South Carolina (SC)

STATESAFMR

Found 526 ZIPs

State Median Investment Score

94Below average

095130300

BR	Rent	3Y CAGR
0 BR	$643 - $2,500Median: $992	2.6%
1 BR	$677 - $2,600Median: $1,099	2.7%
2 BR	$885 - $2,830Median: $1,196	1.6%
3 BR	$1,054 - $3,510Median: $1,460	0.2%
4 BR	$1,163 - $4,040Median: $1,754	0.8%

Market Alignment

Studio

Studio- 36 ZIPs

0.36-0.63ratio range

Median FMR$908

Median Market$1,645

vs market-$738

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 10 ZIPs

0.64-0.68ratio range

Median FMR$992

Median Market$1,480

vs market-$488

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 12 ZIPs

0.69-0.73ratio range

Median FMR$1,024

Median Market$1,455

vs market-$432

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 17 ZIPs

0.73-0.77ratio range

Median FMR$1,055

Median Market$1,370

vs market-$315

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 16 ZIPs

0.77-0.81ratio range

Median FMR$1,053

Median Market$1,300

vs market-$248

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 27 ZIPs

0.82-0.85ratio range

Median FMR$982

Median Market$1,170

vs market-$188

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 28 ZIPs

0.86-0.90ratio range

Median FMR$1,192

Median Market$1,360

vs market-$168

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

Studio- 36 ZIPs

0.90-0.94ratio range

Median FMR$992

Median Market$1,090

vs market-$98

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 16 ZIPs

0.94-0.98ratio range

Median FMR$1,055

Median Market$1,120

vs market-$65

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 12 ZIPs

0.98-1.02ratio range

Median FMR$1,055

Median Market$1,050

vs market+$5

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 8 ZIPs

1.02-1.05ratio range

Median FMR$1,024

Median Market$980

vs market+$44

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 12 ZIPs

1.06-1.10ratio range

Median FMR$1,242

Median Market$1,140

vs market+$102

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

Studio- 21 ZIPs

1.11-1.15ratio range

Median FMR$1,420

Median Market$1,260

vs market+$160

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 11 ZIPs

1.15-1.20ratio range

Median FMR$1,329

Median Market$1,140

vs market+$189

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 12 ZIPs

1.21-1.24ratio range

Median FMR$1,380

Median Market$1,130

vs market+$250

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 3 ZIPs

1.25-1.29ratio range

Median FMR$1,380

Median Market$1,070

vs market+$310

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 1 ZIP

1.32ratio

FMR$2,120

Market$1,610

vs market+$510

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

Studio- 16 ZIPs

1.36-1.64ratio range

Median FMR$1,329

Median Market$855

vs market+$474

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.36-1.64

1 BR

1 BR- 18 ZIPs

0.40-0.64ratio range

Median FMR$795

Median Market$1,605

vs market-$811

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 10 ZIPs

0.64-0.68ratio range

Median FMR$1,126

Median Market$1,710

vs market-$584

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 11 ZIPs

0.69-0.73ratio range

Median FMR$1,099

Median Market$1,590

vs market-$491

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 7 ZIPs

0.73-0.77ratio range

Median FMR$1,099

Median Market$1,460

vs market-$361

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 17 ZIPs

0.78-0.81ratio range

Median FMR$1,126

Median Market$1,390

vs market-$264

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 19 ZIPs

0.82-0.86ratio range

Median FMR$1,126

Median Market$1,330

vs market-$204

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 32 ZIPs

0.86-0.90ratio range

Median FMR$1,113

Median Market$1,270

vs market-$157

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

1 BR- 15 ZIPs

0.90-0.94ratio range

Median FMR$1,126

Median Market$1,250

vs market-$124

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 43 ZIPs

0.94-0.98ratio range

Median FMR$1,126

Median Market$1,160

vs market-$34

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 12 ZIPs

0.99-1.02ratio range

Median FMR$1,126

Median Market$1,125

vs market+$1

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 15 ZIPs

1.03-1.06ratio range

Median FMR$1,480

Median Market$1,440

vs market+$40

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 16 ZIPs

1.06-1.10ratio range

Median FMR$1,384

Median Market$1,265

vs market+$119

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

1 BR- 20 ZIPs

1.11-1.14ratio range

Median FMR$1,113

Median Market$990

vs market+$123

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 36 ZIPs

1.16-1.20ratio range

Median FMR$1,384

Median Market$1,180

vs market+$204

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 6 ZIPs

1.21-1.25ratio range

Median FMR$1,384

Median Market$1,135

vs market+$249

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 8 ZIPs

1.25-1.28ratio range

Median FMR$1,412

Median Market$1,120

vs market+$292

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 4 ZIPs

1.31-1.34ratio range

Median FMR$1,384

Median Market$1,040

vs market+$344

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

1 BR- 3 ZIPs

1.37-1.46ratio range

Median FMR$2,080

Median Market$1,420

vs market+$660

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.40-1.46

2 BR

2 BR- 15 ZIPs

0.46-0.63ratio range

Median FMR$1,000

Median Market$1,780

vs market-$780

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 8 ZIPs

0.65-0.68ratio range

Median FMR$1,211

Median Market$1,785

vs market-$574

