Oak Ridge
115 Main Street, Byfield, MA 01922
Elderly · 46 1BR
Managed by Sk Management Company
- Units
- 46
- Rental assistance
- 45
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 5
- Opened
- 1977
Massachusetts
USDA rental housing in Essex County, MA
10 properties in Essex County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 338 apartments across 9 towns. 319 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.
10properties
338apartments
319rental assistance units
3vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.
Oak Hill Apts
35 Central Street, Ipswich, MA 01938
Congregate (elderly) · 33 1BR
Managed by Ep Management
- Units
- 33
- Rental assistance
- 33
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 2
- Opened
- 1989
Carriage Square Apt C/o Realty Resource
38 W Main St, Merrimac, MA 01860
Elderly · 24 1BR
Managed by Realty Resources Management
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 22
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 2
- Opened
- 1986
Oak Knoll C/o Dem. Guschov
62 N Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
Elderly · 48 1BR
- Units
- 48
- Rental assistance
- 45
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 6
- Opened
- 1980
Newbury Village
30 Rolfes Ln, Newbury, MA 01951
Elderly · 48 1BR
- Units
- 48
- Rental assistance
- 46
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 6
- Opened
- 1996
Pigeon Cove Ledges
13 Curtis St, Rockport, MA 01966
Elderly · 30 1BR
Managed by Harborlight Comm Partners, INC
- Units
- 30
- Rental assistance
- 30
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 4
- Opened
- 1986
Rockport Affordable Housing
Rockport Affordable Housing, Rockport, MA 01966
Elderly · 31 1BR
Managed by Harborlight Comm Partners, INC
- Units
- 31
- Rental assistance
- 24
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 2
- Opened
- 1997
Mill River Dementian Guschov
281 Haverhill St, Rowley, MA 01969
Elderly · 24 1BR
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 24
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 1
- Opened
- 1993
Bayberry Point Sk Management
10 Sacks Way, Salisbury, MA 01952
Elderly · 30 1BR
Managed by Sk Management Company
- Units
- 30
- Rental assistance
- 28
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 2
- Opened
- 1992
Washington Meadows Dementian Guschov
92 Washington St, Topsfield, MA 01983
Elderly · 24 1BR
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 22
- Vacant
- 1
- Accessible
- 3
- 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
Ownership: 4 nonprofit, 6 limited-profit. 1 also has housing tax credits. 10 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).