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

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

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

How many renters live in Beaufort County, South Carolina?

The County of Beaufort County has 196,371 people living in 80,670 households.

There are 46,264 renters living in 20,120 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.56 percent of the population living in Beaufort County.

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

There are an estimated 103,743 housing units in the Beaufort County area. Of these, 24,486 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Beaufort County, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Beaufort County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beaufort County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
574 2,389 7,337 7,020 1,149
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beaufort County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 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 Beaufort County

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 County, South Carolina

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Beaufort 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 321 56 percent
One BR 1,438 60 percent
Two BR 3,955 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Beaufort County, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Beaufort County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,968
Public Housing 291
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 357
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 35
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 174
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Beaufort County, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Beaufort County features 760 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 County, South Carolina

There are 1,178 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Beaufort County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Beaufort County, South Carolina

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.