Greenville County Housing

Housing Statistics as of 2007

The number of housing units in Greenville County increased 12% between 2000 and 2006. During the same time period, the county's population grew by 9%.

Increase in housing units:	12%
Increase in population:	9%

In 2006, 10.5% of housing units in Greenville County were vacant. This represents 19,100 vacant housing units. Greenville County's vacancy rate is lower than both the state rate, which is 16.1%, and the national rate, which is 11.6%.

Greenville County:	10.5%
South Carolina:	16.1%
United States:	11.6%

Between 2003 and 2006, the median home sale price in the county increased by 11%. During the same time period, median income in the county increased by 5%.

Increase in home sale price:	11%
Increase in income:	5%

Between 2000 and 2006, the median home value in Greenville County rose 33%. During the same period, the median value in the United States rose 54%.

Median home value increase in Greenville County:	33%
Median home value increase in United States:	54%

During the first quarter of 2008, the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had one foreclosure for every 693 homes. The U.S. average is one foreclosure for every 194 homes, which is 257% higher than the local rate. The nation's highest foreclosure rate was seen in the Stockton, California area, which had one foreclosure for every 30 homes.

Between 2000 and 2006, there were 423 preliminary subdivisions proposed for Greenville County, which included a total of 27,034 lots.

Number of preliminary subdivisions:	423
Number of total lots:	27,034