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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dillon, South Carolina
$17.14/hour
$9.89 (+136%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dillon, 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 Dillon, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Dillon, South Carolina?

The City of Dillon has 6,454 people living in 2,376 households.

There are 4,029 renters living in 1,366 renter households in this City. Renters make up 62.43 percent of the population living in Dillon.

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

There are an estimated 2,987 housing units in the Dillon area. Of these, 1,434 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dillon, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dillon?

The rental vacancy rate in Dillon is 5 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 Dillon for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dillon
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
141 54 638 431 102
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dillon

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Dillon

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $686 to $1,446. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $686
One BR $691
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,125
Four BR $1,446
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dillon, South Carolina

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

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 30 21 percent
One BR 54 100 percent
Two BR 556 87 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dillon, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Dillon?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 168
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 49
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 109
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dillon, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Dillon, South Carolina

Dillon features 287 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 Dillon, South Carolina

There are 132 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dillon.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dillon, South Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dillon landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Dillon.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dillon, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.