Bethel Rural Rental Housing INC
270 E 1st St, Bethel, MO 63434
Family · 12 1BR
Managed by Bethel Rural Rental Housing INC
- Units
- 12
- Rental assistance
- 2
- Vacant
- 2
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1981
Missouri
USDA rental housing in Shelby County, MO
4 properties in Shelby County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 112 apartments across 4 towns. 40 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.
4properties
112apartments
40rental assistance units
16vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.
Clarence Rural
500 E Elm St, Clarence, MO 63437
Family · 44 1BR, 8 2BR
Managed by Integrity Management Company
- Units
- 52
- Rental assistance
- 23
- Vacant
- 6
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1972
Shelbina Assoc II
600 E College Ave, Shelbina, MO 63468
Family · 16 1BR
Managed by Maco Management Co INC
- Units
- 16
- Rental assistance
- 10
- Vacant
- 3
- Accessible
- 1
- Opened
- 1983
Shelbyville Rural Rental Housing INC
304 W Main St, Shelbyville, MO 63469
Family · 32 1BR
- Units
- 32
- Rental assistance
- 5
- Vacant
- 5
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1971
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, 1 limited-profit. None has housing tax credits. 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).