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.

Four Seasons Apartments

2807 School House Rd, Columbia, South Carolina 29204

Arrington Manor

2225 College St, Columbia, South Carolina 29205

Rosewood Hills Senior High Rise

105 Rosewood Hills Dr, Columbia, South Carolina 29205

Oak Read High Rise

2211 Read St, Columbia, South Carolina 29204

The Oaks at St. Anna's Park

2431 Washington St, Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Cypress Place

3907 Ridgewood Ave, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Wescott Placew

5608 Wescott Rd, Columbia, South Carolina 29212

Sparkleberry Hill Apts %Boyd Management

100 Chalice Ln, Columbia, South Carolina

Archie Drive

101 Flora Way, Columbia, South Carolina 29223

Arsenal Hill

701 Richland Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205

Fontaine Place

301 Fontaine Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Lewis Scott Court- Eastover Cayce Housing

107 Lewis Scott Court, Eastover, South Carolina 29044

Lorick Place Apartments

3800 West Ave, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Southeast Housing

1020 Slash Pine Ln, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Single Family West

109 Crane Creek Dr, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Capital Heights

100 Cardamon Ct, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Bay Berry Mews Manor

4019 Lester Dr, Columbia, South Carolina 29203

Central Housing

1930 Marion St, Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Celia Saxon I

1917 Harden St, Columbia, South Carolina 29204

T.S. Martin Homes

1810 Germany St, Columbia, South Carolina 29204

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.