Below-median FMR - Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,173/month - 31st percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#124 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 8.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Anderson County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area; Jacksonville, NC MSA; Pocatello, ID MSA; Cheyenne, WY MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Ithaca, NY MSA .
SC-state FMR neighbors for Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside SC: Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,187); Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098); Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,276); Sumter, SC MSA ($1,276); Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,465); Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA ($1,787); Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,816) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,022/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,035/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,173/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,519/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,849/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,022/mo | $920/mo | $1,124/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,035/mo | $932/mo | $1,139/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,173/mo | $1,056/mo | $1,290/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,519/mo | $1,367/mo | $1,671/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,849/mo | $1,664/mo | $2,034/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,173/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,056–$1,290/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,081/mo → 8.5% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ANDERSON · 505 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in South Carolina . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
SC agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in SC whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SUMTER
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF GREENWOOD
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AIKEN
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MYRTLE BEACH
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF FLORENCE
- CHARLESTON CO HSG & REDEV AUTH
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BEAUFORT
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ROCK HILL
- SC REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NO 3
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ANDERSON
Full near-amount ladder
- Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,173
- Jacksonville, NC MSA · $1,173
- Pocatello, ID MSA · $1,173
- Cheyenne, WY MSA · $1,174
- Utica-Rome, NY MSA · $1,172
- Bismarck, ND MSA · $1,175
- Mankato, MN MSA · $1,171
- Rockford, IL MSA · $1,175
- Battle Creek, MI MSA · $1,176
- Fond du Lac, WI MSA · $1,176
- Somerset County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,167
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
What to do with this FMR desk
Anderson, SC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,173/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ANDERSON
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (8.5% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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