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

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Town of Lane

PO Box 172, Lane, South Carolina 29564

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lane, 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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How many renters live in Lane, South Carolina?

The City of Lane has 539 people living in 216 households.

There are 72 renters living in 44 renter households in this City. Renters make up 13.36 percent of the population living in Lane.

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

There are an estimated 256 housing units in the Lane area. Of these, 47 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lane, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lane?

The rental vacancy rate in Lane is 0 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 Lane for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lane
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 17 25 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lane

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

Among renter households in this market, 11 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Lane

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $684 to $1,299. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $684
One BR $689
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,105
Four BR $1,299
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lane, South Carolina

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

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
Two BR 4 24 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lane, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Lane?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lane, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Lane, South Carolina

Lane 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 Lane, South Carolina

There are 5 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lane.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lane, South Carolina

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.