest year (+2.4%) is 5.4 points under that average, a slower pace than the five-year average.

Greenville, the main city, has a median of $517,100, 13th of the 49 main cities Payotte covers. That is 69% above the South Carolina median, a premium that ranks 4th of 49.

The one-year FHFA change runs from -1.2% in New Mexico to +8.3% in Alaska. South Carolina (+2.4%) is 5.9 points below the top and 3.6 above the bottom; Minnesota (+2.5%) and Iowa (+2.2%) are the nearest to it.

For scale, 20% of the South Carolina median is $61,240, against $74,220 at the national median.

Compare with the other states: Median home price by state.

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Sources

South Carolina · All states · Federal guides