Colchester, Connecticut · Colchester town, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Country Place

Country Place is a low-income housing tax credit (Section 42) property at 1 Birch Cir, Colchester, CT 06415 with 84 income-restricted apartments out of 84, placed in service in 1993. In 2026 a household of four qualifies for a 60% unit here with income up to $80,460 ($89,100 under HUD's HERA Special limits, which a property placed in service by 2008 can use), and a 60% two-bedroom can charge at most $2,005 a month in gross rent.

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Equal housing opportunity. Fair Housing Act protections apply, and tax credit properties can't turn down a Housing Choice voucher. Report discrimination to HUD at 1‑800‑669‑9777. LIHTC Atlas doesn't own, manage or rent these apartments.

Full fair housing notice

Tax credit properties must follow the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin, and they may not refuse an applicant because the applicant holds a Housing Choice (Section 8) voucher (IRC 42(h)(6)(B)(iv)). Properties HUD lists as senior housing may limit who lives there by age only as the Fair Housing Act's housing-for-older-persons exemption allows. To report housing discrimination, call HUD at 1‑800‑669‑9777.

LIHTC Atlas does not own, manage or rent these apartments and does not take applications. Contact each property's management for availability, rents and income rules. Listings come from HUD's database and may be out of date.

84Apartments

84Income-restricted

1993Placed in service

about 2007Compliance period ends

Property facts

Address: 1 Birch Cir, Colchester, CT 06415 (map)
County: Colchester town, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Apartments: 84
Income-restricted apartments: 84
Bedrooms: 6 one-bedrooms, 66 two-bedrooms, 12 three-bedrooms
Placed in service: 1993
Credits allocated: 1991
Construction: New construction
Tax-exempt bond financing: No
Nonprofit sponsor: No
Census tract (2020): 09011714104
HUD project ID: CTA19930015

Source: HUD's national LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026; projects placed in service through 2024), as the state allocating agency reported it. HUD lists the property as still monitored for compliance. Contact the property's management for current rents, availability and income rules.

2026 income limits and rents in Colchester town, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

To rent an income-restricted apartment here in 2026, a household's income has to be at or under the unit's limit: $56,340 for one person or $80,460 for four at 60% of area median, $46,950 or $67,050 at 50%. HUD's FY2026 median family income for the area (Colchester town, CT Exception Area) is $111,900.

HUD's record lists the property's elected income test as 60% of area median (the 40/60 test).

Income limits by household size, 2026

Level	1 person	2 people	3 people	4 people
50% AMI	$46,950	$53,650	$60,400	$67,050
60% AMI	$56,340	$64,380	$72,480	$80,460

Maximum gross monthly rent by unit size, 2026

Level	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
50% AMI	$1,173	$1,257	$1,510	$1,743	$1,945
60% AMI	$1,408	$1,509	$1,812	$2,092	$2,334

Source: HUD FY2026 MTSP income limits (files dated March 27, 2026). Rents are ceilings, gross of the utility allowance for tenant-paid utilities, computed by the IRS Publication 5913 method (30% of the limit for 1 person in a studio or 1.5 people per bedroom, over 12, rounded down); the rent the property charges can be lower. A project's limits can't fall below those of earlier years (IRC 142(d)(2)(E)), so a property already in service may use higher figures. All 2026 limits for Colchester town, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, every level from 20% to 80%.

HERA Special limits. Colchester town, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is a HUD hold-harmless impacted area, and projects placed in service there by December 31, 2008 use HUD's higher HERA Special limits: $62,400 for one person and $89,100 for four at 60%, with a 60% two-bedroom at up to $2,005. HUD dates this property to 1993, so it can use them where they are higher.

How long the units stay affordable

15-year compliance period: 1993 to about 2007. It starts with the first year of the credit period, which is the year the building was placed in service or, if the owner elects, the next year, so it can run a year later, through 2008 (IRC 42(f)(1), 42(i)(1)). It has ended.

Extended use: 2022 at the earliest. The extended use agreement keeps the units income-restricted for at least 15 years after the compliance period, 30 years in all; that is the federal minimum, and many state agencies require longer (IRC 42(h)(6)(D)). The 30-year minimum has passed; HUD's file still lists the property as monitored, so its agreement or another program may still restrict it.

After year 14 an owner can ask the state agency to find a buyer at the "qualified contract" price; if none is found, the extended use period can end early, with three more years of protection for existing tenants, unless the agreement waives that right, as many states require (IRC 42(h)(6)(E)-(F)). The recorded agreement governs; ask the state agency for this property's terms.

QCT and DDA status

Its 2020 census tract, 09011714104, is not a Qualified Census Tract on HUD's 2027 list. ZIP code 06415 doesn't match a 2027 Small Difficult Development Area ZCTA.

For the year it was placed in service, HUD's record puts the property not in a Qualified Census Tract, on that year's tract boundaries.

The 2027 lists (HUD, Federal Register Doc. 2026-20390) govern allocations made after 2026, such as a resyndication; the property's original basis boost depended on the lists in force when it received credits. A ZIP code and its ZCTA usually match but not always. Check an exact address with the QCT and DDA lookup.

Other tax credit properties in Colchester

County Place Phase II1 Cobble Way · 82 restricted units
Country Place of Colchester LP7 Meadow Dr · 28 restricted units
Nutmeg Park Apartments228 Dr Foote Rd · 27 restricted units
Amston Village LP500 Amston Rd · 32 restricted units

All 5 properties in Colchester. Nearby cities: Willimantic (5), Norwich (7), Manchester (5), Middletown (6), New London (6), Berlin (6).

How tax credit apartments work

Rent in an income-restricted unit is capped by the unit's size, not set by your income, and you qualify if your household earns at or under the unit's limit, usually 50% or 60% of the area median. You can apply with a Housing Choice voucher. How to qualify, step by step.