Wisconsin

USDA rental housing in Jefferson County, WI

8 properties in Jefferson County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 240 apartments across 7 towns. 190 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

8properties
240apartments
190rental assistance units
11vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Woodside Apts. II

1055 East St, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538

Elderly · 24 1BR

Managed by Horizon Mgmt

Units
24
Rental assistance
22
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1988

Jefferson Apts

614 W Plymouth St, Jefferson, WI 53549

Family · 20 1BR, 40 2BR, 4 3BR

Managed by Acc Management Group, INC

Units
64
Rental assistance
23
Vacant
5
Accessible
0
Opened
1979

Johnson Crk II Acc Management

321 Swap Street, Johnson Creek, WI 53038

Elderly · 24 1BR, 8 2BR

Managed by Acc Management Group, INC

Units
32
Rental assistance
31
Vacant
0
Accessible
0
Opened
1977

Palmyra Park I

322 S 2nd St, Palmyra, WI 53156

Elderly · 16 1BR, 8 2BR

Managed by Horizon Mgmt

Units
24
Rental assistance
24
Vacant
1
Accessible
0
Opened
1978

Palmyra Park II

318 S 2nd St, Palmyra, WI 53156

Elderly · 16 1BR

Managed by Horizon Mgmt

Units
16
Rental assistance
15
Vacant
2
Accessible
0
Opened
1982

Pine Meadows

518 Madison Ave, Sullivan, WI 53178

Elderly · 16 1BR

Managed by Impact Seven INC

Units
16
Rental assistance
16
Vacant
0
Accessible
2
Opened
1980

Waterloo Green Apts C/o Ursa Mgmt

620 Knowlton St, Waterloo, WI 53594

Family · 8 1BR, 12 2BR, 4 3BR

Managed by Ursa Management LLC

Units
24
Rental assistance
20
Vacant
1
Accessible
1
Opened
1983

Watertown Court

1500 Lakeside Terrace, Watertown, WI 53094

Family · 16 1BR, 22 2BR, 2 3BR

Managed by Ursa Management LLC

Units
40
Rental assistance
39
Vacant
1
Accessible
4
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

All 8 are limited-profit. 2 also have housing tax credits. 5 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).