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Renting · Section 8

Data from November 2026

Renting in Horry County, South Carolina

Horry County has a HUD fair market rent of $1,504 a month for 2 bedrooms (Fiscal year 2027). Renter households here pay a typical rent of $1,255 a month (Average 2020–2024). Paying the fair market rent without going over 30% of income takes $28.92 an hour, full time.

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Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,504
a month, HUD, Fiscal year 2027
8% more than in South Carolina
Typical rent
$1,255
a month, Census, Average 2020–2024
6% more than in South Carolina
Wage needed
$28.92
an hour, 2 bedrooms
Or $60,160 a year, to spend no more than 30% of income on rent.
Rent-burdened households
52%
spend 30% or more of income on rent
About the same as in South Carolina

Source: Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates

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Renting in Horry County: what sets it apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Horry County has the highest typical rent in its area: $1,255, more than any of its 6 neighboring counties; next is Georgetown County ($1,204).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

Fair market rent

What HUD sets for each size

Every year HUD (the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) publishes a Fair Market Rent (FMR) for each home size in Horry County. It is used to work out how much a Section 8 voucher covers. The table shows what you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income.

The fair market rent covers rent plus basic utilities, except the phone. HUD generally sets it at the 40th percentile: 4 in 10 standard-quality homes rented recently cost less. 24 CFR §888.113(a)

According to Zillow (ZORI), the typical asking rent in Horry County was $1,709 a month in September 2026: 1.8% more than 12 months ago. It is an index of market listings, not a HUD limit. Zillow data

Fair market rent and wage needed To pay the fair market rent without spending more than 30% of income, working full time (40 hours a week).
Size Fair rent per month Hourly wage Income needed per year
Studio $1,155 $22.21 $46,200
1 bedroom $1,258 $24.19 $50,320
2 bedrooms $1,504 $28.92 $60,160
3 bedrooms $1,823 $35.06 $72,920
4 bedrooms $1,981 $38.10 $79,240

HUD area: Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

The fair market rent for your ZIP code

HUD also publishes fair market rents by ZIP code (Small Area FMRs) for 19 ZIP codes in Horry County (Fiscal year 2027). Type yours to see it.

For 2 bedrooms they run from $1,320 in 29511 to $1,870 in 29568. 8 ZIP codes are above the county's fair market rent ($1,504).

Where HUD designates these areas, or where the housing agency chooses to use them, the voucher is figured on the ZIP code's rent instead of the county's. Ask your agency which one it uses. 24 CFR §982.503(a)(1)

Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD)

Rent burden

How many households spend too much

HUD counts rent as a burden when it reaches 30% of income or more. In Horry County, 52% of renter households are in that position; in South Carolina, 52%, and nationwide, 51% (Average 2020–2024, Census).

Paying too much rent leaves little for food, transportation and savings. If that is you, the agencies below can guide you for free.

52%

of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent.

36,099 households rent in Horry County

  • Spend half or more of their income 27%
  • Spend 30% or more, but less than half 25%
  • Spend less than 30% 48%

Compared with the state and the country

  • Horry 52%
  • South Carolina 52%
  • United States 51%

Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Horry County

HUD lists 38 properties with homes for low-income households in Horry County: tax-credit apartments (LIHTC), HUD-assisted buildings and public housing. They run from the most low-income homes to the fewest.

with tax credits (LIHTC)
28
HUD-assisted
9
public housing
2

2,139 homes in all; 2,079 of them low-income, according to HUD.

