ZIP 29605
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 29605 usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.7% above it in June, about $22 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 29605 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in April 2016.
Rent in ZIP 29605 changed +5.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 101 South Carolina ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 29605 rose 45.9% while median household income rose 27.4% ($51,519 to $65,648). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 29605 is 57.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($65,648) is $1,641 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,460); a 4-bedroom is $1,760.
6th cheapest of 7 ZIP codes in Greenville.
ZIP 29607, 4 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,501/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 29605. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 29605 (Greenville, SC) is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 35.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 29605 in Greenville, SC has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 29605 in Greenville, SC has shifted from $1,208 to $1,718, up 42.2% since 2021. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 29605 in Greenville, SC now reports about $65,648, up from $57,406 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 29605 in Greenville, SC adding about 790 residents over the five-year window, up 2.0% on net. The renter share has eased from 33.3% to 31.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 29605 in Greenville, SC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 29605 covers Greenville, SC. The median rent here is $1,718/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,100/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,210/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($65,648/yr), ZIP 29605 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.5% over the past year.
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