If you're hoping to purchase a primary residence in a rural area and have been researching U.S. Department of Agriculture loans, you'll want to also become acquainted with USDA eligibility maps.

(You can check the USDA's area loan limit map to find the limit in your area.) The maximum for USDA repair loans is $40,000, although homeowners 62 and older are eligible for an additional home ...

The new map, created by USDA's Agricultural Research Service and Oregon State University, is based on 30 years of data from 13,412 weather stations, almost twice as many as the old map.

The USDA map has been updated four times since 1960. A version released in 1990 introduced a new warmer zone, zone 11. But that map was based on only 13 years of weather data (1974–1986), and it just ...

In 2023, the USDA released a map based on 30-year averages of the lowest annual winter temperatures at the specific locations, split into 10-degree and 5-degree zones, and integrates data from ...

One of the major changes in this year’s edition of the hardiness map is the zone boundaries. The USDA states that the new zones are generally about one-quarter-zone warmer than reported in 2012 ...

The Plant Hardiness Zone Map is based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature, displayed as 10-degree F zones ranging from zone 1 (coldest) to zone 13 (warmest), the USDA notes ...

The Plant Hardiness Zone Map is based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature, displayed as 10-degree F zones ranging from zone 1 (coldest) to zone 13 (warmest), the USDA notes ...

Boggs notes you can toggle between the 2012 and 2023 maps on the USDA's website. "There are dramatic changes ... "The new map has our area in 6b, and the 6as shoved north. "You look at Kentucky ...

The USDA categorizes these zones based on the average minimum temperatures of the area. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides North America into 13 zones based on the average annual minimum ...

The USDA funds direct loans, which are reserved for borrowers with income at or below the low-income limit for your area. The loan term can be as long as 33 or 38 years, depending on income, and ...