  • Huckabee Heights Public housing 2309 Leonard Ave, Conway 29527 140 low-income homes · Run by Housing Authority of Conway · Average payment: $539 a month · Average wait: 33 months · (843) 248-7327
  • Darden Terrace Public housing 1133 Duckett St, Conway 29526 118 low-income homes · Run by Housing Authority of Conway · Average payment: $519 a month · Average wait: 21 months · (843) 248-7327
  • Plantation Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 200 Rittenhouse Rd, Myrtle Beach 29588 110 low-income homes · 1 bd: 54 · 2 bd: 20 · 3 bd: 28 · 4 bd: 8 · In service since 2006 · For older adults · (843) 293-2133
  • Sandygate Village, Alp HUD-assisted 1011 Osceola St, Myrtle Beach 29577 104 low-income homes · For families · (843) 448-6644
  • Cornerstone Commons (LEGACY) Tax credit (LIHTC) 204 Legacy Way, Conway 29526 90 low-income homes · 2 bd: 42 · 3 bd: 48 · In service since 2011 · For families
  • Pipers Pointe Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 1310 Pipers Pointe Ln, Myrtle Beach 29577 72 low-income homes · 2 bd: 36 · 3 bd: 36 · In service since 2006
  • Monticello Park Tax credit (LIHTC) 1300 Osceola St, Myrtle Beach 29577 80 homes, 68 low-income · 2 bd: 60 · 3 bd: 20 · In service since 2004 · For families
  • Swansgate Apts III Tax credit (LIHTC) 1050 10th Ave N, Surfside Beach 29575 64 low-income homes · 1 bd: 58 · 2 bd: 6 · In service since 2001 · For older adults
  • Legacy Apts II Tax credit (LIHTC) 1001 Singleton Ridge Oad, Conway 29526 94 homes, 60 low-income · 2 bd: 36 · 3 bd: 58 · In service since 1999 · For people with disabilities, families
  • Bells Bay Landings Tax credit (LIHTC) 2321 Wright BLVD., Conway 29527 60 low-income homes · 3 bd: 48 · 4 bd: 12 · In service since 2000
  • Leehaven & Sanders HUD-assisted 2308 Duckett St, Conway 29526 58 low-income homes · For families · (843) 248-7327
  • Bay Pointe II Tax credit (LIHTC) 1401 Mako Ct, Myrtle Beach 29577 56 low-income homes · 2 bd: 28 · 3 bd: 28 · In service since 2011 · For families
  • Crane Creek Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 1519 Grainger Rd, Conway 29527 56 low-income homes · 1 bd: 16 · 2 bd: 40 · In service since 2005
  • Monticello Park II Tax credit (LIHTC) 1230 Winchester Ct, Myrtle Beach 29577 56 low-income homes · 2 bd: 28 · 3 bd: 28 · In service since 2007
  • Monticello Park III Tax credit (LIHTC) 1310 Apache Dr, Myrtle Beach 29577 56 low-income homes · 1 bd: 16 · 2 bd: 20 · 3 bd: 20 · In service since 2008
  • Alliance Inn Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 1075 Mr Joe White Ave, Myrtle Beach 29577 54 low-income homes · 1 bd: 11 · 2 bd: 33 · 3 bd: 10 · In service since 2004 · For people experiencing homelessness
  • Bay Pointe I Tax credit (LIHTC) 1408 Fisher Dr, Myrtle Beach 29577 50 low-income homes · 2 bd: 28 · 3 bd: 22 · In service since 2010
  • Eme Apartments of Conway HUD-assisted 1911 9th Ave, Conway 29527 50 low-income homes · For families · (843) 248-9286
  • Noel Villa Apartments HUD-assisted 1104 Hemingway Chapel Rd # A, Conway 29527 49 low-income homes · For older adults · (843) 397-1501
  • Villas at Oleander Tax credit (LIHTC) 3810 Oleander Dr, Myrtle Beach 29577 49 low-income homes · 2 bd: 49 · In service since 2019 · For older adults
  • Carolina Oaks Village Tax credit (LIHTC) 1302 Scarlet Ln, Myrtle Beach 29577 48 low-income homes · 2 bd: 24 · 3 bd: 24 · In service since 2016 · For families
  • Crabtree Commons Tax credit (LIHTC) 301 El Bethel Rd, Conway 29527 48 low-income homes · 2 bd: 24 · 3 bd: 24 · In service since 2008
  • Shady Moss Apartments Tax credit (LIHTC) 1705 Shady Moss Ct, Conway 29527 46 low-income homes · 1 bd: 12 · 2 bd: 34 · In service since 2018 · For families
  • Villas at Swansgate Tax credit (LIHTC) 1050 Mr Joe White Ave, Myrtle Beach 29577 58 homes, 44 low-income · 1 bd: 52 · 2 bd: 6 · In service since 2018 · For older adults
  • Leyland Grove Tax credit (LIHTC) 1224 Pine St, Conway 29526 44 low-income homes · 1 bd: 17 · 2 bd: 27 · In service since 2018
  • North Oaks Apts II Tax credit (LIHTC) 2501 Oak St, Conway 29526 44 low-income homes · 1 bd: 12 · 2 bd: 32 · In service since 2009
  • The Highlands at Socastee Tax credit (LIHTC) 100 Vaught Pl, Myrtle Beach 29588 44 low-income homes · 2 bd: 20 · 3 bd: 24 · In service since 2018 · For families
  • Jefferson Place HUD-assisted 6715 Jefferson Pl, Myrtle Beach 29572 41 low-income homes · For older adults · (843) 449-2071
  • Palmettos Way Tax credit (LIHTC) 4399 Suggs St, Loris 29569 40 low-income homes · 2 bd: 24 · 3 bd: 16 · In service since 2004 · For families
  • Raintree Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 500 Johnson St, Conway 29527 40 low-income homes · 1 bd: 16 · 2 bd: 24 · In service since 1990
  • Loris Gardens Tax credit (LIHTC) 4265 Suggs St, Loris 29569 36 low-income homes · 1 bd: 28 · 2 bd: 8 · In service since 2005 · For older adults
  • Carver Apartments HUD-assisted 1300A Spivey Ave, Myrtle Beach 29577 32 low-income homes · For families · (843) 910-0263
  • Blackwater Cove Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 1761 Ernest Finney Ave, Conway 29527 30 low-income homes · 1 bd: 10 · 2 bd: 20 · In service since 2004
  • Watsons Place HUD-assisted 210 Watson Heritage Rd, Loris 29569 28 low-income homes · For older adults
  • Swansgate Apts II Tax credit (LIHTC) 1050 10th Ave N, Surfside Beach 29575 24 low-income homes · 1 bd: 18 · 2 bd: 6 · In service since 2000 · For older adults
  • Tall Pines I HUD-assisted 4300 Harrelson Ave, Loris 29569 24 low-income homes · For families · (843) 282-7822
  • The Landings M14-Sg450976 Tax credit (LIHTC) 4080 Horseshoe Rd N, Little River 29566 24 low-income homes · 1 bd: 8 · 2 bd: 16 · In service since 2015 · For families
  • Morris Manor Tax credit (LIHTC) 600 12th Ave, Aynor 29511 22 low-income homes · 1 bd: 22 · In service since 2004 · For older adults

