Iowa

USDA rental housing in Clayton County, IA

6 properties in Clayton County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 92 apartments across 6 towns. 77 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

6properties
92apartments
77rental assistance units
6vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Keystone Terrace

610 High St NE, Elkader, IA 52043

Family · 18 1BR, 9 2BR

Managed by Meyers Property Management

Units
27
Rental assistance
23
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1977

Prestige Court INC

106 N Rutland St, Garnavillo, IA 52049

Elderly · 5 1BR, 4 2BR

Managed by Meyers Property Management

Units
9
Rental assistance
8
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1974

Luana Housing INC

208 Church St, Luana, IA 52156

Elderly · 5 1BR

Managed by Meyers Property Management

Units
5
Rental assistance
5
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1991

Valley View

1115 Buell Ave, Mc Gregor, IA 52157

Elderly · 15 1BR

Managed by Meyers Property Management

Units
15
Rental assistance
12
Vacant
2
Accessible
2
Opened
1992

Monona Housing INC

401 W Iowa St, Monona, IA 52159

Elderly · 11 1BR, 9 2BR

Managed by Meyers Property Management

Units
20
Rental assistance
17
Vacant
2
Accessible
1
Opened
1972

Strawberry Homes

615 Commercial St, Strawberry Point, IA 52076

Elderly · 11 1BR, 5 2BR

Managed by Meyers Property Management

Units
16
Rental assistance
12
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1973

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 nonprofit-owned. 1 also has 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).