HUD FY2026 · ACS 2019–2023 generous top-quartile

High-rent metro gap - Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA

Displayed gap in Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA: +22.3% (HUD $1,787 vs ACS $1,461) · counties in FMR rows: Berkeley County, Charleston County, Dorchester County .

FMR gap dispatch plate

CBSA 16700 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC -22.3% shortfall

GAP-GENEROUS · FMR-TOP · SPREAD-PLUS · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • GAP-GENEROUS 22.3% surplus
  • FMR-TOP #336/396 · P85
  • SPREAD-PLUS +$326
  • PHOTO-FINISH Owensboro
  • COUNTY-MID 3 counties
  • BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair

Nearest shortfall peer: Owensboro, KY Metro Area (+0.1pp)

HUD's reference overshoots the ACS median by $326/mo. Lease-up odds are usually better than in shortfall markets, though still compare Owensboro, KY 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.

% shortfall
Source HUD USER FMR + Census ACS median gross rent As of 2026-08-25

How does Charleston-North Charleston, SC compare with nearby FMR areas?

These are the twelve metros closest to Charleston-North Charleston, SC on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.

  1. Owensboro, KY Metro Area

    -22.3% shortfall · HUD $1,110 vs ACS $908 · $+$202/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Daviess County, McLean County.

  2. Grants Pass, OR Metro Area

    -22.2% shortfall · HUD $1,363 vs ACS $1,115 · $+$248/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Josephine County.

  3. Youngstown-Warren, OH Metro Area

    -22.2% shortfall · HUD $973 vs ACS $796 · $+$177/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Mahoning County, Trumbull County.

  4. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area

    -22.2% shortfall · HUD $1,149 vs ACS $940 · $+$209/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Winnebago County.

  5. Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area

    -22.2% shortfall · HUD $1,232 vs ACS $1,008 · $+$224/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Carlton County, Douglas County, St. Louis County.

  6. Elmira, NY Metro Area

    -22.2% shortfall · HUD $1,283 vs ACS $1,050 · $+$233/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Chemung County.

  7. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area

    -22.4% shortfall · HUD $1,358 vs ACS $1,109 · $+$249/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Moore County.

  8. Lima, OH Metro Area

    -22.2% shortfall · HUD $1,108 vs ACS $907 · $+$201/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Allen County.

  9. Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area

    -22.2% shortfall · HUD $1,720 vs ACS $1,408 · $+$312/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Skagit County.

  10. Dalton, GA Metro Area

    -22.1% shortfall · HUD $1,009 vs ACS $826 · $+$183/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Murray County.

  11. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area

    -22.1% shortfall · HUD $1,960 vs ACS $1,605 · $+$355/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Thurston County.

  12. Dover, DE Metro Area

    -22.1% shortfall · HUD $1,470 vs ACS $1,204 · $+$266/mo

    HUD FMR-area counties: Kent 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.

  1. Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,816 (+$29)
  2. Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,465 (−$322)
  3. Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,276 (−$511)
  4. Sumter, SC MSA $1,276 (−$511)
  5. Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,187 (−$600)
  6. Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,173 (−$614)
  7. Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area $1,098 (−$689)

Low-FMR contrast (scale only)

Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area ($869 2-BR); Champaign-Urbana, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,122 2-BR); Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($956 2-BR); Casper, WY MSA ($1,082 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA.

Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA gap inputs

  • HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $1,787/mo
  • ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $1,461/mo
  • Displayed gap: +22.3%
  • National FMR percentile: 85 (#336/396)

displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100

SC HCV agencies (scale-keyed)

Full payment standards for Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA · Payment standards vs FMR

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026, Census ACS median gross rent. Gap is PlainVoucher-derived. Methodology.

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