Wisconsin

USDA rental housing in Monroe County, WI

5 properties in Monroe County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 148 apartments across 3 towns. 101 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

5properties
148apartments
101rental assistance units
25vacant 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 Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Norcrest Apartments

206 W Center St, Norwalk, WI 54648

Elderly · 10 1BR, 6 2BR

Managed by Allegiant Property Management

Units
16
Rental assistance
12
Vacant
2
Accessible
0
Opened
1986

Monroe County H/a

1108 W Wisconsin St, Sparta, WI 54656

Elderly · 51 1BR, 25 2BR

Units
76
Rental assistance
54
Vacant
17
Accessible
9
Opened
1977

Sparta-angelo Apts

1020 Angelo RD, Sparta, WI 54656

Family · 16 2BR

Managed by Life Style, INC

Units
16
Rental assistance
14
Vacant
1
Accessible
1
Opened
1999

Sunset Place Apts

421 South Grace Street, Sparta, WI 54656

Family · 7 1BR, 15 2BR, 2 3BR

Managed by Dak Management, INC

Units
24
Rental assistance
21
Vacant
3
Accessible
0
Opened
1988

Kilbourne Apts

515 N Kilbourn Ave, Tomah, WI 54660

Family · 14 2BR, 2 3BR

Units
16
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
2
Accessible
0
Opened
1980

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