Texas

USDA rental housing in Hays County, TX

3 properties in Hays County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 76 apartments across 3 towns. 44 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

3properties
76apartments
44rental 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Onion Creek Village Apts

300 Bluff St, Buda, TX 78610

Elderly · 28 1BR, 4 2BR

Managed by Mid-coast Prop Mgmt INC

Units
32
Rental assistance
31
Vacant
1
Accessible
2
Opened
1988

Hill Cnty Cottages

1300 W Hwy 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620

Elderly · 12 1BR, 2 2BR

Managed by Hill Country Cottages INC

Units
14
Rental assistance
13
Vacant
0
Accessible
1
Opened
1981

Pete Dressen Hsg

101 Post Road Circle, Kyle, TX 78640

Family · 4 1BR, 16 2BR, 8 3BR, 2 4BR

Managed by Mcdougal Property Management Lc

Units
30
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
3
Accessible
0
Opened
1979

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: 2 nonprofit, 1 limited-profit. 1 also has housing tax credits. 2 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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