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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,105 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 Fountain Inn is 0.6% below its high of $2,117 in August 2026, at $2,105 as of September 2026.
Rent in Fountain Inn changed +2.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 54 South Carolina cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($73,585) is $1,840 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,660).
Simpsonville, 6 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,848/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Fountain Inn. 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
Fountain Inn, SC is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 33.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fountain Inn, SC has changed in 5 years
Median household income climbed from $72,558 to $73,585 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.4% shift. Census counts show Fountain Inn, SC adding about 1,783 residents over the five-year window, up 17.4% on net. The renter share has eased from 28.6% to 24.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 28.1% to 33.5% across the same window.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Fountain Inn is $2,105/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $960/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,150/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $980/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,410/mo.
At 34% of local median household income ($73,585/yr), Fountain Inn ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.4% over the past year.
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