What is the Fair Market Rent in North Charleston, SC?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home runs from $1,580 to $2,260 a month across the 7 ZIP codes that cover North Charleston.

By ZIP code: 29404 $2,260, 29406 $1,750, 29405 $1,580, 29418 $1,620, 29420 $1,850, 29456 $1,890, 29485 $1,860.

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

The Census Bureau’s median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in North Charleston is $1,448 (±$63), below the Small Area figure for ZIP 29404.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

2 bedrooms, whole area: $1,884
2 bedrooms, ZIP 29404: $2,260
2 bedrooms, ZIP 29406: $1,750
2 bedrooms, ZIP 29405: $1,580

Fair Market Rents for North Charleston, 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 29404	$1,990	$2,080	$2,260	$2,800	$3,220	$1,939
ZIP 29406 (93% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,540	$1,610	$1,750	$2,170	$2,500	$1,342
ZIP 29405 (90% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,390	$1,450	$1,580	$1,960	$2,250	$1,253
ZIP 29418 (86% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,430	$1,490	$1,620	$2,010	$2,310	$1,340
ZIP 29420 (84% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,630	$1,700	$1,850	$2,290	$2,640	$1,529
ZIP 29456 (38% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,670	$1,740	$1,890	$2,340	$2,700	$1,650
ZIP 29485 (30% of the ZIP’s land is in this place)	$1,640	$1,710	$1,860	$2,310	$2,650	$1,574

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 North Charleston

What is the Section 8 payment standard in North Charleston?

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 29404 is $2,260.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 29404?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 29404 is $2,260 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,939 (±$128).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 29406?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 29406 is $1,750 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,342 (±$50).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 29405?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 29405 is $1,580 a month; the Census Bureau’s median gross rent across that ZIP code, for homes of every size, is $1,253 (±$67).

What is the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom in North Charleston?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home in ZIP 29404 is $2,080 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.