Forestbrook, SC housing market
Homes typically sell in 88 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Forestbrook compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Forestbrook at a glance
A buyer's market
More homes are for sale than are selling — about 8 months of supply. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Home prices up 50% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Forestbrook rose 50% over the past 5 years, slower than across South Carolina (60%). Last year prices fell 6.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Forestbrook home at roughly $559,000 today.
Show as a table
| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | South Carolina since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −6.3% | +136% | +164% |
| 2024 | +8.9% | +152% | +155% |
| 2023 | +3.1% | +132% | +142% |
| 2022 | +26% | +125% | +120% |
| 2021 | +13% | +78% | +84% |
| 2020 | +5.2% | +57% | +65% |
| 2019 | +5.3% | +49% | +59% |
| 2018 | +5% | +42% | +51% |
| 2017 | +5.8% | +35% | +43% |
| 2016 | +8.9% | +28% | +35% |
| 2015 | +0.5% | +17% | +29% |
| 2014 | +9.2% | +17% | +24% |
| 2013 | +1.4% | +6.9% | +20% |
| 2012 | −5.8% | +5.5% | +20% |
| 2011 | −7.3% | +12% | +22% |
| 2010 | −8.8% | +21% | +27% |
| 2009 | −14% | +33% | +35% |
| 2008 | −5.2% | +54% | +39% |
| 2007 | +5.1% | +63% | +38% |
| 2006 | +19% | +55% | +33% |
| 2005 | +13% | +30% | +23% |
| 2004 | +7% | +15% | +15% |
| 2003 | +1.2% | +7% | +10% |
| 2002 | +1.6% | +5.8% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | +4.1% | +4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Forestbrook ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 29579, 29588, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
4.1 years of income
The typical Forestbrook home costs about 4.1 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across South Carolina (4.4).
How Forestbrook ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,670
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Forestbrook is $1,670 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Forestbrook pay a median of $814, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 25% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,300 · 4 bedrooms $2,400
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (29579, 29588; Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.