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

Discover affordable housing in Beaufort where there are 15+ 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.

Spanish Trace Apartments

2400 Southside Blvd, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

Wilderness Too Apartments

1305 Talbird Rd, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

Cross Creek Apartments

325 Ambrose Run, Beaufort, South Carolina 29906

Mossy Oaks Village Townhouses

27 Johnny Morrall Cir, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

Sea Pointe

61 Hazel Farm Rd, Beaufort, South Carolina 29907

Parkview Apartments

2500 Duke St, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

Shell Pointe

297 Midtown Dr , Beaufort, South Carolina 29906

123 Club Apartments

123 Old Salem Rd, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

Ribaut Senior Village

1224 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

Magnolia Park Apartments

314 Laurel Bay Rd, Beaufort, South Carolina 29906

Cottages at Beaufort

2304 Southside Blvd, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

Fairfield Estates

22 Colony Gardens Rd, Beaufort, South Carolina 29907

Mha of Beaufort Counties

1700 Salem Rd, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

Cottages at Beaufort II

2306 Southside Blvd, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

South Carolina

Salem St, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Beaufort, South Carolina
$31.29/hour
$24.04 (+332%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $24.04 (+332%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Beaufort, 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 Beaufort, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Beaufort, South Carolina?

The City of Beaufort has 13,582 people living in 5,121 households.

There are 5,132 renters living in 2,186 renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.79 percent of the population living in Beaufort.

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

There are an estimated 6,180 housing units in the Beaufort area. Of these, 2,484 units are rental homes, making up 40 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Beaufort, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Beaufort?

The rental vacancy rate in Beaufort is 12 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 Beaufort for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beaufort
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
140 256 1,318 422 50
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beaufort

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 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 Beaufort

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,432 to $2,634. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,432
One BR $1,472
Two BR $1,652
Three BR $2,050
Four BR $2,634
2024 Fair Market Rents in Beaufort, South Carolina

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

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 129 92 percent
One BR 254 99 percent
Two BR 1,229 93 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Beaufort, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Beaufort?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 514
Public Housing 101
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 192
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 35
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 132
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Beaufort, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Beaufort, South Carolina

Beaufort features 279 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 Beaufort, South Carolina

There are 544 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Beaufort.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Beaufort, South Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Beaufort landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Beaufort.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Beaufort, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,487 and $1,817.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.