The typical owner-occupied home in Greenville is worth about $63,200, 82% below the Florida median of $359,000 and 81% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $70,125 a year, so the median home costs 0.9 times the median income (4.8 times for Florida). 76% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 21% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Greenville at a glance
| Greenville | Florida | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $63,200 | $359,000 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | – | $2,730 | $3,119 |
| Median household income | $70,125 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 76% | 68% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 21% | 56% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $1,108 | $1,959 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 14.1% | 23.6% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | $682 | $1,669 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 46.9% | 35.2% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1978 | 1988 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 13.9% | 14.7% | 10.1% |
| Population | 1,650 | 22,416,077 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Greenville
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Greenville home of $63,200 with 20% down costs about $424 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $530, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.
Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $18,188 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 7% of the median Greenville household income of $70,125; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $244,000.
The median rent here is $682 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $12,640 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $50,560 |
| Principal and interest | $340 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $58 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $26 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $424 |
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| Down payment | $2,212 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $62,055 |
| Principal and interest | $417 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $58 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $26 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $28 |
| Total per month | $530 |
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Questions about home buying in Greenville
What is the median home value in Greenville?
About $63,200 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
What income do you need to buy a home in Greenville?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $424 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $18,188 a year.
More about Greenville
- Mortgage Refinance in Greenville
- Debt Relief in Greenville
- Home Equity Loans in Greenville
- Guides and quotes for mortgage refinance on our sister site, MortgageRefinance.com
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data