One property has two programs at the same address and appears once. Search HUD's map

Source: HUD, retrieved November 6, 2026. LIHTC database, updated May 14, 2025; Assisted multifamily properties, updated October 23, 2026; Public housing developments, updated October 23, 2026.

Section 8

The Section 8 voucher in Horry County

The Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) pays part of your rent on a home you choose. Your public housing agency runs it. 3 agencies serve in Horry County. Here is what the rules say:

The rules, with their source

  1. You apply at the public housing agency. If you qualify, your name usually goes on a waiting list. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or noncitizens with eligible status as HUD defines it. HUD

  2. Generally, your family must have very low income: no more than 50% of the area median income, by family size (the middle column of the table). 24 CFR §5.603, §982.201(b)

  3. Each year, at least 75% of the families an agency admits from its list must have extremely low income (the 30% column). 24 CFR §982.201(b)(2)

  4. If the rent is below the payment standard, the family generally pays 30% of its adjusted monthly income. If it is above, the family pays more. 24 CFR §982.1(a)(3)

  5. When you move in, if the rent is above the payment standard, your share cannot go over 40% of your adjusted monthly income. 24 CFR §982.508

  6. Each agency sets a payment standard for each size. Without asking HUD, it can go from 90% to 110% of the fair market rent. 24 CFR §982.503(b), (c)

