Does Elloree have an apartment or rental community inside town limits?

None that this guide could confirm. City-Data.com's economic and housing profile for Elloree was the primary source checked for this guide, and it did not surface a named apartment building, multi-family complex, or leasing office operating inside town. That does not rule out a small, lightly-publicized rental this guide's research did not independently check against every listing aggregator, but no specific property could be identified or confirmed.

Does an "Elloree, SC" address reliably mean a property sits inside town limits?

Not always -- and this guide found a concrete example, not just a theoretical gap. Checked against the U.S. Census Bureau's public geocoder, Elloree Town Hall (2719 W Cleveland Street) resolves cleanly inside the incorporated "Elloree town." But the Elloree Trials horse-racing and training grounds, at 170 Wishbone Circle, returned a clean address match with no Incorporated Places result at all -- the geocoder instead places it in "Elloree CCD," a broad Census statistical area that shares the town's name but extends well beyond its actual boundary, meaning the track itself sits on unincorporated Orangeburg County land rather than inside the Town of Elloree. A "Elloree, SC" mailing address on a specific rental is worth checking individually rather than assumed either way.

Does Elloree have a zoning ordinance or business-license requirement?

A business license, yes -- the town's own website describes a business-license requirement for businesses within Elloree's corporate limits with annual renewal through Town Hall; confirm current terms there. That is a more complete administrative framework than several comparably sized South Carolina towns this guide has covered. A publicly searchable zoning ordinance or zoning map was not confirmed, however -- no readable zoning text specific to Elloree could be located on Municode as of September 2026.

What is the Elloree Trials?

A real, long-running annual Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse race-training event, held at the Elloree Training Center -- the town's best-known association by a wide margin, and the source of champion jockey Chris Antley's own ties to the area, per Wikipedia. This guide's research confirmed the event and its training-center grounds are real and independently documented, but did not independently verify the exact date, attendance, or whether a specific year's running was held as scheduled -- that is worth confirming directly for any given year rather than assumed. As covered elsewhere on this page, the training grounds themselves resolve to unincorporated county land, not the incorporated Town of Elloree.

Does South Carolina or Elloree have rent control?

Rent control rules depend on state and local law, and they change. Check the current rules with your state or local housing agency, or a local tenant resource, before relying on them.

Renting in Elloree, SC: Lease Guide & Tenant Rights

Elloree Rental Market Overview

Elloree is a 1.02-square-mile town in Orangeburg County, in South Carolina's Santee Cooper lake-country region. As of September 2026, this guide's research could not identify a single named apartment or multi-family rental community operating inside town limits -- City-Data.com's housing and economic profile for the town, the primary source checked, surfaced none. A 2024 Census American Community Survey estimate, as presented by City-Data.com, puts Elloree's town-wide median gross rent at $836 a month -- a statistical model built from the town's existing housing stock rather than a published asking rent from any specific landlord or property.

Apartment or Rental Communities Identified in Town

-17.6%

Population Change, 2010-2020 Census (692 → 570)

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Market Type (SC Statutory Baseline)

Common Lease Terms in Elloree

With no identified apartment community or leasing office to source a specific lease from, what follows is pieced together from housing-stock data, county-level benchmarks, and a direct jurisdiction check rather than a single property's own paperwork:

City-Data.com's 2024 ACS-based estimate puts Elloree's median household income at $39,871 -- roughly 55% of South Carolina's statewide figure of about $72,350 -- alongside a 26.4% poverty rate
Checked against the Census Bureau's public geocoder, Elloree Town Hall (2719 W Cleveland Street) resolves cleanly inside the incorporated Town of Elloree -- confirmed, not just assumed
City-Data.com's 2024 estimate puts the town's median house value at $199,482 and the median resident age at 62.6 years -- notably older than South Carolina's statewide median age of 40.7, consistent with a market where fewer households may be renting rather than owning outright

Local Tenant Protections

South Carolina law provides the baseline for tenant rights, but Elloree may have additional local ordinances that affect your lease.

Elloree's own website describes a business-license requirement with annual renewal through Town Hall, a more complete administrative framework than several comparably sized South Carolina towns this guide has covered, though no searchable zoning ordinance or zoning map could be located on Municode as of September 2026
Checked against the Census Bureau's public geocoder, Elloree Town Hall (2719 W Cleveland Street) resolves cleanly to "Elloree town"
A second checked address, the Elloree Trials horse-racing and training grounds (170 Wishbone Circle), returned a valid address match but no Incorporated Places result at all -- the geocoder instead places it only in "Elloree CCD," a broad Census statistical area, meaning the grounds sit on unincorporated Orangeburg County land rather than inside the Town of Elloree itself. That is a real cross-boundary mismatch, not simply a data-coverage gap, and a reminder that a specific "Elloree, SC" rental address is worth checking individually rather than assumed either way

South Carolina statewide rules

Security deposit limits, deposit return deadlines, landlord entry notice, and rent rules are set by state and local law, and they change over time. Our South Carolina pages on late fees and security deposit interest link the primary statute and show when it was last checked. Confirm the current rule with the statute itself or a local tenant resource before relying on it.

