South Carolina

USDA rental housing in Beaufort County, SC

5 properties in Beaufort County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 174 apartments across 4 towns. 149 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

5properties
174apartments
149rental assistance units
17vacant units reported

Equal housing opportunity. Properties financed by USDA Rural Development must follow the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin. If you believe you were treated unfairly, you can file a complaint with HUD at 1-800-669-9777 or with USDA at 866-632-9992.

Open Country does not own, manage or rent these properties and does not take applications. Contact each property's management company for availability, rents and eligibility. Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Wilderness Cove Apartments

1305 Talbird RD, Beaufort, SC 29902

Family · 48 2BR

Managed by Fitch Irick Management, LLC

Units
48
Rental assistance
34
Vacant
8
Accessible
3
Opened
1979

Wilderness Too Apt

1305 Talbird RD, Beaufort, SC 29902

Family · 24 2BR

Managed by Fitch Irick Management, LLC

Units
24
Rental assistance
16
Vacant
2
Accessible
2
Opened
1982

Cedar Well Apts

290 Squire Pope Road, Hilton Head Isl, SC 29926

Family · 24 2BR

Managed by Southern Development

Units
24
Rental assistance
21
Vacant
0
Accessible
2
Opened
1990

Sylby Tub Apts

36 Ben White Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

Family · 18 2BR

Managed by Southern Development

Units
18
Rental assistance
18
Vacant
0
Accessible
1
Opened
1983

Port Royal Apts

11 Grober Hill RD, Port Royal, SC 29935

Family · 36 2BR, 24 3BR

Managed by Pendergraph Management, LLC

Units
60
Rental assistance
60
Vacant
7
Accessible
3
Opened
2013

Source: USDA Rural Development, Section 515/514 active properties file (data as of October 19, 2026). Vacancies are as USDA last recorded them, not live availability.

Who can rent here

USDA-financed apartments are for very low, low and moderate income households (7 CFR 3560.152), and elderly and congregate properties also require a household that meets USDA's definition of elderly. In a unit with USDA rental assistance, the tenant pays the highest of 30% of monthly adjusted income, 10% of gross monthly income or a welfare shelter allowance, and the assistance covers the rest of the rent (7 CFR 3560.203). Each property's manager checks income against USDA's limits for the area when you apply and can tell you whether a unit with rental assistance is open.

For owners and buyers

All 5 are limited-profit. 3 also have housing tax credits. USDA's file shows use restrictions on 1 property here ending by 2031. Owners of aging 515 properties can use a Section 538 guaranteed loan to finance a transfer and rehab, at USDA's lower 60 and 25 basis point preservation fees. How 515 transfers work with 538.

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Every property in one file: 515/514 portfolio download (CSV and JSON).