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USDA rental housing in Morris County, NJ

8 properties in Morris County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 201 apartments across 4 towns. 74 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

8properties
201apartments
74rental assistance units
5vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Dante

18 Route 24, Chester, NJ 07930

Family · 0 units · Section 514 off-farm labor housing

Units
0
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
2026

Lebensfreude, LLC

92 State Route 24, Chester, NJ 07930

Housing type not given · 1 1BR · Section 514 on-farm labor housing

Units
1
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
2007

Lebensfreude, LLC

94 Route 24 W, Chester, NJ 07930

Housing type not given · 1 3BR · Section 514 on-farm labor housing

Units
1
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
2013

Lebensfreude, LLC

80 State Route 24, Chester, NJ 07930

Housing type not given · 1 3BR · Section 514 on-farm labor housing

Units
1
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1999

Robert E Cole Apt Chester Area Sr Hsg

1 Cole Ct, Chester, NJ 07930

Elderly · 38 1BR

Managed by Hillcrest Realty Services, INC

Units
38
Rental assistance
38
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1994

Jenkinson Farm

447 West Mill Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853

Family and elderly · 1 1BR · Section 514 on-farm labor housing

Units
1
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1980

Heritage Manor Mendham Area Sr Hsg

1 Heritage Manor Dr, Mendham, NJ 07945

Elderly · 40 1BR

Managed by Mendham Area Senior Housing Corp

Units
40
Rental assistance
36
Vacant
2
Accessible
0
Opened
1980

Morris Mews & Congregate

99 Ketch RD, Morristown, NJ 07960

Congregate (elderly) · 103 1BR, 14 2BR

Managed by Housing Authority Of The County

Units
119
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
3
Accessible
0
Opened
1980

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, 4 limited-profit, 1 full-profit. None has housing tax credits. 3 serve 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).