Mixed-status families: how assistance is figured
HUD income limits Yearly income of the whole family, before taxes.
People Extremely low (30%) Very low (50%) Low
$18,100 $30,100 $48,200
$21,640 $34,400 $55,050
$27,320 $38,700 $61,950
$33,000 $43,000 $68,800
$38,680 $46,450 $74,350
$44,360 $49,900 $79,850
$50,040 $53,350 $85,350
$55,720 $56,800 $90,850

Area median income: $86,000. HUD income limits by family size, Fiscal year 2026. Area: Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC HUD Metro FMR Area. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2026

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Possible payment standard

  • Studio $1,040 – $1,271
  • 1 bedroom $1,132 – $1,384
  • 2 bedrooms $1,354 – $1,654
  • 3 bedrooms $1,641 – $2,005
  • 4 bedrooms $1,783 – $2,179

The range the rule allows: 90% to 110% of the county's fair market rent. Your agency publishes its own.

Housing agencies that serve this place

Housing agencies in South Carolina Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Your rights as a tenant in South Carolina

What South Carolina law says about deposits, notices and eviction, with the citation for each rule.

See your rights, rule by rule

Compare these rules with other states →

A summary of state law, not legal advice. Cities may have additional rules.

When must they return my deposit?
30 days
S.C. Code §27-40-410(a)
If I fall behind on rent, what notice must I get?
5 days
S.C. Code §27-40-710(B)
How much notice ends a month-to-month rental?
30 days
S.C. Code §27-40-770(b)
  • Only a court order can remove youS.C. Code §27-40-660
  • Protection from retaliationS.C. Code §27-40-910(a)

Help

Where to get help with rent in Horry County

This is the nearest HUD-approved agency. They counsel for free or at low cost.

  • City of Florence

    324 W Evans St, Florence · 50 miles away

    • Fair housing pre-purchase workshops
    • Pre-purchase counseling
    • and 2 more
    (843) 665-3175
See every agency in South Carolina Find legal aid (lsc.gov)

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Cash to move in

$3,008

What you need before you get the keys.

What adds up

First month
$1,504
Security deposit
$1,504
Total
$3,008

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Frequently asked questions

What is the fair market rent in Horry County?

According to HUD (Fiscal year 2027): Studio: $1,155; 1 bedroom: $1,258; 2 bedrooms: $1,504; 3 bedrooms: $1,823; 4 bedrooms: $1,981. It covers rent plus basic utilities, except the phone.

How much do you need to earn to rent in Horry County?

Paying the 2-bedroom fair market rent ($1,504) without spending more than 30% of income takes $28.92 an hour full time, or $60,160 a year.

Who qualifies for Section 8 in Horry County?

Generally, families with very low income: no more than 50% of the area median income. For 4 people, HUD's limit here is $43,000 a year (Fiscal year 2026). The family usually pays 30% of its adjusted monthly income. You apply at the housing agency.

How much does Section 8 pay in Horry County?

The voucher pays up to your housing agency's payment standard, minus your share. The rule lets the agency set it between 90% and 110% of the fair market rent: for 2 bedrooms here, between $1,354 and $1,654 a month. Your agency publishes its figure.

Does the fair market rent change by ZIP code in Horry County?

For 2 bedrooms they run from $1,320 in 29511 to $1,870 in 29568. Where HUD designates these areas, or where the housing agency chooses to use them, the voucher is figured on the ZIP code's rent instead of the county's. Ask your agency which one it uses.

How many low-income apartments are there in Horry County?

HUD lists 38 properties with homes for low-income households in Horry County: tax-credit apartments (LIHTC), HUD-assisted buildings and public housing. They run from the most low-income homes to the fewest. For tax-credit apartments and HUD-assisted buildings, you apply directly at the building's management office. They tell you whether units are open and how to apply; HUD does not have that information.

How many households spend too much on rent in Horry County?

HUD counts rent as a burden when it reaches 30% of income or more. In Horry County, 52% of renter households are in that position; in South Carolina, 52%, and nationwide, 51% (Average 2020–2024, Census).