2020 Fair Market Rent in South Carolina

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in South Carolina:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$610	$657	$788	$1,044	$1,231
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

South Carolina (SC) has the 35th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in South Carolina ranges from $651 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Abbeville County, SC to $1,179 for a 2-bedroom unit in Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA.

For FY 2020, the Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA (Berkeley County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $907 per month and $2,012 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in South Carolina is $788 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in South Carolina is around 4,893,435 people. So, there are around 734,015 people in South Carolina who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in South Carolina. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

South Carolina Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in South Carolina

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Abbeville County	$491	$494	$651	$939	$1,143	24,790
Aiken County Metro	$689	$722	$848	$1,156	$1,489	165,705
Allendale County	$491	$494	$651	$877	$882	9,400
Anderson County Metro	$573	$618	$766	$1,010	$1,244	194,175
Bamberg County	$514	$517	$681	$888	$949	14,840
Barnwell County	$513	$572	$651	$851	$1,019	21,790
Beaufort County Metro	$864	$899	$1,028	$1,355	$1,806	179,315
Berkeley County Metro	$907	$1,035	$1,179	$1,535	$2,012	204,630
Calhoun County Metro	$706	$818	$931	$1,204	$1,491	14,810
Charleston County Metro	$907	$1,035	$1,179	$1,535	$2,012	387,845
Cherokee County	$429	$500	$659	$836	$1,073	56,550
Chester County Metro	$521	$525	$691	$911	$1,044	32,425
Chesterfield County	$513	$572	$651	$890	$958	46,125
Clarendon County	$513	$520	$651	$878	$996	34,155
Colleton County	$536	$597	$680	$883	$921	37,580
Darlington County Metro	$496	$595	$692	$912	$942	67,570
Dillon County	$513	$572	$651	$833	$937	31,075
Dorchester County Metro	$907	$1,035	$1,179	$1,535	$2,012	151,715
Edgefield County Metro	$689	$722	$848	$1,156	$1,489	26,620
Fairfield County Metro	$706	$818	$931	$1,204	$1,491	22,870
Florence County Metro	$607	$611	$785	$991	$1,219	138,535
Georgetown County	$579	$583	$748	$1,079	$1,081	61,065
Greenville County Metro	$628	$740	$842	$1,127	$1,362	490,330
Greenwood County	$513	$558	$651	$879	$882	69,980
Hampton County	$495	$498	$651	$884	$1,113	20,065
Horry County Metro	$812	$847	$997	$1,288	$1,460	310,185
Jasper County Metro	$708	$729	$830	$1,035	$1,231	27,465
Kershaw County Metro	$614	$632	$719	$1,021	$1,262	63,735
Lancaster County Metro	$521	$607	$800	$1,038	$1,084	86,545
Laurens County Metro	$560	$570	$751	$949	$1,017	66,510
Lee County	$513	$534	$651	$818	$935	17,895
Lexington County Metro	$706	$818	$931	$1,204	$1,491	281,870
McCormick County	$491	$494	$651	$882	$937	9,695
Marion County	$556	$561	$651	$879	$882	31,765
Marlboro County	$507	$510	$651	$896	$986	27,505
Newberry County	$554	$558	$735	$999	$1,137	37,915
Oconee County	$477	$512	$674	$943	$1,114	75,925
Orangeburg County	$558	$569	$654	$830	$1,059	89,115
Pickens County Metro	$628	$740	$842	$1,127	$1,362	121,450
Richland County Metro	$706	$818	$931	$1,204	$1,491	404,870
Saluda County Metro	$706	$818	$931	$1,204	$1,491	20,230
Spartanburg County Metro	$613	$679	$795	$1,057	$1,151	297,730
Sumter County Metro	$614	$641	$793	$1,068	$1,194	107,380
Union County Metro	$523	$524	$690	$944	$996	27,770
Williamsburg County	$491	$494	$651	$862	$947	32,255
York County Metro	$907	$934	$1,063	$1,423	$1,828	251,665

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