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

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4370 Ladson Rd , Ladson, South Carolina 29456

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ladson, South Carolina
$30.28/hour
$23.03 (+318%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $23.03 (+318%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ladson, 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 Ladson, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Ladson, South Carolina?

The City of Ladson has 15,298 people living in 5,408 households.

There are 4,047 renters living in 1,211 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.45 percent of the population living in Ladson.

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

There are an estimated 5,877 housing units in the Ladson area. Of these, 1,326 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ladson, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ladson?

The rental vacancy rate in Ladson is 9 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 Ladson for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ladson
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 89 376 513 233
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ladson

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Ladson

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,386 to $2,402. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,386
One BR $1,424
Two BR $1,599
Three BR $1,979
Four BR $2,402
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ladson, South Carolina

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

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
One BR 76 85 percent
Two BR 300 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ladson, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Ladson?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 19
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ladson, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Ladson, South Carolina

Ladson features 0 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 Ladson, South Carolina

There are 192 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ladson.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ladson, South Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ladson, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,439 and $1,759.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.