Section 8 — SC ZIP index · page 1 of 2

South Carolina ZIP codes
with a Section 8 rent.

Every South Carolina ZIP code HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for — 504 of them, FY2026. This page lists ZIPs 1–500, grouped by HUD area, with the 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom ceiling beside each one. Open any ZIP for its full schedule from studio to 4-bedroom.

data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

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Why the ZIP beats the metro average.

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A ZIP-level Fair Market Rent is HUD's Small Area FMR: instead of one voucher ceiling for an entire metro, HUD publishes a separate ceiling for each ZIP code, set from what rents actually cost in that ZIP. The metro figure is an average over all of them, so it sits above the weaker ZIPs and below the stronger ones — which is why two houses fifteen minutes apart in the same city can carry Section 8 ceilings hundreds of dollars apart. Underwrite the ZIP's number, not the metro's. The published FMR is still a reference, not a payment: housing authorities set their payment standard at roughly 90–110% of it, and every unit has to clear a rent reasonableness test against comparable local rentals before a lease is approved.

Every ZIP

FMR by ZIP code.

2-bedroom and 3-bedroom Fair Market Rent for each ZIP, listed under the HUD area it belongs to. What Fair Market Rent means.

ZIPs 1–500 of 504 · 38 HUD areas on this page · data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

ZIP2 BR3 BR
Clarendon County, SC
29001$950$1,250
29041$900$1,200
29051$950$1,220
29102$950$1,220
29114$1,030$1,310
29125$970$1,220
29148$900$1,200
29162$950$1,200
Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29002$1,320$1,680
29006$1,020$1,300
29014$1,170$1,500
29015$1,170$1,500
29016$1,410$1,790
29033$1,430$1,820
29044$1,170$1,500
29052$1,170$1,500
29053$1,170$1,500
29054$1,170$1,500
29055$1,170$1,500
29061$1,460$1,860
29063$1,730$2,200
29065$1,170$1,500
29071$1,220$1,550
29072$1,430$1,820
29073$1,170$1,500
29105$1,110$1,430
29123$1,170$1,500
29129$1,020$1,300
29166$1,170$1,500
29169$1,220$1,550
29170$1,170$1,500
29171$1,220$1,550
29172$1,170$1,500
29177$1,840$2,340
29180$1,170$1,500
29201$1,720$2,190
29202$1,320$1,680
29203$1,250$1,590
29204$1,170$1,500
29205$1,340$1,700
29206$1,490$1,900
29207$1,330$1,690
29208$1,720$2,190
29209$1,390$1,770
29210$1,360$1,730
29211$1,320$1,680
29212$1,460$1,860
29214$1,270$1,620
29215$1,320$1,680
29216$1,320$1,680
29217$1,320$1,680
29218$1,320$1,680
29220$1,320$1,680
29221$1,320$1,680
29222$1,320$1,680
29223$1,390$1,770
29224$1,320$1,680
29225$1,720$2,190
29226$1,320$1,680
29227$1,320$1,680
29229$1,770$2,250
29230$1,320$1,680
29240$1,320$1,680
29250$1,320$1,680
29260$1,320$1,680
29290$1,320$1,680
29824$1,020$1,300
29832$1,020$1,300
Bamberg County, SC
29003$920$1,210
29042$930$1,220
Lee County, SC
29009$1,310$1,580
29010$920$1,160
29020$970$1,170
29032$970$1,170
29040$1,200$1,440
29046$910$1,110
29069$1,030$1,230
29080$950$1,150
