Rents are right about where Mauldin'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 $1,368 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
April. Asking rents in Mauldin usually run 0.6% below trend in April and 0.5% above it in October, about $15 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Mauldin is 0.9% below its high of $1,381 in August 2026, at $1,368 as of September 2026.
Rent in Mauldin changed +3.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 54 South Carolina cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($82,331) is $2,058 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,860); a 4-bedroom is $2,220.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Mauldin. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Mauldin, SC is majority owner-occupied, 38.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mauldin, SC has changed in 5 years
Since 2022, the typical rent in Mauldin, SC has increased from $1,270 to $1,368, a 7.7% change over five years. On the earnings side, the typical household in Mauldin, SC now reports about $82,331, up from $73,755 in 2021. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has grown by 9.4% since 2021, moving from about 24,735 residents to roughly 27,055. College-educated residents now make up 38.7% of adults here, versus 33.8% in 2021. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Mauldin, SC reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Mauldin is $1,368/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,320/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,520/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,370/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,860/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($82,331/yr), Mauldin ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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