Ohio

USDA rental housing in Athens County, OH

3 properties in Athens County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 130 apartments across 3 towns. 47 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

3properties
130apartments
47rental assistance units
12vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Albany Arms Apt

5810 Meadowbrook Road, Albany, OH 45710

Family · 14 1BR, 32 2BR

Managed by Rlj Management Company INC

Units
46
Rental assistance
22
Vacant
3
Accessible
0
Opened
1974

Pine Grove Apt

590 West Franklin Street, Nelsonville, OH 45764

Family · 8 1BR, 36 2BR

Managed by Classic A Properties

Units
44
Rental assistance
25
Vacant
8
Accessible
0
Opened
1992

First Street Vlg

40 East First Street, The Plains, OH 45780

Elderly · 40 1BR

Managed by Classic A Properties

Units
40
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1982

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 3 are limited-profit. 2 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).