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Affordable rentals in rural communities.

Search USDA-supported rentals across the country. Many include rental assistance — you typically pay about 30% of your adjusted income, no matter the listed rent. Tell us a little about your household and we'll show you what you fit.

How renting through this site works
1
Search by where you live

Filter by state, county, household size, income, accessibility, and whether the waitlist is open.

Open search
2
Build one eligibility profile

Enter your household, income, and assets once. We reuse it for every property and pre-fill the application packet your property manager files with USDA.

Start my profile
3
Apply with the property manager

USDA doesn't take rental applications directly — each property is leased by its property manager. We hand them your packet so they only need to verify and sign.

What "rental assistance" means

You pay roughly 30% of your adjusted income — not the listed rent.

At properties that include rental assistance, the contract rent shown on a listing is the property's rent — but the share you actually pay is calculated from your household size, income, and a few standard deductions. We show you both numbers on every property page once you've entered your household.

  • Properties are open to households at specific income ranges.
  • Some include rental assistance; some don't — we mark every listing.
  • Waitlists are property-specific. We show "open", "limited", or "closed."
  • Your eligibility profile is reused across every property you apply to.