Counties in South Carolina by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

York County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 46 counties in 2025, at $1,824. Williamsburg County had the lowest, at $933. The median was $1,028. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest1,824York County
Median1,02846 counties

All counties, 2025

York County: 1,824 USDYork County1,824Beaufort County: 1,822 USDBeaufort County1,822Berkeley County: 1,820 USDBerkeley County1,820Charleston County: 1,820 USDCharleston County1,820Dorchester County: 1,820 USDDorchester County1,820Horry County: 1,406 USDHorry County1,406Greenville County: 1,306 USDGreenville County1,306Pickens County: 1,306 USDPickens County1,306Calhoun County: 1,298 USDCalhoun County1,298Fairfield County: 1,298 USDFairfield County1,298Lexington County: 1,298 USDLexington County1,298Richland County: 1,298 USDRichland County1,298Saluda County: 1,298 USDSaluda County1,298Jasper County: 1,258 USDJasper County1,258Sumter County: 1,224 USDSumter County1,224Spartanburg County: 1,211 USDSpartanburg County1,211Georgetown County: 1,191 USDGeorgetown County1,191Aiken County: 1,175 USDAiken County1,175Edgefield County: 1,175 USDEdgefield County1,175Lancaster County: 1,108 USDLancaster County1,108Florence County: 1,065 USDFlorence County1,065Darlington County: 1,055 USDDarlington County1,055Chester County: 1,051 USDChester County1,051Newberry County: 1,005 USDNewberry County1,005Kershaw County: 987 USDKershaw County987Greenwood County: 981 USDGreenwood County981Oconee County: 977 USDOconee County977McCormick County: 972 USDMcCormick County972Orangeburg County: 949 USDOrangeburg County949Anderson County: 947 USDAnderson County947Cherokee County: 942 USDCherokee County942Abbeville County: 933 USDAbbeville County933Allendale County: 933 USDAllendale County933Bamberg County: 933 USDBamberg County933Barnwell County: 933 USDBarnwell County933Chesterfield County: 933 USDChesterfield County933Clarendon County: 933 USDClarendon County933Colleton County: 933 USDColleton County933Dillon County: 933 USDDillon County933Hampton County: 933 USDHampton County933Laurens County: 933 USDLaurens County933Lee County: 933 USDLee County933Marion County: 933 USDMarion County933Marlboro County: 933 USDMarlboro County933Union County: 933 USDUnion County933Williamsburg County: 933 USDWilliamsburg County933
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD
Change on 2024
1York County1,824+17.4%
2Beaufort County1,822+10.3%
3Berkeley County1,820+13.8%
3Charleston County1,820+13.8%
3Dorchester County1,820+13.8%
6Horry County1,406+3.3%
7Greenville County1,306+8.3%
7Pickens County1,306+8.3%
9Calhoun County1,298+4.2%
9Fairfield County1,298+4.2%
9Lexington County1,298+4.2%
9Richland County1,298+4.2%
9Saluda County1,298+4.2%
14Jasper County1,258+6.1%
15Sumter County1,224+5.1%
16Spartanburg County1,211+6.1%
17Georgetown County1,191+6.9%
18Aiken County1,175+6.8%
18Edgefield County1,175+6.8%
20Lancaster County1,108+8%
21Florence County1,065+5.2%
22Darlington County1,055+10%
23Chester County1,051+15.5%
24Newberry County1,005-1%
25Kershaw County987+0.2%
26Greenwood County981-1.1%
27Oconee County977-1.1%
28McCormick County972-2.2%
29Orangeburg County949-0.8%
30Anderson County947-9.3%
31Cherokee County942+0.9%
32Abbeville County933+3.1%
32Allendale County933+3.1%
32Bamberg County933+3.1%
32Barnwell County933+3.1%
32Chesterfield County933+3.1%
32Clarendon County933+3.1%
32Colleton County933+3.1%
32Dillon County933+3.1%
32Hampton County933+3.1%
32Laurens County933-6.1%
32Lee County933+3.1%
32Marion County933+3.1%
32Marlboro County933+3.1%
32Union County933+3.1%
32Williamsburg County933+3.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-bedroom unit 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.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in South Carolina by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in South Carolina by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 18 Feb. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/south-carolina-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in South Carolina by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/south-carolina-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in South Carolina by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2025/FY25_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/south-carolina-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

York County, with $1,824 in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Williamsburg County, with $933 in 2025.

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