Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Red Hill, SC

Discover affordable housing in Red Hill where there are 1+ 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.

Legacy Apartments II

1001 Singleton Ridge Rd, Red Hill, South Carolina 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Red Hill, 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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How many renters live in Red Hill, South Carolina?

The City of Red Hill has 15,585 people living in 5,742 households.

There are 5,185 renters living in 1,515 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.27 percent of the population living in Red Hill.

What is the rental market like in Red Hill, South Carolina?

There are an estimated 6,551 housing units in the Red Hill area. Of these, 1,851 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Red Hill, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Red Hill?

The rental vacancy rate in Red Hill is 10 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 Red Hill for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Red Hill
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
48 51 679 674 63
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Red Hill

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Red Hill

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 Red Hill, South Carolina

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

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 48 100 percent
One BR 38 75 percent
Two BR 543 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Red Hill, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Red Hill?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 90
Public Housing 4
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Red Hill, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Red Hill, South Carolina

Red Hill features 0 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 Red Hill, South Carolina

There are 94 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Red Hill.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Red Hill, South Carolina

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.