29104$950$1,150
29128$1,170$1,410
29153$1,230$1,470
29550$1,090$1,310
Orangeburg County, SC
29018$1,300$1,620
29030$1,170$1,500
29038$900$1,180
29039$1,210$1,450
29047$1,170$1,500
29048$900$1,080
29059$1,300$1,620
29107$900$1,080
29112$1,170$1,500
29113$970$1,160
29115$900$1,080
29116$910$1,090
29117$900$1,080
29118$1,170$1,500
29133$900$1,080
29135$1,170$1,500
29137$970$1,250
29142$910$1,130
29146$970$1,190
29160$1,170$1,500
29163$900$1,080
29432$1,300$1,620
29436$1,300$1,620
29471$1,300$1,620
29477$1,300$1,620
Kershaw County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29021$1,010$1,220
29045$1,430$1,760
29058$1,000$1,370
29067$1,000$1,370
29074$940$1,210
29078$1,170$1,500
29130$1,170$1,500
29175$960$1,230
Union County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29031$1,170$1,520
29321$1,000$1,220
29335$1,090$1,350
29353$900$1,100
29364$1,050$1,280
29374$1,090$1,350
29379$1,040$1,270
Newberry County, SC
29036$1,880$2,390
29037$1,170$1,500
29070$1,170$1,500
29075$1,170$1,500
29108$1,010$1,210
29122$990$1,190
29126$970$1,180
29127$1,170$1,500
29145$980$1,180
29178$910$1,090
29332$1,200$1,440
29355$910$1,090
29370$1,110$1,340
Williamsburg County, SC
29056$910$1,190
29111$980$1,310
29440$1,080$1,300
29510$1,080$1,300
29518$940$1,230
29554$1,080$1,300
29555$1,080$1,300
29556$900$1,180
29560$960$1,230
29564$900$1,180
29580$940$1,200
29590$900$1,180
Sumter, SC MSA
29062$1,120$1,370
29150$1,310$1,570
29151$1,280$1,530
29152$1,650$1,980
29154$1,370$1,640
29168$1,230$1,470
Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29079$1,090$1,310
29161$1,100$1,400
29501$1,250$1,600
29506$980$1,260
29532$1,110$1,330
29540$1,040$1,250
29551$1,100$1,320
Colleton County, SC
29081$900$1,180
29082$990$1,270
29435$960$1,150
29438$1,370$1,680
29446$1,160$1,410
29452$1,160$1,430
29472$1,370$1,690
29474$900$1,080
29475$940$1,140
29481$1,300$1,620
29488$900$1,080
29493$1,000$1,200
29929$1,170$1,420
Chesterfield County, SC
29101$950$1,200
29520$980$1,270
29584$1,010$1,260
29593$1,110$1,370
29709$900$1,170
29718$1,000$1,370
29727$900$1,170
29728$900$1,170
29741$1,000$1,280
Greenwood County, SC
29138$1,020$1,300
29638$910$1,200
29646$900$1,110
29648$930$1,130
29649$980$1,190
29653$1,070$1,300
29666$1,170$1,500
29692$900$1,110
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29164$1,080$1,390
29801$1,280$1,650
29802$1,200$1,550
29803$1,310$1,690
29804$1,200$1,550
29805$1,010$1,300
29809$970$1,260
29816$1,140$1,460
29822$1,200$1,550
29828$1,240$1,600
29829$1,260$1,630
29831$1,180$1,530
29834$1,100$1,420
29839$1,200$1,550
29841$1,180$1,520
29842$1,010$1,300
29847$1,060$1,370
29851$1,250$1,610
29856$970$1,260
29860$1,290$1,660
29861$1,200$1,550
Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29301$1,350$1,640
29302$1,190$1,440
29303$1,140$1,380
29304$1,190$1,440
29305$1,190$1,440
29316$1,250$1,520
29320$1,350$1,640
29322$1,180$1,440
29324$1,160$1,400
29329$1,160$1,400
29331$1,190$1,440
29333$1,150$1,390
29334$1,420$1,720
29336$1,190$1,440
29338$1,120$1,360
29346$1,170$1,420
29349$1,120$1,360
29356$1,180$1,440
29365$1,480$1,790
