Rhode Island

USDA rental housing in Providence County, RI

5 properties in Providence County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 271 apartments across 5 towns. 240 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

5properties
271apartments
240rental 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Laurel Crest-pine Meadow C/o

64 Chestnut Hill RD, Chepachet, RI 02814

Elderly · 62 1BR

Managed by Glocester Housing Authority

Units
62
Rental assistance
55
Vacant
0
Accessible
8
Opened
1981

Hemlock Village C/o Mjkh Property Services LLC

110 Foster Center Road, Foster, RI 02825

Elderly · 30 1BR

Managed by Mjkh Property Services LLC

Units
30
Rental assistance
30
Vacant
1
Accessible
3
Opened
1982

Rockland Oaks

104 Rockland Road, North Scituate, RI 02857

Elderly · 24 1BR

Managed by Rural Consulting & Management

Units
24
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
1
Accessible
2
Opened
1983

Deerfield Commons Apts

190 St Paul Street, North Smithfield, RI 02895

Elderly · 80 1BR

Managed by Property Advisory Group

Units
80
Rental assistance
80
Vacant
1
Accessible
4
Opened
1992

Colonial Village

60 School Street, Slatersville, RI 02876

Elderly · 75 1BR

Managed by Property Advisory Group

Units
75
Rental assistance
75
Vacant
1
Accessible
5
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, 2 limited-profit. 1 also has housing tax credits. 5 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.

Watch a property for maturity or prepayment

Pick a Providence County property. We'll email when USDA's monthly file shows its use-restriction date, rental assistance, unit count or ownership type change, or when it drops out of the active portfolio, which is what happens when the loan is prepaid or paid off.

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Every property in one file: 515/514 portfolio download (CSV and JSON).