Below-median FMR - Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,187/month - 35th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#141 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.8% above market ; FMR rows touch Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Lynchburg, VA MSA; College Station-Bryan, TX MSA; Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area; Niles, MI MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Springfield, MA MSA, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Savannah, GA MSA .
SC-state FMR neighbors for Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside SC: Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,173); Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,276); Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098); 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 Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,034/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,083/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,187/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,439/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,661/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Spartanburg, 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 Spartanburg, 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 | $1,034/mo | $931/mo | $1,137/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,083/mo | $975/mo | $1,191/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,187/mo | $1,068/mo | $1,306/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,439/mo | $1,295/mo | $1,583/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,661/mo | $1,495/mo | $1,827/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,187/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,068–$1,306/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $959/mo → 23.8% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
- Spartanburg Housing · 2,659 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 FLORENCE
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BEAUFORT
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SUMTER
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ROCK HILL
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF GREENWOOD
- SC REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NO 3
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ANDERSON
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AIKEN
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MYRTLE BEACH
- CHARLESTON CO HSG & REDEV AUTH
Full near-amount ladder
- Lynchburg, VA MSA · $1,187
- College Station-Bryan, TX MSA · $1,186
- Jerome County, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,186
- Niles, MI MSA · $1,184
- El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,191
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA · $1,183
- Lawrence, KS MSA · $1,182
- Rome, GA MSA · $1,192
- Valdosta, GA MSA · $1,192
- Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,181
- Eau Claire, WI MSA · $1,181
- Midland, MI MSA · $1,193
What to do with this FMR desk
Spartanburg, SC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,187/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. Spartanburg Housing
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (23.8% 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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