Wisconsin

USDA rental housing in Barron County, WI

5 properties in Barron County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 149 apartments across 4 towns. 36 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

5properties
149apartments
36rental assistance units
7vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Barron Cty Hsg

36 W Maple Ave, Barron, WI 54812

Family · 30 2BR, 10 3BR

Managed by Impact Seven INC

Units
40
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
5
Accessible
0
Opened
1980

Island City Apts

1080 3rd Ave, Cumberland, WI 54829

Family and elderly · 32 1BR, 2 2BR, 6 3BR

Units
40
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
0
Accessible
2
Opened
1979

Pioneer Housing

123 W Hepburn St, Prairie Farm, WI 54762

Elderly · 8 2BR

Managed by Barron County Housing Authority

Units
8
Rental assistance
8
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1977

High Crest Ridge

710 S Wisconsin Ave, Rice Lake, WI 54868

Family · 18 1BR, 20 2BR, 2 3BR

Managed by Dak Management, INC

Units
40
Rental assistance
26
Vacant
2
Accessible
3
Opened
1986

Waters Edge

231 Reuter Ave, Rice Lake, WI 54868

Elderly · 17 1BR, 4 2BR

Units
21
Rental assistance
2
Vacant
0
Accessible
1
Opened
1987

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. None 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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Every property in one file: 515/514 portfolio download (CSV and JSON).