What is the Fair Market Rent in Folly Beach, SC?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 29439, which covers Folly Beach, is $2,500 a month.

Across the whole Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA the two-bedroom figure is $1,884.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $1,884
2 bedrooms, ZIP 29439: $2,500

Fair Market Rents for Folly Beach, fiscal year 2027

HUD Fair Market Rent, dollars a month (gross rent, including utilities), beside the Census Bureau’s median gross rent for each ZIP code
	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms	Census median rent
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA (whole area)	$1,661	$1,731	$1,884	$2,336	$2,687	—
ZIP 29439	$2,200	$2,300	$2,500	$3,100	$3,570	$1,844

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Whether a housing authority uses the ZIP code (Small Area) figures or the area-wide one depends on whether HUD has designated the area for Small Area FMRs or the authority has opted in; ask the local housing authority which applies.

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Questions about Folly Beach

What is the Section 8 payment standard in Folly Beach?

Housing authorities set payment standards between 90% and 110% of HUD’s Fair Market Rent; for fiscal year 2027, the two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for the Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA is $1,884, and the Small Area figure for 29439 is $2,500.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 29439?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 29439 is $2,500 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,844 (±$890).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in Folly Beach?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 29439 is $2,300 a month, against $1,731 across the Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA.

Sources

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.