Illinois

USDA rental housing in Knox County, IL

5 properties in Knox County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 46 apartments across 3 towns. 43 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

5properties
46apartments
43rental assistance units
5vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Chapel Place Apts

500 Hebard Street, Knoxville, IL 61448

Family · 12 2BR

Managed by Jakks Management , INC

Units
12
Rental assistance
12
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1975

Douglas Street Apts Tr #775363005- Dak

300 W. Douglas St., Knoxville, IL 61448

Family · 8 2BR

Managed by Dak Management, INC

Units
8
Rental assistance
7
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1984

Maplecrest Apts.

447 E Willard St, Wataga, IL 61488

Family · 12 2BR

Managed by Wisconsin Mgmt Co INC

Units
12
Rental assistance
11
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1979

Mapleleaf Apts.

113 N Union St, Wataga, IL 61488

Family · 1 1BR, 11 2BR

Managed by Wisconsin Mgmt Co INC

Units
12
Rental assistance
11
Vacant
4
Accessible
1
Opened
1992

Yates City Apts C/o Steve Haun

606 S Burson St, Yates City, IL 61572

Family · 2 2BR

Managed by Haun Management Systems

Units
2
Rental assistance
2
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1983

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. 2 also have housing tax credits. 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).