Metro FMR · CBSA 22500 · HUD FY2026

Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 11% below the US average.

$856
1-bedroom FMR
$1,098
2-bedroom FMR
+3.9%
YoY change
-11%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,098 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 7% below the US average, lower than 82% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#71
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-7%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$43,920
income to afford it (30% rule)
+3.9%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Darlington County: #71 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $53,874, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 19.1% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Darlington County in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 200,040 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 43.7% of the 25,989 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$850/mo

18.9% of median income

1 Bedroom

$856/mo

19.1% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,098/mo

24.5% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,317/mo

29.3% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,499/mo

33.4% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·22500

Darlington County: $856/mo 1BR · #71 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 22500

  • CBSA 22500
  • 1BR-FMR $856
  • 2BR-FMR $1,098
  • RANK-MID #71
  • YOY-UP +3.9%
  • VSUS-BELOW -11%
  • IN-ST-LOW #1 SC
  • INC-ROOM 19%
  • POP-MID 200K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Anderson
  • VOUCH-90-110 $770–$942
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Anderson ($179 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Darlington County sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,098 higher than 18% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 22500

Counties inside Darlington County

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 22500, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,098–$1,117, 2% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Florence County 2BR $1,117 · 137K Darlington County 2BR $1,098 · 63K

Darlington County studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #71 most affordable

1BR $856 (-11% vs US, +3.9% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 22500.

Studio
$850
US avg $893
↑3.8% YoY -5% vs US
1 Bedroom
$856
US avg $959
↑3.9% YoY -11% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,098
US avg $1,175
↑4.1% YoY -7% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,317
US avg $1,525
↑3.6% YoY -14% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,499
US avg $1,756
↑2.5% YoY -15% vs US

How Darlington County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other SC metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Darlington County highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Darlington County: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Darlington County with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside SC (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside SC

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Atascosa County
TX · 2 BR $1,098/mo
Wichita
KS · 2 BR $1,099/mo
Morgantown
WV · 2 BR $1,099/mo
Hammond
LA · 2 BR $1,099/mo

Burden % · outside SC

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Pueblo
CO · 24.5% of income · 2 BR $1,269/mo
Brownsville-Harlingen
TX · 24.5% of income · 2 BR $1,047/mo
Denver-Aurora-Centennial
CO · 24.5% of income · 2 BR $2,089/mo
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh
NY · 24.5% of income · 2 BR $1,979/mo

Darlington County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area is $856 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,098 and a studio is $850.
How does Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Darlington County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 11% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $856 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Darlington County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,098 ranks #71 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Darlington County metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 22500, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,098–$1,117 for a 2-bedroom (2% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Darlington County vs Anderson →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $856/mo · 1BR SC

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