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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Hartsville, South Carolina
$18.16/hour
$10.91 (+151%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $10.91 (+151%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Hartsville, 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 Hartsville, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Hartsville, South Carolina?

The City of Hartsville has 7,450 people living in 2,756 households.

There are 2,614 renters living in 1,140 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.09 percent of the population living in Hartsville.

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

There are an estimated 3,340 housing units in the Hartsville area. Of these, 1,407 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hartsville, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hartsville?

The rental vacancy rate in Hartsville is 19 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 Hartsville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hartsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
73 203 626 184 39
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hartsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 57 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Hartsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $751 to $1,349. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $751
One BR $756
Two BR $959
Three BR $1,170
Four BR $1,349
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hartsville, South Carolina

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

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 73 100 percent
One BR 124 61 percent
Two BR 507 81 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hartsville, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Hartsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 233
Public Housing 100
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 177
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 156
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hartsville, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Hartsville, South Carolina

Hartsville features 433 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 Hartsville, South Carolina

There are 206 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hartsville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hartsville, South Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Hartsville landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Hartsville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hartsville, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $863 and $1,055.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.