For full South Carolina statewide tenant rights, see our South Carolina tenant rights guide.

Mandatory Fees at Elloree Rentals

No fee schedule could be independently confirmed for an Elloree rental, since this guide could not identify any leasing office or managed rental community operating inside town, as of September 2026.

City-Data.com's housing profile returned no property-level data for Elloree, so it publishes no application fee, pet fee, or deposit amount for any specific property in town
The town's confirmed business-license requirement applies to businesses operating in Elloree, not to residential rental registration specifically -- no separate rental-registration ordinance or fee schedule could be located
Some states limit application, pet, or administrative fees and others don't, and these rules change. Check your state's current statute or a local tenant resource. Whatever the law allows, the lease and any application terms list what you will be charged, so confirm each fee in writing before you sign.

A town with no identified rental community isn't automatically a red flag -- but it does mean every fee, deposit amount, and lease term is worth confirming directly with the landlord, in writing, before signing anything.

A 26-Year Population Decline, a Racetrack Outside Town Limits, and an Aging Resident Base

The U.S. Census Bureau's decennial counts show Elloree declining in every count available: 742 residents in 2000, down to 692 by 2010 (-6.7%) and 570 by 2020 (-17.6%) -- a cumulative 23.2% loss over two decades. A 2024 current-year estimate, as presented by City-Data.com, puts the population at 548, continuing the same trend and bringing the cumulative loss since 2000 to roughly 26.1%. Elloree's median resident age of 62.6 years runs sharply older than South Carolina's statewide 40.7 -- a notably older population than most small South Carolina towns this guide has covered, consistent with a town that is losing younger working-age residents faster than its overall population count alone suggests.

Elloree's best-known association by a wide margin is the Elloree Trials, a real, long-running annual Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse race-training event held at the Elloree Training Center -- the source of champion jockey Chris Antley's own ties to the area, per Wikipedia. This guide independently confirmed, via the U.S. Census Bureau's public geocoder, that the training grounds (170 Wishbone Circle) sit on unincorporated Orangeburg County land rather than inside the incorporated Town of Elloree itself -- the geocoder returned a clean address match but no Incorporated Places result at all, placing the property only within "Elloree CCD," a broad Census statistical area that shares the town's name but extends well beyond its actual 1.02-square-mile boundary. Elloree Town Hall (2719 W Cleveland Street), by contrast, resolved cleanly inside the incorporated town -- a real, documented split between the two addresses this guide checked, not a uniform result either way. Trinity Lutheran Church, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, is Elloree's other notable landmark, per Wikipedia.

Economically, City-Data.com's 2024 ACS-based estimates show health care and social assistance as Elloree's largest employment sector at 21.3% of employed residents, followed by educational services (10.5%) and public administration (9.0%) -- a sector mix oriented toward institutional and service employment rather than the manufacturing concentration this guide has found in several other small Orangeburg County-area towns. Median household income runs $39,871, roughly 55% of South Carolina's statewide figure of about $72,350, with a 26.4% poverty rate and an April 2026 unemployment rate of 5.0%, above the state's 3.6% average. The town's website describes a business-license requirement with an annual cycle; confirm current status with Town Hall.

Common Issues Renters Face in Elloree

These are the most frequent lease-related considerations identified for Elloree, based on the research for this guide:

No apartment or multi-family rental community could be confirmed operating inside Elloree from the sources this guide checked, so a prospective renter should not assume the town has no options at all -- only that none could be independently verified
Elloree's population has declined in every Census count since 2000, alongside a median age (62.6) notably older than South Carolina's statewide figure -- worth knowing when evaluating how much active rental demand, and how much landlord flexibility on terms, a specific property might carry
Elloree's median household income ($39,871) and poverty rate (26.4%) both point to a lower-income rental market, worth factoring into any affordability assessment of a specific unit's rent and fees
One of the two addresses this guide checked against the Census Bureau's geocoder (the Elloree Trials training grounds) resolved outside the incorporated town despite carrying an "Elloree, SC" address, while the other (Town Hall) resolved cleanly inside -- a concrete reminder that a specific address is worth checking individually rather than assumed either way

Negotiating Your Lease in Elloree

Elloree's rental market has no identified apartment community or leasing office to benchmark a specific offer against.

