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

Discover affordable housing in Pickens where there are 3+ 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.

Pickens Gardens

102 Garden Drive, Pickens, South Carolina 29671

Ridgeview Apartments II

117 Ridgeview Dr, Pickens, South Carolina 29671

Pickens Apartments

105 India Dr, Pickens, South Carolina 29671

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Reported On March 4th, 2024 by Ayat Elkarib

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pickens, 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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What HUD offices serve Pickens, 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 Pickens, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Pickens, South Carolina?

The City of Pickens has 3,374 people living in 1,174 households.

There are 1,087 renters living in 408 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.22 percent of the population living in Pickens.

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

There are an estimated 1,470 housing units in the Pickens area. Of these, 461 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pickens, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pickens?

The rental vacancy rate in Pickens is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pickens
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 56 271 81 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pickens

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

Among renter households in this market, 60 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 Much Is Rent in Pickens

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,032 to $1,797. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,032
One BR $1,074
Two BR $1,206
Three BR $1,500
Four BR $1,797
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pickens, South Carolina

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

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
One BR 56 100 percent
Two BR 237 87 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pickens, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Pickens?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 49
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 77
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pickens, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Pickens, South Carolina

Pickens features 124 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 Pickens, South Carolina

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pickens.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pickens, South Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pickens landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Pickens.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.