FIPS 45045 · population 548,166 · part of Greenville, SC
The latest county-level Zillow ZORI is $1,603 per month in 2026-06. It is a typical asking-rent index across rental types—not an arithmetic average, signed lease or quote for one property.
| Bedrooms | HUD monthly FMR | Geography | Measurement boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,166 | Greenville County, SC | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 1 bedroom | $1,221 | Greenville County, SC | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,339 | Greenville County, SC | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,612 | Greenville County, SC | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
| 4 bedrooms | $1,943 | Greenville County, SC | HUD administrative benchmark; compare with same-bedroom listings, never treat it as observed asking rent. |
Zillow asking rent, ACS gross rent and HUD FMR describe different housing universes. They remain separate and no metro, city or neighboring-county value replaces missing county evidence.Zillow pulled 2026-07-26 · HUD pulled 2026-07-26
Everything here joins on the county FIPS code, so each figure comes from the agency that publishes it with no name matching in between.
Zillow estimates a current home value. FHFA tracks repeat mortgage transactions. Their growth rates should be read side by side, not averaged.
Survey source: Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30. These values describe different housing universes and are not combined into gross yield.
Workplace source: BLS QCEW — county employment and wages · annual county employment and wages 2021-2025; latest 2025 vs 2024 · pulled 2026-08-02. QCEW counts covered jobs located in the county, not employed residents or the metro score’s CES/LAUS series.
BEA per-capita personal income divides all personal income by the county population. It is broader than wages, but it is not household income or a measure of what renters can afford.
HUD CHAS separates renter households by income relative to local HAMFI. Moderate burden means housing costs above 30% through 50% of income; severe burden means more than 50%.
These Apartment List observations match the exact county Census code 45045. They are kept separate from Zillow asking rent, Census occupied-home rent and wider metro measures.
Monthly overall-rent index; missing observations are not filled from another geography.
Greenville County’s decision tension is an income case against a softening visible resale market: Zillow’s 2026-06 median home value of $341,891 and median asking rent of $1,603 per month support the supplied 5.63% gross yield before costs, yet a resale-led strategy warrants caution. Income-focused buyers should investigate submarket rent durability and flood exposure; buyers dependent on a quick exit should be more guarded. Zillow’s value measure rose 2.29% year over year, while FHFA’s 2025 repeat-transaction HPI rose 3.78%. The methods and observation periods differ; both indicate positive direction, not a single appreciation rate.
Measured market rent, rather than HUD’s two-bedroom Fair Market Rent payment standard, underlies that yield. The effective property-tax rate is 0.51%, so gross yield is not net income and excludes insurance, maintenance, vacancy, financing and other carrying costs that are not published. Realtor.com’s 2026-06 MLS listing evidence points to greater seller negotiation: median listing price was down 3.66%, active listings increased 20.47%, median marketing time was 53 days, and 22.32% of listings had a price reduction. These are asking-price, visible-supply and marketing measures—not closed-sale prices or buyer demand proof.
Demand evidence is constructive but bounded. QCEW’s annual covered-workplace record identifies Professional and business services as the largest disclosed private supersector, at 21.58% of private covered jobs; it is not resident employment, unemployment or a forecast. Tax-return migration was net positive by 3,083 households, and incoming movers’ average income exceeded outgoing movers’ by $8,508. That combination is relevant to prospective household purchasing capacity, not tenant absorption. Investor mortgages were 540 of 7,642 purchases, or 7.07%; participation is identifiable, but county totals do not show bid intensity, property type, or investor performance.
Modeled annual climate loss equals 0.12% of building value and inland flood is the dominant hazard; neither substitutes for a parcel flood-zone, drainage, insurance, or mitigation review. Missing operating statements, insurance quotes, vacancy and renewal history, property condition, subcounty rent comps, and transaction prices prevent net-yield, cash-flow, rent-resilience, and resale underwriting. Next checks should connect each candidate property’s actual taxes and flood costs to lease evidence and closed transactions.
This view uses 12 direct Zillow ZIP markets matched to Census ZCTAs. Each ZIP is assigned by its largest HUD residential county share; this is not an exhaustive county inventory.
Across the selected direct-evidence ZIP/ZCTA matches, Zillow’s June 2026 ZORI—a typical observed asking-rent index—runs from $1,332 to $1,905, a $573 spread, with a median of $1,632.50. This variation makes the decision question a screening task rather than a single county answer: which labeled areas meet a household’s current rent target while meriting separate review of affordability and vacancy? The county ZORI is $1,603, but selected observations fall on both sides of it, with 29615 at the low end and 29601 at the high end. Annual movement also varies: 29615 is down 2.6% year over year while 29605 is up 5.2%. These index readings are not quotes for interchangeable units; unit size, included costs, and lease terms can differ.
Zillow should be considered beside, never combined with, the ACS five-year ZCTA survey. In this selected set, ACS median gross rent spans $1,056 to $1,660, versus $1,262 in the county ACS measure; gross rent has a different concept and reference window than ZORI. Separately, the displayed HUD two-bedroom FMR is $1,256 in every selected row, while the county FMR is $1,339. FMR is a bedroom-specific administrative standard, not a market asking-rent measure. The ZORI-to-local-two-bedroom-FMR ratio runs from 106.1% to 151.7%. It marks divergence among explicitly different benchmarks, not a unit-specific premium, a lease estimate, or a determination of program eligibility.
