Lower-FMR payment standards - Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,098/month - 19th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#76 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.4% above market ; FMR rows touch Darlington County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098), Hammond, LA MSA ($1,099), Morgantown, WV MSA ($1,099) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Flagstaff, AZ MSA, Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA, Fairbanks-College, AK MSA, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Fresno, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
SC-state FMR neighbors for Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside SC: Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,173); Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,187); 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 Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $850/mo |
| 1-BR | $856/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,098/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,317/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,499/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Darlington County, 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 Darlington County, 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 | $850/mo | $765/mo | $935/mo |
| 1-BR | $856/mo | $770/mo | $942/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,098/mo | $988/mo | $1,208/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,317/mo | $1,185/mo | $1,449/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,499/mo | $1,349/mo | $1,649/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,098/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $988–$1,208/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $855/mo → 28.4% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area.
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 GREENWOOD
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SUMTER
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AIKEN
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MYRTLE BEACH
- CHARLESTON CO HSG & REDEV AUTH
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF FLORENCE
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BEAUFORT
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ROCK HILL
- SC REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NO 3
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ANDERSON
Full near-amount ladder
- Atascosa County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,098
- Hammond, LA MSA · $1,099
- Morgantown, WV MSA · $1,099
- Wichita, KS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,099
- Austin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Greenville, NC MSA · $1,095
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · $1,095
- Springfield, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,095
- Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA · $1,102
- Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
What to do with this FMR desk
Darlington County, SC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,098/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (28.4% 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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