South Carolina Fair Market Rents

2024 Fair Market Rents

2024 FMRs in South Carolina by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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FMRs vary across South Carolina based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in South Carolina is $1,093.

The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $2,095 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $574 in Puerto Rico.

FMRs in South Carolina are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.

View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.

How does South Carolina compare?

The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in South Carolina is $1,652 in Beaufort County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $905 in Marlboro County.

South Carolina ($1,093) has a 9.5% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,208) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

South Carolina is rank 28th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent in South Carolina is the median of all other States and territories in terms of FMRs.

Average FMRs for South Carolina

28th
Rank
$872
Studio
$912
1-person
$1,093
2-person
$1,397
3-person
$1,628
4-person
Counties in South Carolina (46)
County Rank Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
Beaufort County 1st $1,432 $1,472 $1,652 $2,050 $2,634
Dorchester County 2nd $1,386 $1,424 $1,599 $1,979 $2,402
Charleston County 2nd $1,386 $1,424 $1,599 $1,979 $2,402
Berkeley County 2nd $1,386 $1,424 $1,599 $1,979 $2,402
York County 5th $1,347 $1,384 $1,554 $1,936 $2,481
Horry County 6th $1,121 $1,187 $1,361 $1,724 $2,005
Richland County 7th $1,036 $1,110 $1,246 $1,595 $1,917
Saluda County 7th $1,036 $1,110 $1,246 $1,595 $1,917
Calhoun County 7th $1,036 $1,110 $1,246 $1,595 $1,917
Lexington County 7th $1,036 $1,110 $1,246 $1,595 $1,917
Fairfield County 7th $1,036 $1,110 $1,246 $1,595 $1,917
Jasper County 12th $1,028 $1,056 $1,186 $1,671 $1,891
Pickens County 13th $1,032 $1,074 $1,206 $1,500 $1,797
Greenville County 13th $1,032 $1,074 $1,206 $1,500 $1,797
Spartanburg County 15th $976 $1,016 $1,141 $1,450 $1,536
Edgefield County 16th $805 $961 $1,100 $1,463 $1,779
Aiken County 16th $805 $961 $1,100 $1,463 $1,779
Georgetown County 18th $842 $848 $1,114 $1,478 $1,582
Sumter County 19th $790 $933 $1,165 $1,409 $1,552
Anderson County 20th $838 $841 $1,044 $1,318 $1,756
Lancaster County 21st $785 $790 $1,026 $1,360 $1,518
Florence County 22nd $787 $792 $1,012 $1,279 $1,374
Kershaw County 23rd $800 $805 $985 $1,211 $1,415
Newberry County 24th $767 $772 $1,015 $1,227 $1,418
McCormick County 25th $752 $757 $994 $1,283 $1,398
Hampton County 26th $720 $760 $905 $1,258 $1,536
Marion County 27th $738 $806 $905 $1,175 $1,536
Orangeburg County 28th $807 $825 $957 $1,172 $1,356
Chester County 29th $733 $737 $910 $1,282 $1,441
Greenwood County 30th $781 $786 $992 $1,199 $1,321
Laurens County 31st $752 $757 $994 $1,202 $1,330
Abbeville County 32nd $705 $709 $905 $1,275 $1,409
Darlington County 33rd $751 $756 $959 $1,170 $1,349
Oconee County 34th $670 $752 $988 $1,215 $1,348
Allendale County 35th $720 $806 $905 $1,268 $1,273
Colleton County 36th $720 $756 $905 $1,094 $1,457
Bamberg County 37th $684 $689 $905 $1,275 $1,377
Cherokee County 38th $706 $711 $934 $1,187 $1,355
Dillon County 39th $686 $691 $905 $1,125 $1,446
Clarendon County 40th $684 $689 $905 $1,185 $1,376
Chesterfield County 41st $714 $718 $905 $1,164 $1,291
Lee County 42nd $684 $689 $905 $1,233 $1,238
Barnwell County 43rd $684 $689 $905 $1,167 $1,243
Williamsburg County 44th $684 $689 $905 $1,105 $1,299
Union County 45th $613 $689 $905 $1,156 $1,205
Marlboro County 46th $613 $689 $905 $1,104 $1,210

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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.