The median house in the city of Greenville sold for $450,000 in August, up from $400,000 in July. That jump looks dramatic, and it mostly is not. The median price per square foot actually slipped, from $212 to $205. The typical house sold in August was about 2,260 square feet, against about 2,010 in July. Larger homes lifted the typical sale price while the price paid for each foot of house did not rise. Underneath the headline, resale prices per square foot are running 4.2% above last summer, a little stronger than the 3.2% we reported for July.
That gap between the median price and the value of a particular home runs through the whole month. Here is August across the nine areas we track, pulled from the MLS, with what changed since our July update.
August at a glance
| Area | Median sale price | Price per sq ft | Average days on market | August sales | Active Sept. 25 | Months of supply | Resale price per sq ft, year over year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | $450,000 | $205 | 47 | 185 | 808 | 3.9 | +4.2% |
| Simpsonville | $414,000 | $176 | 40 | 125 | 456 | 3.9 | +2.8% |
| Greer | $435,000 | $195 | 61 | 89 | 312 | 3.7 | +3.1% |
| Easley | $320,000 | $176 | 53 | 72 | 222 | 3.2 | −1.1% |
| Fountain Inn | $321,900 | $157 | 69 | 57 | 183 | 3.5 | +0.5% |
| Taylors | $382,000 | $201 | 54 | 44 | 153 | 3.5 | +5.8% |
| Travelers Rest | $582,500 | $227 | 48 | 40 | 137 | 4.5 | −0.8% |
| Five Forks | $574,918 | $204 | 44 | 34 | 118 | 4.1 | −0.9% |
| Mauldin | $325,000 | $173 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | +4.9% |
Based on information from the Multiple Listing Service of Greenville, South Carolina, Inc. for the period September 1, 2024 through September 25, 2026. August sales cover August 1 through August 31, 2026, as reported by September 25; active listings were counted September 25, 2026. Mauldin's median price, price per square foot and days on market cover June through August 2026.
Where values are still climbing
Taylors again posted the strongest gain in resale price per square foot, up 5.8% from a year earlier. That is a little cooler than July’s 7.0%, and homes there took longer to sell: 54 days on average in August against 28 in July. Values are still rising, but buyers in Taylors are taking more time to decide.
Mauldin remains the tightest market we track. Only 16 houses were for sale on September 25, about a month and a half of supply, and homes sold in 24 days on average across the summer. Resale values there are up 4.9% over the past twelve months. If you are hoping a Mauldin house will sit long enough to negotiate hard, the numbers do not support waiting.
The city of Greenville carried the most activity by far, with 185 sales and 808 houses for sale. Its 4.2% gain sits between the fast risers and the flat markets, which is about where the largest and most varied area should land.
Where the direction changed
Simpsonville turned around. In July its resale price per square foot was slightly below last year; in August it was 2.8% above, and homes sold in 40 days, faster than in July. With 456 houses for sale, it still gives buyers more choice than any suburb we follow.
Five Forks went the other way. July showed a 4.3% gain; August shows a 0.9% dip, on only 34 sales. A small month can swing like that, so we would watch September before calling it a trend. The median sale price, $574,918, barely moved.
Travelers Rest is the clearest case of a median that misleads. Its median sale price climbed from $425,000 in July to $582,500 in August, yet the price per square foot fell from $240 to $227, and the year over year reading held at 0.8% below last summer. Fourteen of August’s forty sales were newly built homes, and the homes that sold were larger than July’s. That mix moved the median; the value of a typical Travelers Rest home did not change nearly that much.
Where buyers have more room
Greer held steady on value, up 3.1%, but slowed down. Homes took 61 days to sell in August, compared with 35 in July. Fountain Inn remained the slowest area at 69 days, and the number of houses for sale grew from 163 in mid August to 183. Easley is still slightly below last year at 1.1% down, though that is a smaller dip than July’s 2.3%.
In all three, a buyer with a clear budget and a flexible closing date has room to negotiate on price, repairs or terms, especially on a home that has been listed for a month or more.
If you are buying this fall
Most of these areas hold three to four and a half months of supply. That is balanced ground: sellers still have the edge on well priced homes, but a buyer is rarely forced into a bidding war. Mauldin is the exception, and Simpsonville is selling quickly enough that a good house there deserves a prompt decision.
The biggest lesson from August is to judge a home by its price per square foot and its recent comparable sales, not by an area median. Search current listings with your own size and price range, and the picture becomes much clearer than any headline figure. If a condo or townhome fits your plans, the downtown condo guide covers what to compare.
If you are selling this fall
Days on market rose in Taylors, Greer, Easley and Fountain Inn, which means the first few weeks of a listing matter more. Price against the homes a buyer will actually compare with yours, and plan the first 30 days before the sign goes up. Autumn can still be a good season to list; our note on selling in the fall covers the timing. For a figure specific to your home, a home value estimate is the place to start.
How we measured
Every figure covers single family houses only, with condos, townhomes and land excluded, and ignores records under $40,000, which are usually leases or land entered by mistake. The median sale price, price per square foot and average days on market cover August 2026, except in Mauldin, where a single month has too few sales to publish, so those three figures cover June through August.
The year over year column compares the median price per square foot of resale homes, meaning homes built at least two years before the period, for June through August 2026 against the same months of 2025. New construction is left out because a wave of builder closings can move a median without saying anything about existing homes. Mauldin compares September 2025 through August 2026 with the twelve months before. Months of supply divides the houses for sale on September 25 by the average monthly sales of the past twelve months.
Cities follow the MLS City field. Five Forks is not a city, so it uses the MLS area the board assigns to it, and it overlaps other rows. Adding the rows together would double count. These figures describe past sales; they are not a forecast or a valuation of any single home. The same figures appear on each area’s guide page. Our August comparison sets the same nine areas side by side with a downloadable table.
If you want these numbers run for a specific neighborhood, or want to know what they mean for a home you are considering, talk with our team. We update them every month.
