Below-median FMR - Sumter, SC MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Sumter, SC MSA is $1,276/month - 48th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#192 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 33.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Sumter County .
Lower-half placement for Sumter, SC MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Abilene, TX MSA; Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area; Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Springfield, MA MSA, Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA .
SC-state FMR neighbors for Sumter, SC MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside SC: Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,276); Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,187); Anderson, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,173); Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,098); 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 Sumter, SC MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $880/mo |
| 1-BR | $972/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,276/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,530/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,871/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Sumter, SC MSA
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 Sumter, SC MSA; 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 | $880/mo | $792/mo | $968/mo |
| 1-BR | $972/mo | $875/mo | $1,069/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,276/mo | $1,148/mo | $1,404/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,530/mo | $1,377/mo | $1,683/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,871/mo | $1,684/mo | $2,058/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Sumter, SC MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,276/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,148–$1,404/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $958/mo → 33.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Sumter, SC MSA.
PHAs naming Sumter, SC MSA
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SUMTER · 941 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 THE CITY OF CHARLESTON
- SC REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY NO 1
- SC STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF N CHARLESTON
- CHARLESTON CO HSG & REDEV AUTH
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MYRTLE BEACH
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AIKEN
- Spartanburg Housing
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF GREENWOOD
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SUMTER
Full near-amount ladder
- Abilene, TX MSA · $1,276
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,276
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA · $1,279
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA · $1,273
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · $1,272
- Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Sebring, FL MSA · $1,271
- Elmira, NY MSA · $1,283
- Pueblo, CO MSA · $1,269
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
What to do with this FMR desk
Sumter, SC HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,276/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 SUMTER
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (33.2% 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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