Rents are right about where Boiling Springs's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,595 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Boiling Springs is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2022.
Rent in Boiling Springs changed +4.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 54 South Carolina cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
Rent has risen 7 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($72,068) is $1,802 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,680).
Spartanburg, 8 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,374/mo), about $2,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Boiling Springs. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Boiling Springs, SC is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 26.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Boiling Springs, SC has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in Boiling Springs, SC has climbed from $1,427 to $1,595, a 11.8% change over five years. Median household income rose from $63,184 to $72,068 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.1% shift. The population has grown by 22.1% since 2021, moving from about 10,591 residents to roughly 12,936. Renters now make up 25.7% of households, compared with 21.1% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Boiling Springs, SC reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Boiling Springs is $1,595/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,090/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,250/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,130/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,540/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($72,068/yr), Boiling Springs ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.1% over the past year.
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At $1,595/mo, rent takes ~27% of Boiling Springs's median household income ($72,068/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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