South Carolina Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 46 counties in South Carolina. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,077 per month, ranging from $902 in Abbeville County to $1,816 in Beaufort County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in South Carolina
To rent a modest two-bedroom in South Carolina without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $25.91 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $7.25, that means working 143 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.
FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | $678 | $725 | $902 | $1,220 | $1,225 |
| Aiken County | $939 | $1,114 | $1,261 | $1,627 | $1,984 |
| Allendale County | $678 | $823 | $902 | $1,216 | $1,246 |
| Anderson County | $1,022 | $1,035 | $1,173 | $1,519 | $1,849 |
| Bamberg County | $678 | $687 | $902 | $1,183 | $1,194 |
| Barnwell County | $699 | $709 | $930 | $1,115 | $1,231 |
| Beaufort County | $1,582 | $1,657 | $1,816 | $2,177 | $2,720 |
| Berkeley County | $1,557 | $1,630 | $1,787 | $2,222 | $2,562 |
| Calhoun County | $1,032 | $1,164 | $1,276 | $1,623 | $1,911 |
| Charleston County | $1,557 | $1,630 | $1,787 | $2,222 | $2,562 |
| Cherokee County | $755 | $795 | $902 | $1,135 | $1,349 |
| Chester County | $811 | $816 | $1,056 | $1,469 | $1,547 |
| Chesterfield County | $678 | $687 | $902 | $1,169 | $1,293 |
| Clarendon County | $683 | $687 | $902 | $1,205 | $1,380 |
| Colleton County | $678 | $687 | $902 | $1,081 | $1,470 |
| Darlington County | $850 | $856 | $1,098 | $1,317 | $1,499 |
| Dillon County | $758 | $762 | $902 | $1,235 | $1,513 |
| Dorchester County | $1,557 | $1,630 | $1,787 | $2,222 | $2,562 |
| Edgefield County | $939 | $1,114 | $1,261 | $1,627 | $1,984 |
| Fairfield County | $1,032 | $1,164 | $1,276 | $1,623 | $1,911 |
| Florence County | $948 | $953 | $1,117 | $1,434 | $1,588 |
| Georgetown County | $905 | $918 | $1,204 | $1,444 | $1,944 |
| Greenville County | $1,166 | $1,221 | $1,339 | $1,612 | $1,943 |
| Greenwood County | $703 | $757 | $934 | $1,135 | $1,275 |
| Hampton County | $678 | $720 | $902 | $1,200 | $1,411 |
| Horry County | $1,145 | $1,229 | $1,465 | $1,805 | $2,111 |
| Jasper County | $1,343 | $1,407 | $1,542 | $1,849 | $2,246 |
| Kershaw County | $844 | $849 | $1,009 | $1,214 | $1,458 |
| Lancaster County | $881 | $922 | $1,011 | $1,382 | $1,696 |
| Laurens County | $863 | $869 | $1,133 | $1,358 | $1,625 |
| Lee County | $678 | $687 | $902 | $1,111 | $1,194 |
| Lexington County | $1,032 | $1,164 | $1,276 | $1,623 | $1,911 |
| Marion County | $678 | $823 | $902 | $1,197 | $1,424 |
| Marlboro County | $685 | $687 | $902 | $1,082 | $1,482 |
| McCormick County | $719 | $729 | $956 | $1,251 | $1,320 |
| Newberry County | $747 | $787 | $994 | $1,192 | $1,353 |
| Oconee County | $712 | $717 | $941 | $1,153 | $1,337 |
| Orangeburg County | $709 | $750 | $910 | $1,091 | $1,205 |
| Pickens County | $1,166 | $1,221 | $1,339 | $1,612 | $1,943 |
| Richland County | $1,032 | $1,164 | $1,276 | $1,623 | $1,911 |
| Saluda County | $1,032 | $1,164 | $1,276 | $1,623 | $1,911 |
| Spartanburg County | $1,034 | $1,083 | $1,187 | $1,439 | $1,661 |
| Sumter County | $880 | $972 | $1,276 | $1,530 | $1,871 |
| Union County | $786 | $791 | $1,038 | $1,270 | $1,374 |
| Williamsburg County | $678 | $687 | $902 | $1,183 | $1,310 |
| York County | $1,469 | $1,538 | $1,686 | $2,076 | $2,637 |
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Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov