Above-median FMR - Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,465/month - 66th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#263 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 28.1% above market ; FMR rows touch Horry County .
Upper-half placement for Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Albuquerque, NM MSA; Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA; Dover, DE MSA; Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Muncie, IN MSA, Morgantown, WV MSA, Montgomery, AL MSA, Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, Mobile, AL MSA, McHenry County, ND HUD Metro FMR Area .
SC-state FMR neighbors for Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside SC: Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,276); Sumter, SC MSA ($1,276); Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,187); Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,173); Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA ($1,787); Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,816); Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098) . 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 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,145/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,229/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,465/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,805/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,111/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, 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 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, 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 | $1,145/mo | $1,031/mo | $1,260/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,229/mo | $1,106/mo | $1,352/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,465/mo | $1,319/mo | $1,612/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,805/mo | $1,625/mo | $1,986/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,111/mo | $1,900/mo | $2,322/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,465/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,319–$1,612/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,465
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +4.2%
- from FY2025 $1,406
- Span change
- +37.9%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,062/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,141/mo | +7.4% |
| 2024 | $1,361/mo | +19.3% |
| 2025 | $1,406/mo | +3.3% |
| 2026 | $1,465/mo | +4.2% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,144/mo → 28.1% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, 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):
- CHARLESTON CO HSG & REDEV AUTH
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MYRTLE BEACH
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AIKEN
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF GREENWOOD
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SUMTER
- SC REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NO 1
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF FLORENCE
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BEAUFORT
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ROCK HILL
Full near-amount ladder
- Albuquerque, NM MSA · $1,464
- Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA · $1,469
- Dover, DE MSA · $1,470
- Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT MSA · $1,460
- Punta Gorda, FL MSA · $1,470
- Knoxville, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,471
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA · $1,471
- Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,473
- Visalia, CA MSA · $1,474
- Longview-Kelso, WA MSA · $1,451
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA · $1,483
- Victoria, TX MSA · $1,442
What to do with this FMR desk
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,465/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+37.9% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (28.1% 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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