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

What HUD offices serve Williamston, 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.

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

How many renters live in Williamston, South Carolina?

The City of Williamston has 4,072 people living in 1,657 households.

There are 1,614 renters living in 624 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.64 percent of the population living in Williamston.

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

There are an estimated 1,962 housing units in the Williamston area. Of these, 766 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Williamston, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Williamston?

The rental vacancy rate in Williamston is 13 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 Williamston for each bedroom size?

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Williamston

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $838 to $1,756. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

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

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:

How many affordable rental units are in Williamston?

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

Income Based Apartments in Williamston, South Carolina

Williamston features 258 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 Williamston, South Carolina

There are 64 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Williamston.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Williamston, South Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Williamston, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $940 and $1,148.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.