Greensboro housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Greensboro home prices: in September 2026, the Zillow Home Value Index valued a typical Greensboro, North Carolina home at $260,573. This was 0.3% lower than a year earlier and 1.0% under the $263,170 peak reached in February 2025.
- Value of a typical home
- $260,573September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over a 12-month period
- −0.3%, measured from September 2025.
Greensboro home prices since 2000
Greensboro is shown by the steel line; the United States by the grey line. Since January 2000, a typical Greensboro home increased in value by ×2.33, rising from $111,813 to $260,573. During those same months, the US recorded a ×2.99 increase. During the boom, prices reached a high of $136,786 in December 2007. The low was $116,528 in February 2012, −14.8%.
Annual median home price in Greensboro
Each yearly figure comes from averaging the twelve monthly values, and the 2026 figure reflects the latest month.
| Year | Greensboro | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $113,338 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $116,979 | +3.2% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $119,192 | +1.9% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $120,979 | +1.5% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $124,203 | +2.7% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $127,933 | +3.0% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $132,306 | +3.4% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $135,611 | +2.5% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $135,671 | 0% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $130,876 | −3.5% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $126,559 | −3.3% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $120,797 | −4.6% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $118,215 | −2.1% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $120,799 | +2.2% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $125,632 | +4.0% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $128,802 | +2.5% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $134,455 | +4.4% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $141,634 | +5.3% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $152,054 | +7.4% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $162,853 | +7.1% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $175,996 | +8.1% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $204,376 | +16.1% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $236,249 | +15.6% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $249,063 | +5.4% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $260,306 | +4.5% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $261,746 | +0.6% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $260,573 | −0.3% | $366,157 |
Current value of a Greensboro home bought in any year
This estimate uses an index for a typical home, rather than an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is from September 2026. Other options include the home appreciation calculator.
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Greensboro housing market forecast
Over the 12 months starting September 2026, Zillow's forecast has the Greensboro, NC metro rising +1.9%, and rising +0.6% over the three months that come next. With Greensboro's typical value at $260,573, the forecast suggests a level near $265,500 after another year.
This forecast restates Zillow's central estimate for the metro; the site does not publish its own forecast. Over 12 months, this kind of forecast has usually differed from the realised change by several percentage points above or below. This is not investment advice.
One table holds the forecast for every metro: housing market forecast.
Greensboro housing market crash risk score
48 of 100, on the high side
The ranking compares Greensboro with 292 cities based on five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Every input is ranked from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities, and all five positions receive equal weight in the average. It shows current conditions; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +15.1% | 65 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | +1.8% | 45 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 15.6 | 32 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 4.1 | 31 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −0.3% | 68 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Find out how the inputs are scored: methodology. See the ranking of all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Greensboro inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Greensboro, NC metro counted 2,216 homes for sale, showing a +18.6% yearly increase and a +15.1% rise from September 2019 Listings had a median sale time of 57 days, which was +1.8% against 2019. Price cuts appeared in 23.8% of those listings.
| Greensboro, NC metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 2,216 | +18.6% |
| New listings | 842 | |
| Median days on market | 57 | +11.8% |
| Median list price | $327,000 | −1.2% |
| Share with a price cut | 23.8% |
For metro inventory, the source is Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. All metros: days on market by city.
Greensboro rents and living costs
By the Zillow Observed Rent Index, the typical asking rent in Greensboro comes to $1,395 a month, up +2.2% against a year earlier. The cost of a typical home amounts to 15.6 years of that rent. With median household income at $63,516 (Census ACS 2024), the typical home comes to 4.1 times what a household brings in over a year. According to BEA, prices in the metro are at 92.9, while the US average is 100; housing costs are at 74.5.
More housing markets across North Carolina
- Charlotte market $389,648.
- Raleigh market $424,663.
- Durham market $384,724.
- Winston-Salem market $260,047.
- Fayetteville, North Carolina $221,511
- Wilmington, North Carolina $416,464
- Asheville market $444,478.
- Chapel Hill $621,909
For the state as a whole: North Carolina housing market.
Understanding the graph
The Zillow Home Value Index for Greensboro appears at each point. It shows a typical home's value in the market's middle third, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, in that month's dollars. The hollow dot indicates the month selected on the slider, while the terracotta dot marks the most recent month. Inflation is not accounted for in these figures, and the index follows a typical home rather than one particular house. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to calculate a particular home's value from the price at which it sold.