Rents are right about where Inman's 10-year trend predicts.
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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 $1,579 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 Inman is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2022.
Rent in Inman changed +7.0% 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 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($63,599) is $1,590 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,590).
Spartanburg, 12 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,374/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Inman. 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
Inman, SC is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 23.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Inman, SC has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Inman, SC stood at $1,366 in 2023 and currently runs about $1,579, reflecting a 15.6% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $51,210 to $63,599 between 2021 and 2024, a 24.2% shift. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 9.3% since 2021, moving from about 2,896 residents to roughly 3,166. Renters now make up 36.2% of households, compared with 38% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 23.4% of adults here, versus 14.8% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Inman, 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 Inman is $1,579/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,030/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,180/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,070/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,450/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($63,599/yr), Inman ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.0% over the past year.
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