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 11 ZIPs

0.69-0.73ratio range

Median FMR$1,158

Median Market$1,670

vs market-$512

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 22 ZIPs

0.73-0.77ratio range

Median FMR$1,226

Median Market$1,655

vs market-$429

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 34 ZIPs

0.78-0.81ratio range

Median FMR$1,226

Median Market$1,530

vs market-$304

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 22 ZIPs

0.81-0.85ratio range

Median FMR$1,196

Median Market$1,460

vs market-$264

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 22 ZIPs

0.86-0.90ratio range

Median FMR$1,275

Median Market$1,465

vs market-$190

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

2 BR- 25 ZIPs

0.90-0.94ratio range

Median FMR$1,196

Median Market$1,300

vs market-$104

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 25 ZIPs

0.94-0.98ratio range

Median FMR$1,226

Median Market$1,300

vs market-$74

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 25 ZIPs

0.98-1.02ratio range

Median FMR$1,226

Median Market$1,250

vs market-$24

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 27 ZIPs

1.02-1.06ratio range

Median FMR$1,507

Median Market$1,460

vs market+$47

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 14 ZIPs

1.06-1.10ratio range

Median FMR$1,650

Median Market$1,545

vs market+$105

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

2 BR- 10 ZIPs

1.10-1.14ratio range

Median FMR$1,423

Median Market$1,260

vs market+$163

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 11 ZIPs

1.16-1.20ratio range

Median FMR$1,507

Median Market$1,280

vs market+$227

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 8 ZIPs

1.20-1.25ratio range

Median FMR$1,507

Median Market$1,240

vs market+$267

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 2 ZIPs

1.27-1.28ratio range

Median FMR$1,634

Median Market$1,285

vs market+$349

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 5 ZIPs

1.32-1.35ratio range

Median FMR$1,507

Median Market$1,120

vs market+$387

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

2 BR- 1 ZIP

1.42ratio

FMR$1,119

Market$790

vs market+$329

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.46-1.42

3 BR

3 BR- 15 ZIPs

0.46-0.63ratio range

Median FMR$1,302

Median Market$2,120

vs market-$818

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 38 ZIPs

0.64-0.68ratio range

Median FMR$1,546

Median Market$2,280

vs market-$734

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 6 ZIPs

0.69-0.73ratio range

Median FMR$1,345

Median Market$1,895

vs market-$550

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 10 ZIPs

0.73-0.76ratio range

Median FMR$1,445

Median Market$1,945

vs market-$500

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 15 ZIPs

0.77-0.81ratio range

Median FMR$1,444

Median Market$1,810

vs market-$366

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 35 ZIPs

0.82-0.85ratio range

Median FMR$1,466

Median Market$1,780

vs market-$314

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 38 ZIPs

0.86-0.90ratio range

Median FMR$1,546

Median Market$1,765

vs market-$219

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

3 BR- 23 ZIPs

0.90-0.94ratio range

Median FMR$1,546

Median Market$1,700

vs market-$154

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 26 ZIPs

0.94-0.98ratio range

Median FMR$1,801

Median Market$1,850

vs market-$49

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 15 ZIPs

0.98-1.02ratio range

Median FMR$1,801

Median Market$1,800

vs market+$1

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 21 ZIPs

1.03-1.06ratio range

Median FMR$1,801

Median Market$1,710

vs market+$91

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 22 ZIPs

1.07-1.10ratio range

Median FMR$1,801

Median Market$1,690

vs market+$111

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

3 BR- 14 ZIPs

1.10-1.15ratio range

Median FMR$2,320

Median Market$2,060

vs market+$260

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 5 ZIPs

1.16-1.19ratio range

Median FMR$2,370

Median Market$2,000

vs market+$370

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 3 ZIPs

1.21-1.22ratio range

Median FMR$1,286

Median Market$1,050

vs market+$236

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 1 ZIP

1.28ratio

FMR$1,457

Market$1,140

vs market+$317

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

3 BR- 1 ZIP

1.42ratio

FMR$2,800

Market$1,970

vs market+$830

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.46-1.42

4 BR

4 BR- 20 ZIPs

0.43-0.64ratio range

Median FMR$1,520

Median Market$2,580

vs market-$1,061

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 21 ZIPs

0.65-0.68ratio range

Median FMR$1,754

Median Market$2,610

vs market-$856

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 17 ZIPs

0.69-0.73ratio range

Median FMR$2,720

Median Market$3,930

vs market-$1,210

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 21 ZIPs

0.73-0.77ratio range

Median FMR$1,754

Median Market$2,320

vs market-$566

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 20 ZIPs

0.77-0.81ratio range

Median FMR$1,754

Median Market$2,195

vs market-$441

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 34 ZIPs

0.82-0.86ratio range

Median FMR$1,722

Median Market$2,095

vs market-$373

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 20 ZIPs

0.86-0.90ratio range

Median FMR$1,832

Median Market$2,110

vs market-$278

FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.

