Fair Market Rent
Fair Market Rents in South Carolina
FY2027 HUD figures for 46 counties, effective October 1, 2026.
Across 46 counties and equivalents in South Carolina, FY2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents range from $885 (Greenwood County) to $2,010 (Beaufort County). The middle county is $1,102.
Figures are area-wide FMRs for the HUD area each county belongs to. In metro areas, HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs; open a county for its ZIP codes.
Fair Market Rents by county, FY2027
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | $643 | $741 | $885 | $1,195 | $1,200 | -1.9% |
| Aiken County | $997 | $1,202 | $1,329 | $1,672 | $2,035 | +5.4% |
| Allendale County | $643 | $741 | $885 | $1,095 | $1,194 | -1.9% |
| Anderson County | $972 | $1,012 | $1,102 | $1,444 | $1,704 | -6.1% |
| Bamberg County | $646 | $680 | $889 | $1,099 | $1,168 | -1.4% |
| Barnwell County | $648 | $682 | $892 | $1,063 | $1,172 | -4.1% |
| Beaufort County | $1,772 | $1,844 | $2,010 | $2,395 | $2,880 | +10.7% |
| Berkeley County | $1,661 | $1,731 | $1,884 | $2,336 | $2,687 | +5.4% |
| Calhoun County | $992 | $1,126 | $1,226 | $1,546 | $1,754 | -3.9% |
| Charleston County | $1,661 | $1,731 | $1,884 | $2,336 | $2,687 | +5.4% |
| Cherokee County | $780 | $813 | $885 | $1,106 | $1,371 | -1.9% |
| Chester County | $844 | $850 | $1,103 | $1,515 | $1,593 | +4.5% |
| Chesterfield County | $643 | $677 | $885 | $1,153 | $1,217 | -1.9% |
| Clarendon County | $643 | $677 | $885 | $1,105 | $1,314 | -1.9% |
| Colleton County | $664 | $698 | $913 | $1,088 | $1,323 | +1.2% |
| Darlington County | $868 | $874 | $1,093 | $1,302 | $1,523 | -0.5% |
| Dillon County | $780 | $813 | $885 | $1,225 | $1,479 | -1.9% |
| Dorchester County | $1,661 | $1,731 | $1,884 | $2,336 | $2,687 | +5.4% |
| Edgefield County | $997 | $1,202 | $1,329 | $1,672 | $2,035 | +5.4% |
| Fairfield County | $992 | $1,126 | $1,226 | $1,546 | $1,754 | -3.9% |
| Florence County | $982 | $987 | $1,121 | $1,444 | $1,545 | +0.4% |
| Georgetown County | $842 | $885 | $1,158 | $1,380 | $1,936 | -3.8% |
| Greenville County | $1,329 | $1,384 | $1,507 | $1,801 | $2,124 | +12.5% |
| Greenwood County | $643 | $747 | $885 | $1,106 | $1,285 | -5.2% |
| Hampton County | $643 | $677 | $885 | $1,162 | $1,270 | -1.9% |
| Horry County | $1,155 | $1,258 | $1,504 | $1,823 | $1,981 | +2.7% |
| Jasper County | $1,392 | $1,450 | $1,579 | $1,896 | $2,075 | +2.4% |
| Kershaw County | $841 | $843 | $954 | $1,156 | $1,465 | -5.5% |
| Lancaster County | $943 | $982 | $1,069 | $1,466 | $1,787 | +5.7% |
| Laurens County | $875 | $924 | $1,119 | $1,333 | $1,571 | -1.2% |
| Lee County | $643 | $677 | $885 | $1,054 | $1,163 | -1.9% |
| Lexington County | $992 | $1,126 | $1,226 | $1,546 | $1,754 | -3.9% |
| Marion County | $643 | $813 | $885 | $1,144 | $1,282 | -1.9% |
| Marlboro County | $672 | $677 | $885 | $1,054 | $1,479 | -1.9% |
| McCormick County | $648 | $677 | $885 | $1,189 | $1,194 | -7.4% |
| Newberry County | $678 | $726 | $933 | $1,112 | $1,311 | -6.1% |
| Oconee County | $650 | $683 | $894 | $1,090 | $1,204 | -5% |
| Orangeburg County | $659 | $746 | $906 | $1,080 | $1,191 | -0.4% |
| Pickens County | $1,329 | $1,384 | $1,507 | $1,801 | $2,124 | +12.5% |
| Richland County | $992 | $1,126 | $1,226 | $1,546 | $1,754 | -3.9% |
| Saluda County | $992 | $1,126 | $1,226 | $1,546 | $1,754 | -3.9% |
| Spartanburg County | $1,055 | $1,099 | $1,196 | $1,457 | $1,722 | +0.8% |
| Sumter County | $932 | $1,023 | $1,338 | $1,594 | $2,060 | +4.9% |
| Union County | $762 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,286 | $1,318 | -3.4% |
| Williamsburg County | $643 | $677 | $885 | $1,106 | $1,352 | -1.9% |
| York County | $1,574 | $1,640 | $1,785 | $2,179 | $2,773 | +5.9% |
Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (median gross rent by ZIP code). Fair Market Rents and Census figures include utilities. Not affiliated with HUD or the Census Bureau. About the data.