Shutter BoysPlantation shutters in Greenville
Homes in Greenville
Apartments outnumber houses in Greenville: 53% of its 39,373 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 42% and townhouses and other attached houses 5%.
Much of Greenville is new: 38% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 42% before 1980. The median home dates from 1987. Most homes are rented: owners live in only 41%.
Of the 7 South Carolina cities we have census figures for, Greenville has the second-highest share of older homes and the highest share of apartments. In Asheville, 52 miles away, 36% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, Greenville's homes are newer than those in 61% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Apartments and condos
53% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Shallow openings
38% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Renting?
59% of homes are rented. Shutters screw into the window frame or casing, so ask your landlord before you install; taking them down later leaves only screw holes to fill.
A whole house in Greenville
The most common home in Greenville has two bedrooms: 34% of homes. Three-bedroom homes make up another 25%. The median home has 4.7 rooms.
Apartments are the most common kind of home here. Across the US, the middle home among apartments in buildings of five or more units has 3 to 5 windows (EIA, 2020). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $900 to $2,000. For scale, that's about 0.3% of the median home value here, $487,500 (owners’ estimates, 2020–2024).
Homes here are smaller than in 77% of the 881 US cities we have figures for: many orders are a few rooms, not a whole house.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (bedrooms B25041, rooms B25018, value B25077); U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, Table HC2.1 (windows). EIA RECS 2020, Table HC2.1
A typical home3–5 windows
All of them shuttered$900 to $2,000
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsWorking from home
16% of workers here worked from home in the 2020–2024 survey years, more than in 60% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. Glare on a screen comes from direct sun and bright sky behind or beside it. Louvers tilted up throw daylight at the ceiling instead, so the room stays bright and the screen stays readable; wider louvers give the clearest view when you open them.
Ages (B01001), working from home (B08301) and value (B25077): U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Rankings compare the US cities we have figures for.
Greenville weather and your shutters
At Greenville, SC (1 mi away), July averages a high of 86.7°F and January a low of 30°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing in January.
About 24 days a year reach 90°F, 73 nights fall to freezing and 50.6 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Among the South Carolina cities we have climate normals for, Greenville has the most freezing days.
That's more freezing nights than in 58% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 30 min on the longest day to 9 h 49 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 79° above the horizon in June and 32° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Greenville, SC (temperature) and Greenville, SC (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51.5°F | 30°F | 4.4 in |
| Feb | 55.7°F | 32.5°F | 3.5 in |
| Mar | 63.5°F | 38.7°F | 4.3 in |
| Apr | 72°F | 47.1°F | 4.2 in |
| May | 77.5°F | 56.3°F | 3.8 in |
| Jun | 83.8°F | 64.9°F | 4.4 in |
| Jul | 86.7°F | 68.3°F | 4.6 in |
| Aug | 85.7°F | 67.7°F | 4.4 in |
| Sep | 79.8°F | 61.9°F | 4 in |
| Oct | 70.3°F | 49.5°F | 3.9 in |
| Nov | 61.3°F | 39°F | 4 in |
| Dec | 53.8°F | 33°F | 5.1 in |
Wet months
50.6 inches of precipitation a year keeps the air damp for long stretches. Steam and condensation are hard on any joint, so in kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms keep the air moving and wipe water off the sill before it sits.
Fitting them in Greenville
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Greenville
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Greenville’s own figures.
For designers, contractors and stores in Greenville
Interior designers, contractors, window covering stores, realtors and property managers in Greenville can sell or refer Shutter Boys shutters: dealers buy at trade pricing with a protected area; referral partners earn a fee on each client they send. No fee to join.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.