Official HUD Fair Market Rents for all 16 South Carolina metro FMR areas. Median 3-bedroom benchmark across the state's metros: $1,493/mo. FMRs are 40th-percentile gross rents — treat them as floor benchmarks, not asking rents.
| Metro | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | $787 | $792 | $947 | $1,204 | $1,581 |
| Beaufort County | $1,584 | $1,646 | $1,822 | $2,195 | $2,803 |
| Charleston | $1,583 | $1,644 | $1,820 | $2,255 | $2,653 |
| Chester County | $835 | $840 | $1,051 | $1,473 | $1,610 |
| Clarendon County | $707 | $711 | $933 | $1,244 | $1,453 |
| Columbia | $1,063 | $1,172 | $1,298 | $1,656 | $1,991 |
| Darlington County | $819 | $824 | $1,055 | $1,271 | $1,462 |
| Florence | $857 | $862 | $1,065 | $1,359 | $1,461 |
| Greenville | $1,136 | $1,180 | $1,306 | $1,599 | $1,911 |
| Jasper County | $1,094 | $1,136 | $1,258 | $1,763 | $1,910 |
| Kershaw County | $795 | $800 | $987 | $1,189 | $1,342 |
| Lancaster County | $963 | $987 | $1,108 | $1,514 | $1,666 |
| Laurens County | $707 | $711 | $933 | $1,135 | $1,316 |
| Myrtle Beach | $1,133 | $1,199 | $1,406 | $1,771 | $2,065 |
| Spartanburg | $1,053 | $1,094 | $1,211 | $1,493 | $1,631 |
| Sumter | $839 | $951 | $1,224 | $1,475 | $1,719 |
Source: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2025 Fair Market Rents for South Carolina metro FMR areas. Compiled by AgenticREI.ai. Free to cite with a link.
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