4 BR- 17 ZIPs

0.90-0.94ratio range

Median FMR$2,035

Median Market$2,200

vs market-$165

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 25 ZIPs

0.94-0.98ratio range

Median FMR$2,060

Median Market$2,120

vs market-$60

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 16 ZIPs

0.98-1.01ratio range

Median FMR$2,092

Median Market$2,075

vs market+$17

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 23 ZIPs

1.02-1.06ratio range

Median FMR$2,124

Median Market$2,020

vs market+$104

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 15 ZIPs

1.06-1.10ratio range

Median FMR$2,600

Median Market$2,440

vs market+$160

FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.

4 BR- 11 ZIPs

1.11-1.14ratio range

Median FMR$2,124

Median Market$1,890

vs market+$234

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 18 ZIPs

1.16-1.20ratio range

Median FMR$2,124

Median Market$1,780

vs market+$344

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 3 ZIPs

1.23ratio range

Median FMR$2,124

Median Market$1,720

vs market+$404

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 3 ZIPs

1.26-1.29ratio range

Median FMR$2,720

Median Market$2,110

vs market+$610

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 2 ZIPs

1.30-1.35ratio range

Median FMR$2,242

Median Market$1,700

vs market+$542

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

4 BR- 5 ZIPs

1.38-1.78ratio range

Median FMR$1,479

Median Market$1,070

vs market+$409

FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.

0.43-1.78

0.700.800.901.001.101.201.30aligned range

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South Carolina fair market rent by county, FY 2027

HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 46 counties in South Carolina. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $1,098. That is up 1.9% from $1,077 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $885 in Williamsburg County to $2,010 in Beaufort County. 18 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 26 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. 119 ZIP codes in 5 metro areas must use Small Area FMRs, so voucher payment standards there are set by ZIP code.

Two-bedroom FMR by county

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in South Carolina
County	2BR	Change	HUD FMR area
Beaufort County	$2,010	+10.7%	Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Berkeley County	$1,884	+5.4%	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
Charleston County	$1,884	+5.4%	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
Dorchester County	$1,884	+5.4%	Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
York County	$1,785	+5.9%	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Jasper County	$1,579	+2.4%	Jasper County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Greenville County	$1,507	+12.5%	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Pickens County	$1,507	+12.5%	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Horry County	$1,504	+2.7%	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Sumter County	$1,338	+4.9%	Sumter, SC MSA
Aiken County	$1,329	+5.4%	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Edgefield County	$1,329	+5.4%	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Calhoun County	$1,226	−3.9%	Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fairfield County	$1,226	−3.9%	Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Lexington County	$1,226	−3.9%	Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Richland County	$1,226	−3.9%	Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Saluda County	$1,226	−3.9%	Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Spartanburg County	$1,196	+0.8%	Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Georgetown County	$1,158	−3.8%	Non-metro
Florence County	$1,121	+0.4%	Florence, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Laurens County	$1,119	−1.2%	Laurens County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Chester County	$1,103	+4.5%	Chester County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Anderson County	$1,102	−6.1%	Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Darlington County	$1,093	−0.5%	Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Lancaster County	$1,069	+5.7%	Lancaster County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Union County	$1,003	−3.4%	Union County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Kershaw County	$954	−5.5%	Kershaw County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Newberry County	$933	−6.1%	Non-metro
Colleton County	$913	+1.2%	Non-metro
Orangeburg County	$906	−0.4%	Non-metro
Oconee County	$894	−5.0%	Non-metro
Barnwell County	$892	−4.1%	Non-metro
Bamberg County	$889	−1.4%	Non-metro
Abbeville County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro
Allendale County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro
Cherokee County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro
Chesterfield County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro
Clarendon County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro
Dillon County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro
Greenwood County	$885	−5.2%	Non-metro
Hampton County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro
Lee County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro
Marion County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro
Marlboro County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro
McCormick County	$885	−7.4%	Non-metro
Williamsburg County	$885	−1.9%	Non-metro

HUD metro FMR areas

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in South Carolina
Metro area	Counties	2BR
Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$2,010
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA	3	$1,884
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,785
Jasper County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,579
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	2	$1,507
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,504
Sumter, SC MSA	1	$1,338
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area	2	$1,329
Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	5	$1,226
Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,196
Florence, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,121
Laurens County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,119
Chester County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,103
Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,102
Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,093
Lancaster County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,069
Union County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$1,003
Kershaw County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area	1	$954

Questions about South Carolina rents

What is the fair market rent in South Carolina?

HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in South Carolina is $1,098. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.

Which South Carolina counties have the highest fair market rent?

For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Beaufort County ($2,010), Berkeley County ($1,884), Charleston County ($1,884).

Does South Carolina use Small Area Fair Market Rents?

Yes, in part. HUD requires Small Area FMRs in 119 ZIP codes across 5 metro areas, led by the Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA; Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area. Elsewhere, housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.

Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.

South Carolina counties South Carolina cities South Carolina ZIP codes What is FMR?

Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Fiscal Year 2027