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USDA rental housing in Nelson County, KY

6 properties in Nelson County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 164 apartments across 2 towns. 109 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

6properties
164apartments
109rental assistance units
4vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Bard Farms

200 Aspen Dr, Bardstown, KY 40004

Family · 12 1BR, 24 2BR

Managed by Homeland INC

Units
36
Rental assistance
12
Vacant
0
Accessible
2
Opened
1984

Bard Homestead Apts

100 Bard Ave, Bardstown, KY 40004

Family · 16 1BR, 20 2BR, 4 3BR

Managed by Homeland INC

Units
40
Rental assistance
38
Vacant
1
Accessible
2
Opened
1986

Bardstown Greens

201 Bourbon Ct, Bardstown, KY 40004

Family · 8 1BR, 16 2BR

Managed by Winterwood INC

Units
24
Rental assistance
15
Vacant
1
Accessible
2
Opened
1987

Birch Trace Apts

1100 Hardin Leslie RD, Bardstown, KY 40004

Elderly · 24 1BR

Managed by Winterwood Fam Portfolio Mgmt

Units
24
Rental assistance
22
Vacant
1
Accessible
2
Opened
1989

Colonial Woods Apts. C/o Winterwood Fam

232 Marvin Downs RD, Bardstown, KY 40004

Family · 6 1BR, 18 2BR

Managed by Winterwood Fam Portfolio Mgmt

Units
24
Rental assistance
6
Vacant
1
Accessible
1
Opened
1993

New Haven Greens Apartments

100 5th St, New Haven, KY 40051

Family · 4 1BR, 12 2BR

Managed by Homeland INC

Units
16
Rental assistance
16
Vacant
0
Accessible
1
Opened
1989

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. 1 serves 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).