29368$1,090$1,350
29369$1,580$1,920
29373$1,090$1,350
29375$1,150$1,390
29376$1,160$1,410
29377$1,090$1,350
29378$1,200$1,480
29385$1,180$1,430
29388$1,090$1,350
29644$1,270$1,530
29645$1,190$1,440
29650$1,600$1,930
29651$1,190$1,440
Cherokee County, SC
29306$1,180$1,430
29307$1,160$1,400
29323$1,090$1,350
29330$1,090$1,350
29340$900$1,140
29341$940$1,180
29372$1,090$1,350
29702$930$1,160
29743$970$1,200
Laurens County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29325$1,150$1,380
29351$900$1,080
29360$1,090$1,310
29384$930$1,120
29681$1,800$2,170
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
29401$2,320$2,890
29402$1,820$2,260
29403$2,190$2,720
29404$2,160$2,690
29405$1,540$1,920
29406$1,690$2,100
29407$1,880$2,340
29409$2,190$2,720
29410$1,660$2,060
29412$2,130$2,650
29413$1,820$2,260
29414$2,110$2,620
29415$1,820$2,260
29416$1,820$2,260
29417$1,820$2,260
29418$1,560$1,940
29419$1,820$2,260
29420$1,790$2,230
29422$1,820$2,260
29423$1,820$2,260
29424$2,270$2,830
29425$1,820$2,260
29426$1,520$1,890
29429$2,080$2,590
29431$1,320$1,640
29434$1,410$1,760
29437$1,300$1,620
29439$2,530$3,150
29445$1,770$2,200
29448$1,300$1,620
29449$1,300$1,620
29450$1,810$2,250
29451$2,680$3,330
29453$1,430$1,780
29455$1,800$2,240
29456$1,780$2,210
29457$1,820$2,260
29458$2,130$2,630
29461$1,460$1,820
29464$2,530$3,150
29465$1,820$2,260
29466$2,540$3,160
29468$1,300$1,620
29469$1,350$1,690
29470$1,300$1,620
29479$1,300$1,620
29482$2,540$3,160
29483$1,510$1,880
29484$1,650$2,050
29485$1,760$2,190
29486$1,850$2,300
29487$1,690$2,100
29492$2,250$2,800
Georgetown County, SC
29442$1,200$1,440
29576$1,680$2,060
29585$1,580$1,890
Florence, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29502$1,120$1,440
29503$1,120$1,440
29505$1,380$1,770
29530$960$1,230
29541$1,230$1,580
29583$960$1,230
29591$960$1,230
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29511$1,270$1,600
29526$1,270$1,600
29527$1,270$1,600
29528$1,470$1,810
29544$1,270$1,600
29545$1,270$1,600
29566$1,590$1,960
29568$1,610$1,980
29569$1,270$1,600
29572$1,440$1,770
29575$1,600$1,970
29577$1,420$1,750
29578$1,470$1,810
29579$1,730$2,130
29582$1,550$1,910
29587$1,470$1,810
29588$1,520$1,870
29597$1,470$1,810
29598$1,470$1,810
Marlboro County, SC
29512$900$1,080
29516$1,060$1,270
29525$900$1,110
29565$980$1,330
29570$900$1,080
29594$900$1,080
29596$1,050$1,260
Marion County, SC
29519$900$1,200
29546$900$1,200
29571$900$1,200
29574$900$1,200
29581$1,270$1,600
29589$900$1,200
29592$950$1,280
Dillon County, SC
29536$900$1,230
29543$900$1,210
29547$940$1,290
29563$900$1,230
29567$900$1,230
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29601$1,930$2,320
29602$1,380$1,660
29603$1,380$1,660
29604$1,380$1,660
29605$1,210$1,460
29606$1,380$1,660
29607$1,610$1,940
29608$1,380$1,660
29609$1,240$1,490
29610$1,380$1,660
29611$1,270$1,530
29612$1,380$1,660
29613$1,210$1,450
29614$1,380$1,660
29615$1,560$1,880
29616$1,380$1,660
29617$1,190$1,440
29630$1,180$1,440
29631$1,200$1,440
29633$1,180$1,440
29635$1,180$1,440
29636$1,380$1,660
29640$1,180$1,440
29641$1,180$1,440
