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Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more
With 290,222 people, 114,362 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $153,926, Greensboro real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Greensboro, accounting for 53.70% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Greensboro include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 31.70%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.24%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 6.20%).
The most prevalent building size and type in Greensboro are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 47.84% owning and 52.16% renting.
There is a lot of housing in Greensboro built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Greensboro built between 1940-1969 ( 25.41%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 17.15%). There's also some housing in Greensboro built before 1939 ( 5.58%).
Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Greensboro. Fully 11.05% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Greensboro homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Greensboro real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.
Greensboro's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Greensboro during the period has been just 0.37%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.
Over the last year, Greensboro appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Greensboro's appreciation rate has been 2.37%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Greensboro were at 2.37%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 9.81%.
Relative to North Carolina, our data show that Greensboro's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in North Carolina.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Greensboro differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Greensboro - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Greensboro real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
Value Range | |
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> $1,135,000 | 0.7 |
$851,001 - $1,135,000 | 0.8 |
$567,001 - $851,000 | 2.1 |
$454,001 - $567,000 | 2.7 |
$341,001 - $454,000 | 5.6 |
$227,001 - $341,000 | 14.7 |
$113,001 - $227,000 | 42.2 |
$57,001 - $113,000 | 26.1 |
$0 - $57,000 | 5.0 |
Value Relative to Nation | Value Relative to State |
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54.251094890511 | 47.3731884057971 |
Time Period | Total Appreciation | Avg. Annual Rate |
Compared To
NC* |
Compared To
America* |
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Latest Quarter:
2018 Q2 - 2018 Q3 |
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Last 12 Months:
2017 Q3 - 2018 Q3 |
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Last 2 Years:
2016 Q3 - 2018 Q3 |
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Last 5 Years:
2013 Q3 - 2018 Q3 |
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Last 10 Years:
2008 Q3 - 2018 Q3 |
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Since 2000:
2000 Q1 - 2018 Q3 |
19.07% | 0.94% |
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* 10 is highest |
Homeownership | |
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Owners | 47.84 |
Renters | 52.16 |
Vacant | 11.05 |
AGE OF Greensboro HOMES | |
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2000 or Newer | 17.2 |
1970 - 1999 | 51.9 |
1940 - 1969 | 25.4 |
1939 or Older | 5.6 |
TYPE OF Greensboro HOMES | |
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Single-Family | 53.7 |
Townhomes | 6.2 |
Small Apt. Buildings | 7.2 |
Apt. Complexes | 31.7 |
Mobile Homes | 1.1 |
Other | 0.0 |
SIZE OF Greensboro HOMES | |
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No Bedroom | 2.47 |
1 Bedroom | 11.77 |
2 Bedrooms | 32.74 |
3 Bedrooms | 36.73 |
4 Bedrooms | 13.63 |
5 or more bedrooms | 2.65 |