Fairfield County, SC

2025 Fair Market Rents

Tags: 2025 Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area

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The top four largest cities in Fairfield County are Elgin, Blythewood, Winnsboro, and Ridgeway. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Fairfield County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Fairfield County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Fairfield County compare?

Fairfield County ($1,298) has a 12.9% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of South Carolina ($1,150) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Fairfield County is rank 9th out of 46 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 37 other counties. Fairfield County is the 9th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Fairfield County, SC

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$1,063
studio
$1,172
1-Bedroom
$1,298
2-Bedroom
$1,656
3-Bedroom
$1,991
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$1,152
studio
$1,270
1-Bedroom
$1,406
2-Bedroom
$1,794
3-Bedroom
$2,156
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
29015 $940 $1,000 $1,130 $1,440 $1,730
29016 $1,160 $1,280 $1,420 $1,810 $2,180
29045 $1,130 $1,190 $1,400 $1,730 $2,000
29065 $940 $1,000 $1,130 $1,440 $1,730
29130 $940 $1,000 $1,130 $1,440 $1,730
29180 $940 $1,000 $1,130 $1,440 $1,730
29045 $1,130 $1,190 $1,400 $1,730 $2,000
29130 $940 $1,000 $1,130 $1,440 $1,730
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
29015 $846 $900 $1,017 $1,296 $1,557
29016 $1,044 $1,152 $1,278 $1,629 $1,962
29045 $1,017 $1,071 $1,260 $1,557 $1,800
29065 $846 $900 $1,017 $1,296 $1,557
29130 $846 $900 $1,017 $1,296 $1,557
29180 $846 $900 $1,017 $1,296 $1,557
29045 $1,017 $1,071 $1,260 $1,557 $1,800
29130 $846 $900 $1,017 $1,296 $1,557
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
29015 $1,034 $1,100 $1,243 $1,584 $1,903
29016 $1,276 $1,408 $1,562 $1,991 $2,398
29045 $1,243 $1,309 $1,540 $1,903 $2,200
29065 $1,034 $1,100 $1,243 $1,584 $1,903
29130 $1,034 $1,100 $1,243 $1,584 $1,903
29180 $1,034 $1,100 $1,243 $1,584 $1,903
29045 $1,243 $1,309 $1,540 $1,903 $2,200
29130 $1,034 $1,100 $1,243 $1,584 $1,903

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Fairfield County, South Carolina: Elgin, Blythewood, Winnsboro, Ridgeway, Blair, Jenkinsville, and Rion.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Fairfield County, South Carolina: 29045, 29016, 29180, 29130, 29015, 29065, and 29132.

Fairfield County, SC is considered part of the following metro FMR area: COLUMBIA, SC HUD METRO FMR AREA.

Other counties in the same metro FMR area are: Calhoun County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Richland County, SC, and Saluda County, SC.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.