California

USDA rental housing in Nevada County, CA

10 properties in Nevada County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 557 apartments across 2 towns. 497 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

10properties
557apartments
497rental assistance units
13vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Grass Valley Apts

340 Pleasant Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Family · 4 1BR, 32 2BR, 6 3BR

Managed by The Cbm Group, INC

Units
42
Rental assistance
30
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1986

Grass Valley Sr Apts

321 Dorsey Dr, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Elderly · 32 1BR, 2 2BR

Managed by The Cbm Group, INC

Units
34
Rental assistance
24
Vacant
2
Accessible
0
Opened
1989

Grass Valley Terrace

275 Dorsey Dr, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Family · 36 1BR, 30 2BR, 4 3BR

Managed by Mbs Property Management

Units
70
Rental assistance
44
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1986

Nevada City Sr Apts

841 Old Tunnel RD, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Elderly · 59 1BR, 1 2BR

Managed by The Cbm Group, INC

Units
60
Rental assistance
59
Vacant
2
Accessible
0
Opened
1991

Nevada Commons Apts

775 Old Tunnel RD, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Elderly · 32 1BR

Managed by Awi Management Company

Units
32
Rental assistance
31
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1997

Nevada Meadows Apt

825 Old Tunnel RD, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Elderly · 34 1BR

Managed by Awi Management Company

Units
34
Rental assistance
29
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1994

Springhill Gardens Apartments

200 Dorsey Dr, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Family · 47 1BR, 60 2BR, 14 3BR

Managed by Cambridge Management

Units
121
Rental assistance
120
Vacant
3
Accessible
0
Opened
1977

Valley Commons Apts

1444 Segsworth Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Family · 8 1BR, 40 2BR

Managed by Awi Management Company

Units
48
Rental assistance
46
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1977

Valley Commons East

1444 Segsworth Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945

Family · 12 1BR, 44 2BR

Managed by Awi Management Company

Units
56
Rental assistance
55
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1979

Truckee Donner Senior Apartments

10040 Estates Dr, Truckee, CA 96161

Elderly · 54 1BR, 6 2BR

Managed by Cascade Management Services

Units
60
Rental assistance
59
Vacant
2
Accessible
0
Opened
1982

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 10 are limited-profit. All also have housing tax credits. 5 serve elderly tenants. 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).