2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in South Carolina

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Abbeville County

$705$709$905$1,275$1,409

Allendale County

$720$806$905$1,268$1,273

Anderson

$838$841$1,044$1,318$1,756

Augusta Richmond County

$805$961$1,100$1,463$1,779

Bamberg County

$684$689$905$1,275$1,377

Barnwell County

$684$689$905$1,167$1,243

Beaufort County

$1,560$1,600$1,800$2,230$2,870

Charleston North Charleston

$1,770$1,820$2,040$2,530$3,060

Charlotte Concord Gastonia

$1,520$1,560$1,750$2,180$2,790

Cherokee County

$706$711$934$1,187$1,355

Chester County

$1,180$1,210$1,360$1,700$2,170

Chesterfield County

$714$718$905$1,164$1,291

Clarendon County

$690$730$920$1,200$1,380

Colleton County

$720$756$905$1,094$1,457

Columbia

$1,190$1,270$1,430$1,830$2,200

Darlington County

$770$770$980$1,200$1,380

Dillon County

$686$691$905$1,125$1,446

Florence

$830$870$1,110$1,380$1,490

Georgetown County

$842$848$1,114$1,478$1,582

Greenville Mauldin Easley

$1,032$1,074$1,206$1,500$1,797

Greenwood County

$781$786$992$1,199$1,321

Hampton County

$720$760$905$1,258$1,536

Jasper County

$1,028$1,056$1,186$1,671$1,891

Kershaw County

$800$805$985$1,220$1,415

Lancaster County

$785$790$1,026$1,360$1,518

Laurens County

$770$800$994$1,202$1,330

Lee County

$684$689$905$1,233$1,238

Marion County

$738$806$905$1,175$1,536

Marlboro County

$613$689$905$1,104$1,210

Mccormick County

$752$757$994$1,283$1,398

Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach Conway

$1,121$1,190$1,361$1,724$2,005

Newberry County

$767$772$1,015$1,227$1,418

Oconee County

$670$752$988$1,215$1,348

Orangeburg County

$807$825$957$1,172$1,356

Spartanburg

$980$1,020$1,141$1,450$1,536

Sumter

$790$933$1,165$1,409$1,552

Union County

$613$689$905$1,156$1,205

Williamsburg County

$684$689$905$1,105$1,299

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.