# Counties in South Carolina by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2027

All 46 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2027, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `fair_market_rent_0br`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county. Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet. HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile. They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.
- Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Beaufort County | 1,772 |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 1,661 |
| 2 | Charleston County | 1,661 |
| 2 | Dorchester County | 1,661 |
| 5 | York County | 1,574 |
| 6 | Jasper County | 1,392 |
| 7 | Greenville County | 1,329 |
| 7 | Pickens County | 1,329 |
| 9 | Horry County | 1,155 |
| 10 | Spartanburg County | 1,055 |
| 11 | Aiken County | 997 |
| 11 | Edgefield County | 997 |
| 13 | Calhoun County | 992 |
| 13 | Fairfield County | 992 |
| 13 | Lexington County | 992 |
| 13 | Richland County | 992 |
| 13 | Saluda County | 992 |
| 18 | Florence County | 982 |
| 19 | Anderson County | 972 |
| 20 | Lancaster County | 943 |
| 21 | Sumter County | 932 |
| 22 | Laurens County | 875 |
| 23 | Darlington County | 868 |
| 24 | Chester County | 844 |
| 25 | Georgetown County | 842 |
| 26 | Kershaw County | 841 |
| 27 | Cherokee County | 780 |
| 27 | Dillon County | 780 |
| 29 | Union County | 762 |
| 30 | Newberry County | 678 |
| 31 | Marlboro County | 672 |
| 32 | Colleton County | 664 |
| 33 | Orangeburg County | 659 |
| 34 | Oconee County | 650 |
| 35 | Barnwell County | 648 |
| 35 | McCormick County | 648 |
| 37 | Bamberg County | 646 |
| 38 | Abbeville County | 643 |
| 38 | Allendale County | 643 |
| 38 | Chesterfield County | 643 |
| 38 | Clarendon County | 643 |
| 38 | Greenwood County | 643 |
| 38 | Hampton County | 643 |
| 38 | Lee County | 643 |
| 38 | Marion County | 643 |
| 38 | Williamsburg County | 643 |