Metro FMR · CBSA 43900 · HUD FY2026

Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 13% above the US average.

$1,083
1-bedroom FMR
$1,187
2-bedroom FMR
-1.0%
YoY change
+13%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,187 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 1% above the US average, lower than 66% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#133
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+1%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$47,480
income to afford it (30% rule)
-1.0%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Spartanburg: #133 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $62,440, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 20.8% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Spartanburg in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 357,277 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half 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.

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

$1,034/mo

19.9% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,083/mo

20.8% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,187/mo

22.8% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,439/mo

27.7% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,661/mo

31.9% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·43900

Spartanburg: $1,083/mo 1BR · #133 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 43900

  • CBSA 43900
  • 1BR-FMR $1,083
  • 2BR-FMR $1,187
  • RANK-MID #133
  • YOY-FLAT -1.0%
  • VSUS-ABOVE +13%
  • IN-ST-LOW #4 SC
  • INC-MID 21%
  • POP-MAJOR 357K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Anderson
  • VOUCH-90-110 $975–$1,191
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Anderson ($48 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Spartanburg sits among every US metro

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

$1,187 higher than 34% 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 43900

Counties inside Spartanburg

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 43900, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,038–$1,187, 14% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Spartanburg County 2BR $1,187 · 330K Union County 2BR $1,038 · 27K

Spartanburg studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #133 most affordable

1BR $1,083 (+13% vs US, -1.0% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 43900.

Studio
$1,034
US avg $893
↓1.8% YoY +16% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,083
US avg $959
↓1.0% YoY +13% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,187
US avg $1,175
↓2.0% YoY +1% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,439
US avg $1,525
↓3.6% YoY -6% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,661
US avg $1,756
↑1.8% YoY -5% vs US

How Spartanburg compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other SC metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

Spartanburg: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Spartanburg 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).

Lynchburg
VA · 2 BR $1,187/mo
College Station-Bryan
TX · 2 BR $1,186/mo
Jerome County
ID · 2 BR $1,186/mo
Niles
MI · 2 BR $1,184/mo

Burden % · outside SC

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

Greene County
AL · 22.8% of income · 2 BR $1,140/mo
Ann Arbor
MI · 22.8% of income · 2 BR $1,656/mo
Billings
MT · 22.8% of income · 2 BR $1,417/mo
Buffalo-Cheektowaga
NY · 22.8% of income · 2 BR $1,343/mo

Spartanburg: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,083 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,187 and a studio is $1,034.
How does Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 13% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,083 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Spartanburg rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,187 ranks #133 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Spartanburg metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 43900, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,038–$1,187 for a 2-bedroom (14% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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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 $1,083/mo · 1BR SC

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