Rents are 6% below what Greer's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,681 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in Greer usually run 1.1% below trend in February and 0.7% above it in July, about $30 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Greer is 0.1% below its high of $1,683 in August 2026, at $1,681 as of September 2026.
Rent in Greer changed +1.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 54 South Carolina cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Greer rose 37% while median household income rose 33.8% ($61,744 to $82,626). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Greer is 40.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($82,626) is $2,066 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,000).
Taylors, 4 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,369/mo), about $3,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Greer. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Greer, SC is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 41.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Greer, SC has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Greer, SC stood at $1,282 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,681, reflecting a 31.1% increase over the period. Household income in the area moved from $67,536 to $82,626 across the same window, up 22.3% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 18.2% since 2021, moving from about 35,151 residents to roughly 41,536. Renters now make up 27.3% of households, compared with 31.3% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 41.4% of adults here, versus 37.2% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Greer, SC look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Greer is $1,681/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,205/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,385/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,255/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,700/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($82,626/yr), Greer ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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