Florida

USDA rental housing in Columbia County, FL

6 properties in Columbia County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 240 apartments in Lake City. 208 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

6properties
240apartments
208rental 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Brandywine Apts

730 SW Brandywine Drive, Lake City, FL 32025

Family · 12 1BR, 43 2BR, 16 3BR

Managed by Parent Management Company

Units
71
Rental assistance
55
Vacant
3
Accessible
0
Opened
1978

Lake City Village

1461 SW Haygood Loop, Lake City, FL 32025

Family · 6 1BR, 24 2BR, 6 3BR

Managed by Hallmark Management, INC

Units
36
Rental assistance
32
Vacant
4
Accessible
2
Opened
1989

Lake City Villas

1344 SW Zesty Circle, Lake City, FL 32025

Family · 6 1BR, 30 2BR

Managed by Hallmark Management, INC

Units
36
Rental assistance
31
Vacant
2
Accessible
0
Opened
1997

Lakewood Apts

1198 SW Anniston Circle - Office, Lake City, FL 32055

Elderly · 32 1BR, 4 2BR

Managed by Royal American Management, INC

Units
36
Rental assistance
36
Vacant
1
Accessible
3
Opened
1981

Lakewood Apts II

1198 SW Anniston Circle - Office, Lake City, FL 32055

Elderly · 24 1BR, 8 2BR

Managed by Royal American Management, INC

Units
32
Rental assistance
28
Vacant
2
Accessible
3
Opened
1988

Thornwood Terrace

1015 SW Thornwood Circle, Lake City, FL 32025

Elderly · 28 1BR, 1 2BR

Managed by Hallmark Management, INC

Units
29
Rental assistance
26
Vacant
1
Accessible
5
Opened
2002

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 6 are limited-profit. 4 also have housing tax credits. 3 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).