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

Discover affordable housing in Aiken County where there are 42+ 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.

Brookstone Apartments

10 Murrah Road Ext , North Augusta, South Carolina 29860

Rivers Edge Apartments

520 E Buena Vista Ave, North Augusta, South Carolina 29841

Palmetto Crossing

4049 Sandlapper Dr, Aiken, South Carolina 29801

The Village at Dupont Landing

519 Spelman College Pass, Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Edgewater Senior Apartments

175 Assurance Lane, North Augusta, South Carolina 29841

Clearwater Village Apartments

5016 Westminster Way, Clearwater, South Carolina 29842

Glen Arbor Apartments

2000 Glen Arbor Court, Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Village Senior

115 Timmerman St, Warrenville, South Carolina 29851

Independent Living Horizons Ten

217 W Five Notch Rd, North Augusta, South Carolina 29841

Vincent Village

218 W Five Notch Rd, North Augusta, South Carolina 29841

Qrs, Inc

276 Hopeland Farm Dr, Aiken, South Carolina 29803

Windham House, Inc

100 Council Cir, Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Arh, Inc

1342 Hayne Ave SW, Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Kalmia Apartments

1600 Kalmia Lane, Graniteville, South Carolina 29829

Aiken Apartments

240 Church St, Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Aiken Co. Residential Services, Inc

728 Laurens St NW, Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Ana, Inc

706 Cardinal Ct, Aiken, South Carolina 29803

Paces Run ( Aka ) Hampton House

826 Brant Ct NE, Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Northgate Apartments

105 Northgate Cir, Aiken, South Carolina 29801

North Augusta Gardens

310 W Hugh Street, North Augusta, South Carolina 29841

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Aiken County, South Carolina
$20.83/hour
$13.58 (+187%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $13.58 (+187%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Aiken 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 Aiken County, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Aiken County, South Carolina?

The County of Aiken County has 174,150 people living in 71,391 households.

There are 39,226 renters living in 16,358 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.52 percent of the population living in Aiken County.

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

There are an estimated 77,577 housing units in the Aiken County area. Of these, 17,606 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Aiken County, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Aiken County?

The rental vacancy rate in Aiken County is 4 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Aiken County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Aiken County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
208 2,617 6,806 5,995 1,032
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Aiken County

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 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 Aiken County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $805 to $1,779. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $805
One BR $961
Two BR $1,100
Three BR $1,463
Four BR $1,779
2024 Fair Market Rents in Aiken County, South Carolina

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Aiken 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 132 63 percent
One BR 1,636 63 percent
Two BR 4,351 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Aiken County, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Aiken County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 885
Public Housing 202
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 570
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 87
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 72
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Aiken County, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Aiken County, South Carolina

Aiken County features 1,122 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 Aiken County, South Carolina

There are 793 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Aiken County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Aiken County, South Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Aiken County, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $990 and $1,210.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.