Pleasant Home INC
325 Pine St, Barnes City, IA 50027
Family · 8 1BR, 3 2BR
Managed by Financial Service Group, INC
- Units
- 11
- Rental assistance
- 8
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1975
Iowa
USDA rental housing in Mahaska County, IA
8 properties in Mahaska County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 248 apartments across 3 towns. 212 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.
8properties
248apartments
212rental assistance units
40vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.
Prairie Homes
108 S Cady St, New Sharon, IA 50207
Elderly · 29 1BR, 18 2BR
Managed by Financial Service Group, INC
- Units
- 47
- Rental assistance
- 20
- Vacant
- 8
- Accessible
- 2
- Opened
- 1971
Greenway Oskaloosa
1212 C Ave E, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Family · 36 2BR, 8 3BR
Managed by Newbury Management Company
- Units
- 44
- Rental assistance
- 44
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 3
- Opened
- 1975
Highland Park I
109 18th Ave E, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Elderly · 24 1BR
Managed by Keyway Management Company
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 23
- Vacant
- 8
- Accessible
- 4
- Opened
- 1999
Highland Park II
109 18th Ave E, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Elderly · 24 1BR
Managed by Keyway Management Company
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 22
- Vacant
- 3
- Accessible
- 4
- Opened
- 2000
Meadowbrooks
508 S M St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Family · 8 1BR, 8 2BR
Managed by National Management Corp.
- Units
- 16
- Rental assistance
- 15
- Vacant
- 3
- Accessible
- 2
- Opened
- 1994
Oskaloosa Park
1210 S F St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Elderly · 22 1BR
Managed by Keyway Management Company
- Units
- 22
- Rental assistance
- 22
- Vacant
- 3
- Accessible
- 2
- Opened
- 1989
Shady Lodge
1102 S 11th St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Elderly · 44 1BR, 16 2BR
Managed by Keyway Management Company
- Units
- 60
- Rental assistance
- 58
- Vacant
- 13
- Accessible
- 7
- Opened
- 1979
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
Ownership: 3 nonprofit, 5 limited-profit. 4 also have housing tax credits. 5 serve elderly tenants. USDA's file shows use restrictions on 2 properties here ending by 2031. 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.
Every property in one file: 515/514 portfolio download (CSV and JSON).