Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in South Carolina, SC

Discover affordable housing in South Carolina where there are 750+ 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.

Woodlea Oaks

4307 Edwards Rd, Taylors, South Carolina 29687

Hunters Glen Apartments

854 Issaqueena Trail, Central, South Carolina 29630

Carolina Pointe

201 Saleeby Loop, Darlington, South Carolina 29532

Millers Ridge Apartments

1000 Millers Ridge Ln, Lancaster, South Carolina 29720

Osprey Place

2390 Baker Hospital Blvd, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405

Laurens Terrace Apartments

700 Laurens Terrace Dr, Laurens, South Carolina 29360

Pleasantburg Senior Apartments

258 S. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville, South Carolina 29607

Iveywood Park Apartments

112 Martin Ln, Gaffney, South Carolina 29341

Grand Street Apartments

4301 Grand St, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Laurens Glen Apartments

900 Church St, Laurens, South Carolina 29360

Cottages at Azalea

100 Pondridge Lane, Lancaster, South Carolina 29720

Lafayette Square Apartments

300 Lafayette Way Apt 2-E, Camden, South Carolina 29020

Woods Edge Apartments

109 Hillpine Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29212

Northbridge Court Apartments

110 Northbridge Ct, Moncks Corner, South Carolina 29461

Glenfield Apartments

2450 Columbia Rd, Orangeburg, South Carolina 29118

Woodside Apartments

315 Parkview Road, Iva, South Carolina 29655

The Glens Apartments

1041 Glenarden Drive, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730

May River Village

5736 Patriot Ln, Bluffton, South Carolina 29910

Highland Square Apartments

200 Pine Creek Ct Ext, Greenville, South Carolina 29605

Meadow Run Apartments

3301 Abbeville Hwy, Anderson, South Carolina 29624

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In South Carolina
$22.84/hour
$15.59 (+215%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $15.59 (+215%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in South Carolina?

The State of South Carolina has 547,950 people living in 222,007 households.

There are 141,864 renters living in 66,782 renter households in this State. Renters make up 25.89 percent of the population living in South Carolina.

What is the rental market like in South Carolina?

There are an estimated 239,918 housing units in the South Carolina area. Of these, 74,355 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in South Carolina?

The rental vacancy rate in South Carolina is 7 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 South Carolina for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in South Carolina
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3,980 13,529 27,643 16,792 4,242
Occupied Rental Units by Size in South Carolina

A large number of apartments in South Carolina 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 South Carolina are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in South Carolina?

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 1,511 38 percent
One BR 7,184 53 percent
Two BR 14,725 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in South Carolina?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 5,507
Public Housing 179
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,395
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 150
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 97
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 268
Tracked Units by Federal Program in South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in South Carolina

South Carolina features 47,896 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 South Carolina

There are 25,743 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in South Carolina.

Housing Choice Vouchers in South Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,085 and $1,327.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.