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

Discover affordable housing in Richland County where there are 102+ 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.

Grand Street Apartments

4301 Grand St, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Woods Edge Apartments

109 Hillpine Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29212

Carriage House of Columbia Apartments

110 Amsterdam Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29210

River Oaks Apartments

5324 Bush River Rd, Columbia, South Carolina 29212

Arcadia Park

2400 Kneece Rd, Columbia, South Carolina 29223

Colony Apartments

3545 W Beltline Blvd, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Gable Oaks

901 Colleton St, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Pinehaven Villas Apartments

1400 Trinity Dr, Columbia, South Carolina 29209

Palmetto Terrace

3021 Howell Court, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Deer Park

7225 Firelane Rd Ofc , Columbia, South Carolina 29223

Lakeside Apartments

401 Harbison Blvd, Columbia, South Carolina 29212

Madison Station

4020 Ulmer Rd , Columbia, South Carolina 29209

Regent Park

680 Windsor Lake Way, Columbia, South Carolina 29223

Jackson Creek Station

2406 Kneece Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29206

Abernathy Place

815 Abernathy St, Columbia, South Carolina 29209

The Pointe at Elmwood

2325 Elmwood Ave, Columbia, South Carolina 29204

Killian Terrace

508 Longtown Rd., Columbia, South Carolina 29229

Dove Place

150 Daphne Rd, Columbia, South Carolina 29209

Coopers Trace

1411 Lake Murray Blvd, Columbia, South Carolina 29212

Ahepa 284 - III

120 Jimmy Love Ln, Columbia, South Carolina 29212

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Richland County, South Carolina
$23.60/hour
$16.35 (+226%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $16.35 (+226%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Richland 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, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation, Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) programs for Richland County, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Richland County, South Carolina?

The County of Richland County has 421,566 people living in 168,877 households.

There are 133,673 renters living in 63,336 renter households in this County. Renters make up 31.71 percent of the population living in Richland County.

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

There are an estimated 187,448 housing units in the Richland County area. Of these, 70,419 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Richland County, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Richland County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Richland County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,170 15,183 23,501 19,461 3,329
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Richland County

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

Among renter households in this market, 57 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 33 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 Richland County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,036 to $1,917. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,036
One BR $1,110
Two BR $1,246
Three BR $1,595
Four BR $1,917
2024 Fair Market Rents in Richland County, South Carolina

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Richland 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 701 60 percent
One BR 8,782 58 percent
Two BR 13,109 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Richland County, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Richland County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 5,028
Public Housing 1,637
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,470
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 61
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 97
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 75
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 64
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Richland County, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Richland County, South Carolina

Richland County features 4,912 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 Richland County, South Carolina

There are 3,530 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Richland County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Richland County, South Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Richland County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Richland County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Richland County, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,121 and $1,371.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.