Lexington County, SC

2024 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2024 Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area

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The top four largest cities in Lexington County are Lexington, Irmo, Columbia, and West Columbia. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Lexington County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Lexington County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Lexington County compare?

Lexington County ($1,246) has a 14% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of South Carolina ($1,093) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Lexington County is rank 7th out of 46 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 39 other counties. Lexington County is the 7th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Lexington County, SC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,036
studio
$1,110
1-Bedroom
$1,246
2-Bedroom
$1,595
3-Bedroom
$1,917
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,108
studio
$1,186
1-Bedroom
$1,332
2-Bedroom
$1,705
3-Bedroom
$2,049
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
29033 $1,070 $1,150 $1,290 $1,650 $1,980
29036 $1,390 $1,490 $1,670 $2,140 $2,570
29054 $850 $910 $1,020 $1,310 $1,570
29063 $1,370 $1,470 $1,650 $2,110 $2,540
29070 $850 $900 $1,020 $1,300 $1,560
29071 $990 $1,060 $1,190 $1,520 $1,830
29072 $1,160 $1,250 $1,400 $1,790 $2,150
29073 $950 $1,020 $1,140 $1,460 $1,750
29075 $880 $940 $1,060 $1,360 $1,630
29123 $850 $900 $1,020 $1,300 $1,560
29169 $940 $1,010 $1,130 $1,450 $1,740
29170 $950 $1,020 $1,140 $1,460 $1,750
29171 $990 $1,060 $1,190 $1,520 $1,830
29172 $910 $980 $1,100 $1,410 $1,690
29210 $1,070 $1,150 $1,290 $1,650 $1,980
29212 $1,180 $1,260 $1,420 $1,820 $2,180
29214 $1,030 $1,100 $1,240 $1,590 $1,910
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
29033 $963 $1,035 $1,161 $1,485 $1,782
29036 $1,251 $1,341 $1,503 $1,926 $2,313
29054 $765 $819 $918 $1,179 $1,413
29063 $1,233 $1,323 $1,485 $1,899 $2,286
29070 $765 $810 $918 $1,170 $1,404
29071 $891 $954 $1,071 $1,368 $1,647
29072 $1,044 $1,125 $1,260 $1,611 $1,935
29073 $855 $918 $1,026 $1,314 $1,575
29075 $792 $846 $954 $1,224 $1,467
29123 $765 $810 $918 $1,170 $1,404
29169 $846 $909 $1,017 $1,305 $1,566
29170 $855 $918 $1,026 $1,314 $1,575
29171 $891 $954 $1,071 $1,368 $1,647
29172 $819 $882 $990 $1,269 $1,521
29210 $963 $1,035 $1,161 $1,485 $1,782
29212 $1,062 $1,134 $1,278 $1,638 $1,962
29214 $927 $990 $1,116 $1,431 $1,719
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
29033 $1,177 $1,265 $1,419 $1,815 $2,178
29036 $1,529 $1,639 $1,837 $2,354 $2,827
29054 $935 $1,001 $1,122 $1,441 $1,727
29063 $1,507 $1,617 $1,815 $2,321 $2,794
29070 $935 $990 $1,122 $1,430 $1,716
29071 $1,089 $1,166 $1,309 $1,672 $2,013
29072 $1,276 $1,375 $1,540 $1,969 $2,365
29073 $1,045 $1,122 $1,254 $1,606 $1,925
29075 $968 $1,034 $1,166 $1,496 $1,793
29123 $935 $990 $1,122 $1,430 $1,716
29169 $1,034 $1,111 $1,243 $1,595 $1,914
29170 $1,045 $1,122 $1,254 $1,606 $1,925
29171 $1,089 $1,166 $1,309 $1,672 $2,013
29172 $1,001 $1,078 $1,210 $1,551 $1,859
29210 $1,177 $1,265 $1,419 $1,815 $2,178
29212 $1,298 $1,386 $1,562 $2,002 $2,398
29214 $1,133 $1,210 $1,364 $1,749 $2,101

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Lexington County, South Carolina: Lexington, Irmo, Columbia, West Columbia, Chapin, Leesville, Cayce, Gilbert, Pelion, and Little Mountain.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Lexington County, South Carolina: 29072, 29073, 29063, 29210, 29212, 29170, 29036, 29169, 29070, 29033, 29054, 29172, 29123, 29075, 29071, 29171, and 29214.

Lexington County, SC is considered part of the following metro FMR area: COLUMBIA, SC HUD METRO FMR AREA.

Other counties in the same metro FMR area are: Calhoun County, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Richland County, SC, and Saluda County, SC.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.