Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Spartanburg County, SC

Discover affordable housing in Spartanburg County where there are 81+ 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.

Oakvale Apartments

300 GoForth St Box 12, Cowpens, South Carolina 29330

Hidden Valley Apartments

10 Valley Rd, Lyman, South Carolina 29365

Duvall Apartments

5 Culp Street, Inman, South Carolina 29349

Three Oaks Apartments

200 Three Oaks Rd, Cowpens, South Carolina 29330

Highland Crossing Apartments

201 Highland Ave, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306

Landrum Estates

720 S Bomar Ave, Landrum, South Carolina 29356

Spruce St Apartments

424 Spruce Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306

Ellen C Watson

351 Textile Drive, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306

Parkside at Drayton

110 Fernwood Drive, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29307

Mason Manor

305 Robert Mason Circle, Boiling Springs, South Carolina 29316

The Ellington

560 Magnolia St, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303

McDowell Street Apartments

W Main St, E Main St, Pacolet, South Carolina 29372

Washington Road Apartments

Washington Rd, Bunch St, Cowpens, South Carolina 29330

Randolph Avenue Apartments

S Randolph Avenue, E Greenwood Street, Landrum, South Carolina 29356

Bobo Street Apartments

Bobo St, Church St, Landrum, South Carolina 29349

Country Garden Estates 2

1124 Old Anderson Mill Rd, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29369

Draymont Crossing

8 Acre Tract Off Archer Rd, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303

Frank Gooch Apartments

765 John B White SR Blvd, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303

Wilson Place Apartments

235 Outlook Drive, Boiling Springs, South Carolina 29316

Monarch Place Apartments

200 Monarch Pl, Wellford, South Carolina 29385

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Spartanburg County, 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 Spartanburg County, 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 Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Spartanburg County, South Carolina?

The County of Spartanburg County has 345,831 people living in 133,018 households.

There are 89,683 renters living in 37,601 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.93 percent of the population living in Spartanburg County.

What is the rental market like in Spartanburg County, South Carolina?

There are an estimated 144,735 housing units in the Spartanburg County area. Of these, 40,533 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Spartanburg County?

The rental vacancy rate in Spartanburg County 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 Spartanburg County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Spartanburg County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,876 5,569 16,073 11,341 2,450
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Spartanburg County

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Spartanburg County

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 Spartanburg County, South Carolina

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

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 649 35 percent
One BR 3,619 65 percent
Two BR 10,295 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Spartanburg County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,756
Public Housing 752
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,067
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 188
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 138
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 508
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg County features 3,292 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 Spartanburg County, South Carolina

There are 1,335 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Spartanburg County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.