Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Conway, SC

Discover affordable housing in Conway where there are 17+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

North Oaks Apartments

2501 Oak St, Conway, South Carolina 29526

The Oaks

1002 Pine St, Conway, South Carolina 29526

Blackwater Cove

1761 Ernest Finney Ave, Conway, South Carolina 29527

Noel Villa Apartments

1104 Hemingway Chapel Rd, Conway, South Carolina 29527

Leehaven and Sanders

2000 Duckett St, Conway, South Carolina 29526

Crane Creek Apartments

1519 Grainger Rd, Conway, South Carolina 29527

Raintree Apartments

500 Johnson St, Conway, South Carolina 29527

Crabtree Commons

301 El Bethel Rd, Conway, South Carolina 29527

Legacy Apartments II

204 Legacy Way, Conway, South Carolina 29526

Leyland Grove

1224 Pine Street, Conway, South Carolina 29526

Bells Bay Landing

2321 Wright Blvd, Conway, South Carolina 29527

Eme Apartments of Conway

1911 9th Avenue, Conway, South Carolina 29527

Shady Moss Apts

1705 Shady Moss Ct, Conway, South Carolina

Gate Bay Apts

1200 Creel Street, Conway, South Carolina

Gate Bay II Apts

1300 Creel St, Conway, South Carolina

Darden Terrace

1133 Duckett St, Conway, South Carolina 29526

Huckabee Heights

2309 Leonard Ave, Conway, South Carolina 29527

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Conway, South Carolina
$25.78/hour
$18.53 (+256%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $18.53 (+256%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Conway, South Carolina?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Conway, South Carolina.

Go to the South Carolina Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Conway.

How many renters live in Conway, South Carolina?

The City of Conway has 25,121 people living in 8,065 households.

There are 7,874 renters living in 3,151 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.34 percent of the population living in Conway.

What is the rental market like in Conway, South Carolina?

There are an estimated 9,269 housing units in the Conway area. Of these, 3,534 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Conway, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Conway?

The rental vacancy rate in Conway is 9 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Conway for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Conway
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
58 549 958 1,274 288
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Conway

A large number of apartments in Conway have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Conway are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Conway

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,121 to $2,005. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,121
One BR $1,187
Two BR $1,361
Three BR $1,724
Four BR $2,005
2024 Fair Market Rents in Conway, South Carolina

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Conway?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 58 100 percent
One BR 548 100 percent
Two BR 862 90 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Conway, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Conway?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Conway, South Carolina including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 432
Public Housing 251
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 108
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 49
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 322
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Conway, South Carolina

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Conway, South Carolina

Conway features 727 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Conway, South Carolina

There are 292 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Conway.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Conway, South Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Conway landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Conway.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Conway, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,225 and $1,497.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.