Center Street Apts
301 Center Street, Chester, SC 29706
Family · 14 1BR, 34 2BR
- Units
- 48
- Rental assistance
- 36
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1985
South Carolina
USDA rental housing in Chester County, SC
6 properties in Chester County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 274 apartments across 2 towns. 173 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.
6properties
274apartments
173rental assistance units
9vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.
New Chester Town I
628 Lancaster Highway, Chester, SC 29706
Family · 18 1BR, 44 2BR
- Units
- 62
- Rental assistance
- 54
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1981
New Chester Town II
628 Lancaster Highway, Chester, SC 29706
Family · 11 1BR, 24 2BR, 17 3BR
- Units
- 52
- Rental assistance
- 39
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1983
Ramsey Grove Apts
553 Flint Street, Chester, SC 29706
Family · 24 1BR, 20 2BR, 16 3BR, 4 4BR
Managed by Housing Management INC
- Units
- 64
- Rental assistance
- 0
- Vacant
- 9
- Accessible
- 3
- Opened
- 1980
Saluda Apartments
100 Culp Street, Chester, SC 29706
Elderly · 24 1BR
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 24
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1987
Melrose Lane Apts
300 Sunset Ave, Great Falls, SC 29055
Family · 6 1BR, 18 2BR
- Units
- 24
- Rental assistance
- 20
- Vacant
- 0
- Accessible
- 0
- Opened
- 1990
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 6 are limited-profit. 3 also have housing tax credits. 1 serves 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).