2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Greenville, SC vs Portland, OR

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- The median age of a home in Greenville is 46.2% younger than the median age of a home in Portland.
 Greenville, SCPortland, ORUnited States
 Median Home Age395742
 Median Home Cost$358,800$537,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months21.9%7.7%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.68.9%37.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.105.6%123.2%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$5.6$10.1$11.0
 Homes Owned37.3%50.4%57.4%
 Housing Vacant9.6%5.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented53.1%44.0%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Greenville, SCPortland, ORUnited States
 Average Rent$1,470$2,670$1,840
 Studio Apartment$960$1,580$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,030$1,690$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,170$1,930$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,490$2,700$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,810$3,150$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Greenville, SCPortland, ORUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.9%2.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.3%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.6%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.5%0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.7%1.7%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Greenville, SCPortland, ORUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.7%0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%0.5%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9992.0%0.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.5%0.5%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9992.7%0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9998.2%0.6%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9998.6%2.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99918.3%9.9%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99916.2%21.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9999.2%20.5%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99916.7%28.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9999.4%9.5%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9994.3%2.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.8%0.7%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over1.4%0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Greenville, SCPortland, ORUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.2%0.2%
 2010 to 201411.4%9.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.4%9.9%13.6%
 1990 to 199911.0%7.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.5%6.8%13.2%
 1970 to 197911.5%10.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196911.0%7.9%13.6%
 1950 to 195911.0%11.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.5%7.8%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier7.4%27.7%12.2%
Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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