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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:
$391 $432 $551 $702 $771
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Iowa (IA) has the 81st highest rent in the country out of 108 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Iowa ranges from $527 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $732 for a 2-bedroom unit in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA.

For FY 2008, the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA (Dallas County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $503 per month and $1,045 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Iowa is $551 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Iowa is around 2,371,060 people. So, there are around 355,659 people in Iowa who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Iowa. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Iowa Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Iowa
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Adair County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 8,243
Adams County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 4,482
Allamakee County, IA $374 $411 $527 $683 $727 14,675
Appanoose County, IA $342 $400 $527 $666 $729 13,721
Audubon County, IA $394 $404 $527 $693 $725 6,830
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $342 $404 $527 $656 $879 25,308
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $398 $489 $585 $718 $879 128,012
Boone County, IA $394 $475 $605 $787 $848 26,224
Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $347 $427 $532 $637 $861 23,325
Buchanan County, IA $437 $438 $527 $680 $698 21,093
Buena Vista County, IA $411 $415 $543 $652 $748 20,411
Butler County, IA $374 $411 $527 $683 $727 15,305
Calhoun County, IA $417 $418 $527 $677 $708 11,115
Carroll County, IA $358 $417 $550 $656 $677 21,421
Cass County, IA $394 $480 $604 $741 $797 14,684
Cedar County, IA $373 $412 $543 $702 $760 18,187
Cerro Gordo County, IA $398 $442 $582 $723 $743 46,447
Cherokee County, IA $394 $404 $527 $693 $725 13,035
Chickasaw County, IA $374 $411 $527 $683 $727 13,095
Clarke County, IA $360 $411 $540 $646 $720 9,133
Clay County, IA $342 $399 $527 $640 $802 17,372
Clayton County, IA $374 $411 $527 $683 $727 18,678
Clinton County, IA $342 $401 $527 $672 $767 50,149
Crawford County, IA $394 $416 $527 $693 $725 16,942
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA Metro $503 $600 $732 $938 $1,045 40,750
Davis County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 8,541
Decatur County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 8,689
Delaware County, IA $373 $412 $543 $702 $760 18,404
Des Moines County, IA $409 $447 $566 $711 $801 42,351
Dickinson County, IA $341 $422 $527 $667 $924 16,424
Dubuque, IA MSA Metro $397 $427 $561 $754 $821 89,143
Emmet County, IA $370 $399 $527 $645 $757 11,027
Fayette County, IA $374 $411 $527 $683 $727 22,008
Floyd County, IA $370 $399 $527 $659 $679 16,900
Franklin County, IA $380 $419 $527 $674 $706 10,704
Fremont County, IA $394 $480 $604 $741 $797 8,010
Greene County, IA $394 $404 $527 $693 $725 10,366
Hamilton County, IA $409 $411 $527 $664 $694 16,438
Hancock County, IA $380 $419 $527 $674 $706 12,100
Hardin County, IA $451 $453 $542 $648 $689 18,812
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $501 $569 $710 $948 $975 15,666
Henry County, IA $444 $446 $534 $764 $787 20,336
Howard County, IA $374 $411 $527 $683 $727 9,932
Humboldt County, IA $417 $418 $527 $677 $708 10,381
Ida County, IA $394 $404 $527 $693 $725 7,837
Iowa County, IA $408 $431 $535 $700 $722 15,671
Jackson County, IA $373 $412 $543 $702 $760 20,296
Jasper County, IA $411 $448 $589 $749 $782 37,213
Jefferson County, IA $440 $448 $530 $667 $811 16,181
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $471 $561 $708 $1,032 $1,207 111,006
Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $438 $440 $527 $739 $762 20,221
Keokuk County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 11,400
Kossuth County, IA $380 $419 $527 $674 $706 17,163
Lee County, IA $384 $447 $527 $668 $687 38,052
Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $413 $481 $634 $898 $1,021 191,701
Louisa County, IA $404 $452 $559 $723 $765 12,183
Lucas County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 9,422
Lyon County, IA $370 $399 $527 $645 $757 11,763
Mahaska County, IA $390 $442 $563 $674 $890 22,335
Marion County, IA $394 $484 $604 $746 $768 32,052
Marshall County, IA $402 $466 $582 $748 $859 39,311
Mitchell County, IA $380 $419 $527 $674 $706 10,874
Monona County, IA $394 $404 $527 $693 $725 10,020
Monroe County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 8,016
Montgomery County, IA $394 $480 $604 $741 $797 11,771
Muscatine County, IA $402 $496 $617 $760 $819 41,722
O'Brien County, IA $370 $399 $527 $645 $757 15,102
Osceola County, IA $370 $399 $527 $645 $757 7,003
Page County, IA $340 $401 $527 $629 $647 16,976
Palo Alto County, IA $370 $399 $527 $645 $757 10,147
Plymouth County, IA $437 $438 $527 $710 $731 24,849
Pocahontas County, IA $417 $418 $527 $677 $708 8,662
Poweshiek County, IA $367 $429 $564 $721 $743 18,815
Ringgold County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 5,469
Sac County, IA $394 $404 $527 $693 $725 11,529
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro $458 $511 $643 $820 $855 158,668
Shelby County, IA $394 $480 $604 $741 $797 13,173
Sioux County, IA $428 $434 $527 $713 $733 31,589
Ames, IA MSA Metro $538 $568 $702 $1,005 $1,188 79,981
Tama County, IA $408 $431 $535 $700 $722 18,103
Taylor County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 6,958
Union County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 12,309
Van Buren County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 7,809
Wapello County, IA $376 $437 $577 $688 $717 36,051
Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $349 $420 $534 $681 $819 20,670
Wayne County, IA $360 $401 $527 $643 $719 6,730
Webster County, IA $401 $409 $531 $734 $758 40,235
Winnebago County, IA $380 $419 $527 $674 $706 11,723
Winneshiek County, IA $343 $401 $527 $685 $928 21,310
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA Metro $413 $485 $636 $801 $824 103,877
Worth County, IA $380 $419 $527 $674 $706 7,909
Wright County, IA $417 $418 $527 $677 $708 14,334

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