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

Discover affordable housing in Chesterfield County where there are 18+ 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.

Page Square Apartments

310 S Gum St, Pageland, South Carolina 29728

Pageland Place

205 Mangum St , Pageland, South Carolina 29728

River Birch Apartments

117 Huger Street, Cheraw, South Carolina 29520

Oak Terrace Apartments

400 E. Maynard Street, Pageland, South Carolina 29728

Water Oaks Associates of Jefferson

303 E Elizabeth, Jefferson, South Carolina 29718

Dream Builders II

W Mcgregor and Oak, Pageland, South Carolina 29728

West Forest Apartments

300 Moffat Dr, Cheraw, South Carolina 29520

Brighter Tomorrows

200 Peach Orchard Rd, Jefferson, South Carolina 29718

Hope Housing, Inc

213 W Baker St, Jefferson, South Carolina 29718

Arrowhead Place Apartments, Inc

1200 State Rd, Cheraw, South Carolina 29520

Chesterfield Courts, Inc

712 State Rd, Cheraw, South Carolina 29520

Indian Creek Apartments

Blasengale St, Chesterfield, South Carolina 29709

Cool Breeze Crossing

600 Cool Breeze Crossing Dr, Cheraw, South Carolina 29520

West Pines Apts

113 Clyde Avenue, Cheraw, South Carolina

Chesterfield Apts

801 East Blvd, Chesterfield, South Carolina

Gillespie Ingram Motley

100 Fred Harris Dr, Cheraw, South Carolina 29520

Third Street Apartments

106 3rd St, Cheraw, South Carolina 29520

Greystone III Apartments

101 Agerton St, Cheraw, South Carolina 29520

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Chesterfield County, 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 Chesterfield 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, Moving to Work programs for Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Chesterfield County, South Carolina?

The County of Chesterfield County has 43,536 people living in 17,116 households.

There are 11,399 renters living in 4,774 renter households in this County. Renters make up 26.18 percent of the population living in Chesterfield County.

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

There are an estimated 20,583 housing units in the Chesterfield County area. Of these, 5,129 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Chesterfield County?

The rental vacancy rate in Chesterfield County is 7 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 Chesterfield County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chesterfield County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
24 575 1,722 1,853 528
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chesterfield County

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Chesterfield County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $714 to $1,291. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $714
One BR $718
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,164
Four BR $1,291
2024 Fair Market Rents in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Chesterfield 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 24 100 percent
One BR 354 62 percent
Two BR 973 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Chesterfield County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 306
Public Housing 227
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 157
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 36
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 298
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Chesterfield County features 643 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 Chesterfield County, South Carolina

There are 62 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Chesterfield County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Chesterfield County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Chesterfield County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.