Your monthly guide to rental conditions in Greensboro-High Point. This is our July 2026 report, covering June 2026 rental data: what rents looked like last month, what's driving the market, and what it means if you own a rental home.
Greensboro-High Point Rental Market Snapshot — June 2026
Here's where Greensboro-High Point rents stand as of June 2026, across all property types — apartments, condos, townhomes, and single-family homes.
Greensboro-High Point median rent sits at $1,479 in June 2026, up 1.75% year-over-year despite a slight month-over-month dip of 0.3%. At 27 days on market during peak leasing season, demand is holding steady — a solid position for landlords heading into the summer turnover window driven by UNCG and NC A&T.
| Metric | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Median Rent (All Types, Greensboro-High Point) | $1,479 | -0.3% MoM |
| Avg. Days on Market | 27 days | — |
| Rent Growth YoY | +1.8% | — |
Source: Doorstead market data, aggregated from public records and online rental listings, all rental property types, June 2026.
What's Driving Greensboro-High Point Rental Market Conditions Right Now
Greensboro-High Point Rental Supply and New Construction
New rental units keep arriving across Greensboro-High Point, and the pressure is spread across product types. Apartment inventory grew 7% between 2020 and 2025, and the pipeline hasn't paused: Crescent Communities' HARMON Jefferson Village added 130 build-to-rent townhomes near New Garden Shopping Center in January 2026, affordable projects from NC Housing Finance Agency's LIHTC program are putting another 336 units into the ground across 2025 and 2026, and HHHunt's Abberly Rise luxury community is under construction with leasing expected in 2028. That volume has kept vacancy slightly elevated and rent growth modest, with the average apartment rent sitting at $1,329/month as of April 2026, up just 0.82% year-over-year.
Why People Rent in Greensboro-High Point
Renters keep choosing Greensboro-High Point because the cost of living stays low, healthcare and logistics employers provide steady jobs, and buying still isn't easy at a 6.49% mortgage rate. Greensboro made Livability's Top 100 Places to Live for 2026, which is the kind of recognition that reinforces in-migration from larger metros. Demand also follows a clear seasonal pattern: UNCG and NC A&T drive a wave of turnover every summer, filling up corridors like College Hill, Brice Street Area (around $1,029/month for a 1BR), and Westerwood (around $1,190/month) from May through August.
What This Means for Greensboro-High Point Landlords
You're sitting in peak leasing season right now, so if your unit is vacant, price it to lease fast rather than holding out for top dollar in a market where median rent grew only 1.75% year-over-year. University-cycle demand in neighborhoods near UNCG and NC A&T cools sharply after August, so a unit that sits vacant into September will likely wait out a slow fall.
Greensboro-High Point Rent by City — June 2026
Burlington leads the Greensboro-High Point metro on leasing speed, clearing rentals in just 7 days on market, far ahead of every other city in the table. High Point and Winston-Salem sit in the middle of the pack at 30 and 32 days respectively, while Greensboro trails the group at 39 days, the softest demand of the four cities. Three of the four cities are leasing in roughly a month or less, with Burlington as a clear outlier on the fast end and Greensboro as the one market where homes are sitting longest.
| City | Median Rent | 2BR Median | 3BR Median | Avg. DOM | MoM Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro, NC | $1,300 | $1,092 | $1,542 | 39 days | -0.5% |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $1,860 | $1,043 | $1,987 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| High Point, NC | $1,405 | $1,098 | $1,647 | 30 days | -0.6% |
| Burlington, NC | $1,352 | $1,357 | $1,600 | 7 days | -0.1% |
| Source: Doorstead market data, aggregated from public records and online rental listings, all property types, June 2026. Median Rent is across all property types. |
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Greensboro, NC: University-cycle turnover at UNCG and NC A&T drives a reliable summer demand wave, and Greensboro's 5.6% year-over-year rent growth puts it among the stronger performers in the state despite a roughly flat month-over-month move of -0.5%. At 39 days on market, homes here lease slower than the other cities in the table, so pricing tightly from day one matters more in Greensboro than anywhere else in this metro.
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Winston-Salem, NC: Rent held perfectly flat month-over-month at $1,860, the highest median in the table, but the 3.8% year-over-year decline signals that last year's pricing ceiling has come down. The 32-day DOM is moderate, so owners should expect a reasonable leasing window but resist the temptation to anchor on 2025 comps.
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High Point, NC: At 30 days on market, High Point is leasing faster than Greensboro and close to Winston-Salem, and the $1,405 median rent has held nearly steady with only a -0.6% month-over-month dip. Year-over-year growth of 0.8% is modest, but it points to a market that is absorbing supply without giving much back.
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Burlington, NC: Burlington is the fastest-moving market in the table by a wide margin, with homes leasing in just 7 days on average, and the 4.4% year-over-year rent growth backs up that tightness with actual pricing power. The month-over-month change of -0.1% is essentially flat, so the story here is speed: a well-priced Burlington rental rarely sits.
Greensboro-High Point Rent by Bedroom Count and Property Type — June 2026
Rent by Bedroom Count in Greensboro-High Point
Rent in Greensboro-High Point doesn't climb in a straight line across bedroom sizes. The 1-bedroom median sits at $919, which is actually $860 below the studio median of $1,779, creating an inversion at the low end of the range. From there, rents step up steadily: 2-bedrooms come in at $1,148 (+$229), 3-bedrooms at $1,694 (+$546), and 4-bedrooms at $2,218 (+$524). The full spread from 1-bedroom to 4-bedroom is $1,299, meaning owners of larger homes are capturing rents roughly 2.4 times what smaller units command.
| Bedroom Count in Greensboro-High Point | Median Rent (June 2026) |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,779 |
| 1-Bedroom | $919 |
| 2-Bedroom | $1,148 |
| 3-Bedroom | $1,694 |
| 4-Bedroom | $2,218 |
| Source: Doorstead market data, aggregated from public records and online rental listings across all property types, Greensboro-High Point, June 2026. |
Rent by Property Type in Greensboro-High Point
Single-family homes lead every other property type in Greensboro-High Point, with a $1,702 median rent that runs $223 (15.1%) above the blended metro median and a 21-day DOM that shows renters are moving quickly on them. Townhouses come in second at $1,566, a $87 premium over the blended median, and they actually lease faster than single-family at just 17 days. On the other end, apartments sit at $1,045, which is $434 (29.3%) below the blended median, and their 54-day DOM is more than twice that of single-family homes, a gap that points to meaningful softness in that segment. Condos land in between at $1,179 and 34 days, trailing both single-family and townhouses on rent but clearing faster than apartments.
| Property Type in Greensboro-High Point | Median Rent | Avg. Days on Market | MoM Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Property Types (Blended) | $1,479 | 27 days | -0.3% |
| Single Family | $1,702 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| Condo | $1,179 | 34 days | -2.9% |
| Townhouse | $1,566 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| Apartment | $1,045 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| Source: Doorstead market data, aggregated from public records and online rental listings, Greensboro-High Point, June 2026. |
Data Sources & Methodology
- Rental market data: Median rents, days on market, listing counts, and rent change figures. Sourced from county public records, deed and tax assessor data, and rental listings on publicly accessible platforms.
- Doorstead Platform Data: Internal leasing outcomes from Doorstead-managed rental homes across all property types, including days to lease. Trailing 12 months.
Data refreshed monthly. Doorstead benchmarks reflect managed properties only and may not be representative of the broader Greensboro-High Point rental market.