Cheap Apartments for Rent in Richland County, SC from $300 (134 Rentals)

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Cheapest Available Richland County Apartments for Rent

 

The cheapest available apartment rental in Richland County, SC is a 2 Beds unit found at Benton Crossing in the Eau Claire neighborhood priced from $397. Acasa Prosper Fairways in the Skyland Estates neighborhood has the second lowest priced unit, which is a 1 Bed apartment currently listed from $700. Here is today’s list of the most affordable Richland County apartments for rent:

Apartment ListingModel NameBed/BathPriced From
Benton CrossingTwo Bedroom2BR,1BA$397
Acasa Prosper Fairways1X1_6781BR,1BA$700
Acasa Tropical Ridge1x1_7001BR,1BA$720
Park SC1 bed 1 bath A21BR,1BA$784
Colonial Pointe ApartmentsStudioStudio,1BA$799
Dira East Apartments1BR 1BTH1BR,1BA$799
Autumn Ridge1 Bed 1 BathAutumn Ridge1BR,1BA$805
Cypress RunStudio | 1 BathStudio,1BA$820
Grove at St. AndrewsA11BR,1BA$824
The Villages at Congaree Pointe1 Bed, 1 bath1BR,1BA$828

Best Value Apartments for Rent in Richland County, SC

As of September 15, 2025 the best value apartment in the Richland County area is the $0.89 price per square foot 4x4 Oasis Model at Hub Columbia in the in the Waverly neighborhood starting from $1,239. The second greatest value Richland County apartment is the 3BR 2.5BTH Model at Dira East Apartments starting at $1,249 with a $0.93 price per square foot in the Woodfield neighborhood. Here is today’s list of the best values for Richland County apartments based on price per square foot:

Apartment ListingModel NameBed/BathPrice Per Sq.Ft.
Hub Columbia4x4 Oasis4BR,4BA$0.89
Dira East Apartments3BR 2.5BTH3BR,2.5BA$0.93
Killian Terrace Apartments3 Bedroom3BR,2BA$0.90
Acasa River Crest3x2.5_11963BR,2.5BA$0.87
21 OaksD14BR,2BA$0.59
Yugo Columbia Lofts2 Bed, 1 Bath Plus2BR,1BA$0.82
Deerfield Run Apartments2 Beds, 2 baths2BR,2BA$0.93
Colonel Bluffs2 Bedroom2BR,2BA$0.95
Pine Tree Apartments2 Bedroom 1 Bath2BR,1BA$0.94
Benton CrossingTwo Bedroom2BR,1BA$0.44

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheap Richland County Apartments

What is a cheap apartment in Richland County?

A cheap apartment is any apartment up to the 30% percentile of cost for the area, which in Richland County is under $828.

What is the price of a cheap apartment in Richland County?

The cheapest apartment in Richland County is Acasa Prosper Fairways which is listed at $700, while the average apartment in Richland County costs $1,445.

What types of apartments are the cheapest in Richland County?

Student, low-income, and by-the-bed apartments are typically the cheapest rentals in most cities, though they require qualifying criteria to rent. There are 165 regular apartments in Richland County that we think qualify as ‘cheap apartments’ that do not have special requirements to apply to rent.

How do the prices of cheap apartments compare to the average apartment in Richland County?

Cheap apartments in Richland County have an average cost of $446 which is $999 cheaper than the average rent for all rentals in Richland County.

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