Virginia

USDA rental housing in James City County, VA

6 properties in James City County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 400 apartments across 2 towns. 340 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

6properties
400apartments
340rental assistance units
19vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Burnt Ordin Vlg Apt

7901 Sterling Ct, Toano, VA 23168

Elderly · 22 1BR

Managed by Tm Associates Management, INC

Units
22
Rental assistance
22
Vacant
0
Accessible
5
Opened
1991

Burnt Ordinary Apartments

7901 Sterling Ct, Toano, VA 23168

Family · 32 1BR, 48 2BR

Managed by Tm Associates Management, INC

Units
80
Rental assistance
71
Vacant
7
Accessible
4
Opened
1987

Lafayette Eld Apartments

121 Lafayette Blvd, Williamsburg, VA 23188

Elderly · 32 1BR

Managed by Community Housing Partners

Units
32
Rental assistance
32
Vacant
1
Accessible
11
Opened
1989

Lafayette Family Apts

121 Lafayette Blvd, Williamsburg, VA 23188

Family · 32 1BR, 80 2BR

Managed by Community Housing Partners

Units
112
Rental assistance
90
Vacant
6
Accessible
12
Opened
1989

Lafayette Manor Apts

121 Lafayette Blvd, Williamsburg, VA 23188

Family · 20 1BR, 56 2BR, 30 3BR

Managed by Community Housing Partners

Units
106
Rental assistance
79
Vacant
5
Accessible
6
Opened
1983

Powhatan Apts

202 Burton Woods Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23188

Family · 48 2BR

Managed by Tm Associates Management, INC

Units
48
Rental assistance
46
Vacant
0
Accessible
3
Opened
2000

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