Cedar Creek Housing
155 W Cedar St, Birmingham, IA 52535
Family · 4 2BR
Managed by Liberty Realty
- Units
- 4
- Rental assistance
- 4
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1993
Iowa
USDA rental housing in Van Buren County, IA
8 properties in Van Buren County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 134 apartments across 6 towns. 116 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.
8properties
134apartments
116rental assistance units
7vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.
Friendly Folks Apts
420 N Liberty St, Birmingham, IA 52535
Elderly · 12 1BR
Managed by Liberty Realty
- Units
- 12
- Rental assistance
- 12
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 1
- Opened
- 1990
Hawkeye Manor
406 4th St, Bonaparte, IA 52620
Family · 18 1BR, 6 2BR
Managed by Liberty Realty
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 23
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 1
- Opened
- 1975
Cantril Improvement
105 W 2nd St, Cantril, IA 52542
Elderly · 4 1BR, 4 2BR
Managed by Financial Service Group, INC
- Units
- 8
- Rental assistance
- 6
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1973
Twin City Manor INC
13961 Ia-98, Douds, IA 52551
Family · 8 1BR, 2 2BR
Managed by Financial Service Group, INC
- Units
- 10
- Rental assistance
- 8
- Vacant
- 2
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1974
Valley View Villa 1
201 S 3rd St, Farmington, IA 52626
Elderly · 4 1BR, 4 2BR
Managed by Right Way Management Services Ll
- Units
- 8
- Rental assistance
- 7
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1974
Valley View Villa 2
804 S 5th St, Farmington, IA 52626
Elderly · 20 1BR
Managed by Right Way Management Services Ll
- Units
- 20
- Rental assistance
- 16
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1981
Country Lane Apts
916 Country Lane Dr, Keosauqua, IA 52565
Elderly · 40 1BR, 8 2BR
Managed by Financial Service Group, INC
- Units
- 48
- Rental assistance
- 40
- Vacant
- 3
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1978
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 8 are nonprofit-owned. None has housing tax credits. 5 serve elderly tenants. USDA's file shows use restrictions on 1 property 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).