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

Discover affordable housing in Woodruff where there are 4+ 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.

Clc Alternative Living, Inc

233 E Griffith St, Woodruff, South Carolina 29388

Woodruff Arms Apartments

100 Theo Cir, Woodruff, South Carolina 29388

The Terraces at Woodruff

505 Shelly Place, Woodruff, South Carolina 29388

Kelly Acres

100 Miller Dr, Woodruff, South Carolina 29388

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Woodruff, South Carolina
$21.61/hour
$14.36 (+198%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $14.36 (+198%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Woodruff, 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, Homeownership programs for Woodruff, South Carolina.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Woodruff, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Woodruff, South Carolina?

The City of Woodruff has 4,262 people living in 1,722 households.

There are 1,521 renters living in 669 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.69 percent of the population living in Woodruff.

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

There are an estimated 2,085 housing units in the Woodruff area. Of these, 819 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Woodruff, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Woodruff?

The rental vacancy rate in Woodruff is 18 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 Woodruff for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Woodruff
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 113 388 102 39
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Woodruff

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Woodruff

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $976 to $1,536. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $976
One BR $1,016
Two BR $1,141
Three BR $1,450
Four BR $1,536
2024 Fair Market Rents in Woodruff, South Carolina

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

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 113 100 percent
Two BR 280 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Woodruff, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Woodruff?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 80
Public Housing 98
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 48
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 36
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Woodruff, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Woodruff, South Carolina

Woodruff features 146 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 Woodruff, South Carolina

There are 44 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Woodruff.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Woodruff, South Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Woodruff, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,027 and $1,255.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.