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

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Reported On March 4th, 2024 by Ayat Elkarib

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Walhalla, South Carolina
$18.71/hour
$11.46 (+158%) more than South Carolina minimum wage and $11.46 (+158%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Walhalla, 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 Walhalla, South Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Walhalla, South Carolina?

The City of Walhalla has 4,102 people living in 1,572 households.

There are 1,198 renters living in 610 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.21 percent of the population living in Walhalla.

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

There are an estimated 1,795 housing units in the Walhalla area. Of these, 610 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Walhalla, South Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Walhalla?

The rental vacancy rate in Walhalla 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 Walhalla for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Walhalla
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 151 384 75 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Walhalla

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Walhalla

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $670 to $1,348. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $670
One BR $752
Two BR $988
Three BR $1,215
Four BR $1,348
2024 Fair Market Rents in Walhalla, South Carolina

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

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
One BR 135 89 percent
Two BR 371 97 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Walhalla, South Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Walhalla?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 160
Public Housing 59
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 125
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 84
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Walhalla, South Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Walhalla, South Carolina

Walhalla features 372 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 Walhalla, South Carolina

There are 128 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Walhalla.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Walhalla, South Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Walhalla landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Walhalla.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Walhalla, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $889 and $1,087.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.