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

Discover affordable housing in Santee where there are 3+ 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.

Santee

180 Cantey Dr, Santee, South Carolina 29142

Summer Lane Apartments I

102 Summerlane Dr, Santee, South Carolina 29142

Lakeland Apartments

Hwy 6, Santee, South Carolina 29142

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Santee, South Carolina
$18.13/hour
$10.88 (+150%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $10.88 (+150%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Santee, 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 Santee, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Santee, South Carolina?

The City of Santee has 1,189 people living in 442 households.

There are 254 renters living in 129 renter households in this City. Renters make up 21.36 percent of the population living in Santee.

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

There are an estimated 524 housing units in the Santee area. Of these, 140 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Santee, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Santee?

The rental vacancy rate in Santee is 8 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 Santee for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Santee
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9 28 25 58 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Santee

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

Among renter households in this market, 61 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 50 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 Santee

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $807 to $1,356. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $807
One BR $825
Two BR $957
Three BR $1,172
Four BR $1,356
2024 Fair Market Rents in Santee, South Carolina

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

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 9 100 percent
One BR 25 89 percent
Two BR 24 96 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Santee, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Santee?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 48
Public Housing 51
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Santee, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Santee, South Carolina

Santee features 103 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 Santee, South Carolina

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Santee.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Santee, South Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Santee, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $861 and $1,053.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.