A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased out

Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.

By: Brian Y. An, Georgia Institute of Technology, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: March 12, 2026

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Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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By Brian Y. An, Georgia Institute of Technology

The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well.

Rural areas, home to about 25% of Americans, benefit from federally supported rental housing programs – particularly a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to provide affordable homes for low-income residents.

The USDA’s Section …

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