High-rent metro gap - Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Displayed gap in Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area: +27.3% (HUD $1,816 vs ACS $1,427) · counties in FMR rows: Beaufort County .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 25940 · Beaufort County, SC -27.3% shortfall
GAP-GENEROUS · FMR-TOP · SPREAD-PLUS · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-SPARSE · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-GENEROUS 27.3% surplus
- FMR-TOP #342/396 · P86
- SPREAD-PLUS +$389
- PHOTO-FINISH Johnson City
- COUNTY-SPARSE 1 county
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Johnson City, TN Metro Area (-0.2pp)
HUD's reference overshoots the ACS median by $389/mo. Lease-up odds are usually better than in shortfall markets, though still compare Johnson City, TN Metro Area before assuming portability helps.
Instrument codes from this metro’s HUD FMR vs ACS shortfall band, national FMR quartile, dollar spread, gap peer, county footprint, and book completeness, not a moving recommendation.
Shortfall neighbourhood around Beaufort County, SC
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Beaufort Count · this metro -27.26
Beaufort Count · this metro: -27.3% shortfall
-27.26 % shortfall
- Johnson City -27.48
Johnson City: -27.5% shortfall
-27.48 % shortfall
- Spokane-Spokane -27.48
Spokane-Spokane : -27.5% shortfall
-27.48 % shortfall
- Urban Honolulu -27.57
Urban Honolulu: -27.6% shortfall
-27.57 % shortfall
- Yakima -27.58
Yakima: -27.6% shortfall
-27.58 % shortfall
How does Beaufort County, SC compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Beaufort County, SC on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Johnson City, TN Metro Area
-27.5% shortfall · HUD $1,132 vs ACS $888 · $+$244/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Carter County, Unicoi County, Washington County.
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area
-27.5% shortfall · HUD $1,531 vs ACS $1,201 · $+$330/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Spokane County.
- Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area
-27.6% shortfall · HUD $2,642 vs ACS $2,071 · $+$571/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Honolulu County.
- Yakima, WA Metro Area
-27.6% shortfall · HUD $1,374 vs ACS $1,077 · $+$297/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Yakima County.
- Boise City, ID Metro Area
-27.6% shortfall · HUD $1,655 vs ACS $1,297 · $+$358/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Ada County, Boise County, Canyon County, Owyhee County.
- Bangor, ME Metro Area
-26.8% shortfall · HUD $1,392 vs ACS $1,098 · $+$294/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Penobscot County, Penobscot County, Penobscot County, Penobscot County, Penobscot County, Penobscot County.
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metro Area
-28.0% shortfall · HUD $1,637 vs ACS $1,279 · $+$358/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Yavapai County.
- Mansfield, OH Metro Area
-26.5% shortfall · HUD $973 vs ACS $769 · $+$204/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Richland County.
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area
-28.0% shortfall · HUD $1,865 vs ACS $1,457 · $+$408/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region, Capitol Planning Region.
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area
-28.0% shortfall · HUD $1,781 vs ACS $1,391 · $+$390/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, Will County.
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area
-28.0% shortfall · HUD $2,324 vs ACS $1,815 · $+$509/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Bergen County, Passaic County.
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area
-28.1% shortfall · HUD $1,465 vs ACS $1,144 · $+$321/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Horry County.
Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.
SC FMR scale context
These are the closest FY2026 2-BR FMR values in SC; they help place this HUD reference on its state scale, but do not substitute for each metro’s ACS rent comparison.
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA $1,787 (−$29)
- Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,465 (−$351)
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,276 (−$540)
- Sumter, SC MSA $1,276 (−$540)
- Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,187 (−$629)
- Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,173 (−$643)
- Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,098 (−$718)
Low-FMR contrast (scale only)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA ($1,095 2-BR); Hattiesburg, MS MSA ($1,047 2-BR); Hot Springs, AR MSA ($1,090 2-BR); Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA ($1,102 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area.
Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $1,816/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $1,427/mo
- Displayed gap: +27.3%
- National FMR percentile: 86 (#342/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
SC HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · Payment standards vs FMR
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026, Census ACS median gross rent. Gap is PlainVoucher-derived. Methodology.
Disclaimer. For informational purposes only, not a substitute for PHA counseling or legal advice. Median gross rent reflects rents paid by current tenants; asking rents for available units typically run higher. Actual PHA payment standards can differ from HUD FMR by ±10%. Always confirm the current payment standard with your PHA. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or any PHA.