Wisconsin

USDA rental housing in Columbia County, WI

8 properties in Columbia County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 158 apartments across 6 towns. 129 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

8properties
158apartments
129rental assistance units
17vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Cambria Parkview

201 Evans St, Cambria, WI 53923

Family · 2 1BR, 18 2BR

Managed by Wisconsin Mgmt Co INC

Units
20
Rental assistance
18
Vacant
6
Accessible
0
Opened
1974

Fall River Meadows Lihtc Mm, LLC

550 Main Street, Fall Rvier, WI 53932

Family · 24 1BR

Managed by Wisconsin Mgmt Co INC

Units
24
Rental assistance
24
Vacant
3
Accessible
1
Opened
1978

Parkside Apts.

215 Water St, Lodi, WI 53555

Elderly · 10 1BR, 2 2BR

Managed by Wisconsin Mgmt Co INC

Units
12
Rental assistance
12
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1989

Campus View Apts

406 Collins St, Portage, WI 53901

Family · 12 2BR, 4 3BR

Managed by Dak Management, INC

Units
16
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
3
Accessible
0
Opened
1981

Portage Meadows Apt

2375 Schultz Street, Portage, WI 53901

Elderly · 32 1BR

Managed by Impact Seven INC

Units
32
Rental assistance
30
Vacant
2
Accessible
8
Opened
1993

Portage Square C/o Ursa Mgmt

212 Henry Drive, Portage, WI 53901

Family · 16 1BR, 15 2BR, 1 3BR

Managed by Ursa Management LLC

Units
32
Rental assistance
26
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1985

West Side Apts

403 W Stroud St, Randolph, WI 53956

Family · 4 1BR, 4 2BR, 4 3BR

Managed by Carlson Property Holdings & Mgmt

Units
12
Rental assistance
11
Vacant
0
Accessible
2
Opened
1995

Argent Apts Of Rio

140 Athens St, Rio, WI 53960

Family · 2 1BR, 8 2BR

Managed by Horizon Mgmt

Units
10
Rental assistance
8
Vacant
2
Accessible
0
Opened
1983

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, 6 limited-profit. 3 also have housing tax credits. 2 serve 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.

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