29642$1,180$1,440
29652$1,380$1,660
29657$1,180$1,440
29661$1,180$1,440
29662$1,560$1,880
29667$1,180$1,440
29669$1,180$1,440
29670$1,310$1,700
29671$1,180$1,440
29673$1,200$1,510
29680$1,650$1,990
29682$1,180$1,440
29683$1,180$1,440
29685$1,180$1,440
29687$1,360$1,640
29688$1,380$1,660
29690$1,180$1,440
McCormick County, SC
29620$930$1,260
29628$900$1,220
29819$900$1,140
29821$1,130$1,460
29835$970$1,270
29838$1,080$1,400
29840$950$1,240
29844$1,070$1,400
29845$1,070$1,400
29848$1,170$1,500
29899$970$1,270
Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29621$1,240$1,610
29622$1,170$1,520
29623$1,170$1,520
29624$980$1,270
29625$1,210$1,570
29626$1,140$1,480
29677$1,170$1,520
29684$1,100$1,420
29697$1,170$1,520
Abbeville County, SC
29627$1,180$1,440
29639$950$1,290
29654$1,180$1,440
29655$940$1,230
29659$940$1,230
Oconee County, SC
29634$1,180$1,440
29643$990$1,230
29658$1,030$1,320
29664$1,040$1,270
29665$1,000$1,220
29672$1,000$1,220
29676$1,130$1,400
29678$1,180$1,440
29679$940$1,150
29686$1,000$1,220
29689$1,000$1,290
29691$900$1,100
29693$910$1,110
29696$900$1,100
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29703$1,530$1,880
29708$1,870$2,300
29710$1,610$1,980
29715$1,790$2,200
29716$1,530$1,880
29717$1,270$1,560
29726$1,090$1,340
29731$1,530$1,880
29732$1,510$1,860
29733$1,510$1,860
29734$1,530$1,880
29745$1,110$1,370
Chester County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29704$1,120$1,400
29706$990$1,380
29712$1,330$1,730
29714$1,380$1,920
29724$1,180$1,650
29729$1,340$1,860
29730$1,510$1,860
29742$1,330$1,650
Lancaster County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29707$1,520$2,080
29720$1,000$1,370
29721$1,010$1,380
Allendale County, SC
29810$900$1,220
Barnwell County, SC
29812$900$1,160
29817$1,010$1,230
29826$980$1,190
29836$900$1,170
29843$1,010$1,300
29849$930$1,210
29853$970$1,190
Hampton County, SC
29827$920$1,240
29911$1,140$1,520
29916$1,140$1,590
29918$900$1,200
29921$900$1,200
29922$1,140$1,590
29923$900$1,200
29924$900$1,200
29932$940$1,230
29934$1,260$1,590
29939$900$1,200
Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29901$1,820$2,180
29902$1,640$1,980
29903$1,820$2,180
29904$1,650$1,980
29905$1,640$2,020
29906$1,650$1,980
29907$2,040$2,450
29910$2,250$2,700
29915$1,970$2,360
29920$1,640$1,980
29925$1,820$2,180
29926$1,920$2,300
29928$1,900$2,280
29935$1,670$2,000
29938$1,820$2,180
29940$1,640$1,980
Jasper County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
29909$2,570$3,080
29912$1,400$1,680
29927$1,660$1,990
29936$1,640$1,980

SAFMR = ZIP-level variation. HUD sets Small Area Fair Market Rents by ZIP across most large metros, so two homes in one city can carry very different voucher ceilings.

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Data source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs where published), snapshot 2026-08-19. Payment standards vary by public housing authority (typically 90–110% of FMR). Figures are for research and do not guarantee approved rent on any specific unit.

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