Affordability pressure and vacancy signals also vary within the ACS estimates. The reported rent-burden share ranges from 35.9% to 62.2%, compared with 50.9% countywide. ACS vacancy rates span 3.4% to 12.1%, against 7.4% for the county. Some selected records pair above-county burden with above-county vacancy, while others pair below-county burden with lower vacancy. That pattern creates a trade-off for follow-up among current asking-rent position, a survey-based burden indicator, and a survey vacancy signal. It does not show that vacant units are available at a given price, that rent levels cause burden, or that any relationship will persist.
Coverage and geography limit the claim. The direct set covers 63,678 renter households, but it selects 12 of 16 eligible ZIP/ZCTA matches by renter-household count and is not a countywide inventory. The displayed ZIP label describes delivery geography, whereas the ACS record is tabulated for a Census ZCTA; in Greenville County those geographies can differ in boundary and resident coverage. The HUD crosswalk assigns a label to the county holding its largest residential-address share, which ranges from 53.1% to 100.0% here; a displayed label can therefore include addresses beyond the county. Before relying on this screen, verify the property’s exact address and delivery ZIP, bedroom count, live asking rent and availability, utility treatment, lease terms, income rules, and any applicable program standard.
16 ZIP profiles passed the county gate; the 12 with the most renter households are shown.
| ZIP / ZCTA | Zillow asking rent | ACS gross rent | HUD 2BR | Burden 30%+ | Vacancy | Income screen | HUD county share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29607 | $1,501 | $1,411 | $1,256 | 42.9% | 9.4% | $60k | 100.0% |
| 29615 | $1,332 | $1,223 | $1,256 | 52.3% | 7.3% | $53k | 100.0% |
| 29611 | $1,597 | $1,154 | $1,256 | 62.2% | 12.1% | $64k | 91.1% |
| 29609 | $1,545 | $1,130 | $1,256 | 57.7% | 10.1% | $62k | 100.0% |
| 29601 | $1,905 | $1,460 | $1,256 | 47.2% | 10.3% | $76k | 100.0% |
| 29605 | $1,835 | $1,087 | $1,256 | 47.1% | 7.0% | $73k | 100.0% |
| 29687 | $1,369 | $1,278 | $1,256 | 42.3% | 7.4% | $55k | 100.0% |
| 29651 | $1,668 | $1,071 | $1,256 | 39.1% | 6.0% | $67k | 56.8% |
| 29617 | $1,734 | $1,079 | $1,256 | 56.5% | 7.4% | $69k | 100.0% |
| 29681 | $1,769 | $1,660 | $1,256 | 39.2% | 3.4% | $71k | 99.7% |
| 29650 | $1,729 | $1,444 | $1,256 | 35.9% | 5.2% | $69k | 99.7% |
| 29673 | $1,535 | $1,056 | $1,256 | 51.0% | 6.4% | $61k | 53.1% |
Open a five-digit report for asking rent, affordability, rent history and resale liquidity. Each row keeps its ZIP/ZCTA measurement scope.
| ZIP report | City label | Zillow rent | 1Y change | ACS burden 30%+ | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 29601 rental reportGreenville County | Greenville, SC | $1,905 | ▲ 1.3% | 47.2% | 13,790 |
| ZIP 29605 rental reportGreenville County | Greenville, SC | $1,835 | ▲ 5.2% | 47.1% | 40,717 |
| ZIP 29650 rental reportGreenville County | Greer, SC | $1,729 | ▲ 2.6% | 35.9% | 42,493 |
| ZIP 29611 rental reportGreenville County | Greenville, SC | $1,597 | ▲ 4.4% | 62.2% | 32,365 |
| ZIP 29609 rental reportGreenville County | Greenville, SC | $1,545 | ▲ 1.2% | 57.7% | 32,292 |
| ZIP 29607 rental reportGreenville County | Greenville, SC | $1,501 | ▲ 1.0% | 42.9% | 46,209 |
| ZIP 29687 rental reportGreenville County | Taylors, SC | $1,369 | ▲ 2.3% | 42.3% | 44,861 |
| ZIP 29615 rental reportGreenville County | Greenville, SC | $1,332 | ▼ 2.6% | 52.3% | 38,811 |
Zillow ZORI is an asking-rent index. ACS burden and population describe the Census ZCTA; missing observations remain n/a.
Census-recognized incorporated places and CDPs that intersect this county. The list does not pretend to include every neighborhood or informal community.
Population is the total place-wide ACS estimate, not an allocated county share. A place crossing a county line is labelled explicitly. Source: Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30.
0.122% of building value expected lost per year
$1,512 median annual bill
17,849 in · 14,766 out
$74,298 arriving · $65,790 leaving
540 of 7,642 mortgages
Listing price is an asking price, not a closed sale. Quality-flagged county rows are withheld instead of displayed.
A metro is an average of these. Which side of a county line a property sits on can change the tax bill, the hazard profile and the tenant pool.
| County | Population | Price | Rent | Yield | Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville County | 548,166 | $342k | $1,603 | 5.6% | inland flooding |
| Anderson County | 210,478 | $296k | $1,379 | 5.6% | inland flooding |
| Pickens County | 134,629 | $310k | $1,524 | 5.9% | inland flooding |
| Laurens County | 68,666 | $208k | $1,277 | 7.4% | inland flooding |
No. HUD Fair Market Rent is a payment standard, while the record separately publishes measured market asking rent.
No. It measures annual covered employment at workplaces located in the county.
Inland flood is the dominant hazard, requiring flood-zone, drainage, insurance, and mitigation review.