A full written lease, rather than a verbal or partial agreement, is especially worth requesting in a market like Elloree's, where the counterparty is more likely an individual property owner than a company with a standard template already in place
Comparing a specific quote against nearby Santee, Bowman, or the Orangeburg County seat, all covered elsewhere on this site, can help gauge whether an Elloree rent or fee fits regional norms
Confirming a specific address's actual jurisdiction using the Census Bureau's free public geocoder is worth doing for any Elloree-area property, given that this guide's own check found a real split -- one address confirmed inside town, another confirmed outside it

A market with no identified rental community isn't automatically a red flag -- but with no comparison listing to check a quote against, confirming every fee, deposit amount, and lease term directly with the landlord, in writing, matters more here than in a market with visible competition.

Local Tip for Elloree Renters

Elloree has lost population in every Census count since 2000 -- a cumulative 23.2% decline through 2020, continuing to roughly 26.1% in a 2024 current-year estimate -- alongside a median resident age (62.6) notably older than South Carolina's statewide figure. Its median household income and poverty rate both point to a lower-income rental market, worth factoring into any affordability check. On the jurisdiction side, Elloree Town Hall checked out cleanly inside the incorporated town via the Census Bureau's geocoder, but the town's own best-known landmark, the Elloree Trials training grounds, checked out on unincorporated county land instead -- a real, confirmed split, not a uniform result, and worth checking individually for any specific address. With no identified apartment community and no published fee schedule to compare a quote against, getting every term of an Elloree lease in writing matters more here than comparison-shopping against listings that don't exist.

Frequently Asked Questions About Renting in Elloree

What is the average rent in Elloree, SC?: No confirmed rent from a specific property -- this guide's research, checked September 2026, did not identify a named apartment or multi-family rental community operating inside Elloree's own 1.02-square-mile town limits. A 2024 Census American Community Survey estimate, as presented by City-Data.com, puts Elloree's town-wide median gross rent at $836 a month -- a statistical estimate built from the town's existing housing stock rather than a published asking rent from any specific landlord or leasing office.
Has Elloree, SC's population been growing or shrinking?: Shrinking, and for over two decades straight. The U.S. Census Bureau's decennial count shows Elloree falling from 742 residents in 2000 to 692 by 2010 (-6.7%) and 570 by 2020 (-17.6%) -- a cumulative 23.2% loss over two decades. A 2024 current-year estimate, as presented by City-Data.com, puts the population at 548, continuing the decline and bringing the cumulative loss since 2000 to roughly 26.1%.
Does Elloree have an apartment or rental community inside town limits?: None that this guide could confirm. City-Data.com's economic and housing profile for Elloree was the primary source checked for this guide, and it did not surface a named apartment building, multi-family complex, or leasing office operating inside town. That does not rule out a small, lightly-publicized rental this guide's research did not independently check against every listing aggregator, but no specific property could be identified or confirmed.
Does an "Elloree, SC" address reliably mean a property sits inside town limits?: Not always -- and this guide found a concrete example, not just a theoretical gap. Checked against the U.S. Census Bureau's public geocoder, Elloree Town Hall (2719 W Cleveland Street) resolves cleanly inside the incorporated "Elloree town." But the Elloree Trials horse-racing and training grounds, at 170 Wishbone Circle, returned a clean address match with no Incorporated Places result at all -- the geocoder instead places it in "Elloree CCD," a broad Census statistical area that shares the town's name but extends well beyond its actual boundary, meaning the track itself sits on unincorporated Orangeburg County land rather than inside the Town of Elloree. A "Elloree, SC" mailing address on a specific rental is worth checking individually rather than assumed either way.
Does Elloree have a zoning ordinance or business-license requirement?: A business license, yes -- the town's own website describes a business-license requirement for businesses within Elloree's corporate limits with annual renewal through Town Hall; confirm current terms there. That is a more complete administrative framework than several comparably sized South Carolina towns this guide has covered. A publicly searchable zoning ordinance or zoning map was not confirmed, however -- no readable zoning text specific to Elloree could be located on Municode as of September 2026.
What is the Elloree Trials?: A real, long-running annual Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse race-training event, held at the Elloree Training Center -- the town's best-known association by a wide margin, and the source of champion jockey Chris Antley's own ties to the area, per Wikipedia. This guide's research confirmed the event and its training-center grounds are real and independently documented, but did not independently verify the exact date, attendance, or whether a specific year's running was held as scheduled -- that is worth confirming directly for any given year rather than assumed. As covered elsewhere on this page, the training grounds themselves resolve to unincorporated county land, not the incorporated Town of Elloree.
Does South Carolina or Elloree have rent control?: Rent control rules depend on state and local law, and they change. Check the current rules with your state or local housing agency, or a local tenant resource, before relying on them.

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