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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:
$467 $518 $668 $888 $985
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Iowa (IA) has the 49th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Iowa ranges from $630 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $1,012 for a 2-bedroom unit in Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2017, the Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area (Johnson County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $649 per month and $1,783 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 $668 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Iowa is around 2,422,187 people. So, there are around 363,328 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 $448 $474 $630 $788 $868 7,682
Adams County, IA $448 $488 $630 $917 $1,110 4,029
Allamakee County, IA $448 $474 $630 $801 $899 14,330
Appanoose County, IA $448 $474 $630 $808 $868 12,887
Audubon County, IA $448 $474 $630 $880 $1,064 6,119
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $491 $515 $646 $878 $936 26,076
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $496 $597 $755 $986 $1,222 131,090
Boone County, IA $466 $565 $662 $909 $912 26,306
Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $461 $529 $678 $982 $1,096 24,276
Buchanan County, IA $502 $506 $672 $923 $926 20,958
Buena Vista County, IA $461 $476 $632 $893 $979 20,260
Butler County, IA $488 $492 $630 $851 $868 14,867
Calhoun County, IA $448 $546 $630 $815 $868 9,670
Carroll County, IA $491 $494 $630 $794 $874 20,816
Cass County, IA $448 $541 $630 $814 $900 13,956
Cedar County, IA $485 $513 $682 $918 $945 18,499
Cerro Gordo County, IA $449 $532 $707 $920 $1,089 44,151
Cherokee County, IA $448 $496 $630 $807 $869 12,072
Chickasaw County, IA $448 $521 $630 $865 $868 12,439
Clarke County, IA $506 $536 $712 $891 $1,255 9,286
Clay County, IA $448 $474 $630 $917 $1,110 16,667
Clayton County, IA $400 $518 $630 $827 $933 18,129
Clinton County, IA $459 $511 $679 $893 $1,053 49,116
Crawford County, IA $448 $476 $630 $788 $868 17,096
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA Metro $566 $669 $824 $1,117 $1,216 66,135
Davis County, IA $470 $497 $661 $896 $911 8,753
Decatur County, IA $448 $474 $630 $847 $891 8,457
Delaware County, IA $448 $478 $630 $909 $1,033 17,764
Des Moines County, IA $498 $558 $742 $928 $1,095 40,325
Dickinson County, IA $495 $525 $697 $891 $1,042 16,667
Dubuque, IA MSA Metro $524 $616 $819 $1,058 $1,235 93,653
Emmet County, IA $448 $515 $630 $865 $868 10,302
Fayette County, IA $448 $474 $630 $804 $868 20,880
Floyd County, IA $448 $512 $630 $865 $868 16,303
Franklin County, IA $448 $474 $630 $865 $868 10,680
Fremont County, IA $448 $474 $630 $809 $930 7,441
Greene County, IA $457 $484 $643 $804 $981 9,336
Hamilton County, IA $479 $507 $674 $868 $1,031 15,673
Hancock County, IA $448 $524 $630 $827 $1,046 11,341
Hardin County, IA $448 $474 $630 $883 $1,089 17,534
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $568 $715 $894 $1,203 $1,315 14,928
Henry County, IA $517 $520 $645 $885 $889 20,145
Howard County, IA $448 $546 $630 $829 $899 9,566
Humboldt County, IA $448 $474 $630 $800 $933 9,815
Ida County, IA $448 $512 $630 $891 $1,066 7,089
Iowa County, IA $448 $541 $630 $917 $1,110 16,355
Jackson County, IA $448 $534 $630 $865 $868 19,848
Jasper County, IA $435 $517 $685 $875 $1,039 36,842
Jefferson County, IA $466 $552 $734 $918 $1,012 16,843
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $649 $771 $1,012 $1,473 $1,783 130,882
Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $412 $488 $649 $857 $1,015 20,638
Keokuk County, IA $448 $474 $630 $867 $868 10,511
Kossuth County, IA $448 $474 $630 $917 $936 15,543
Lee County, IA $401 $505 $632 $827 $893 35,862
Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $485 $575 $764 $1,088 $1,168 211,226
Louisa County, IA $511 $516 $686 $858 $946 11,387
Lucas County, IA $499 $528 $702 $931 $968 8,898
Lyon County, IA $448 $474 $630 $788 $868 11,581
Mahaska County, IA $480 $519 $675 $844 $930 22,381
Marion County, IA $546 $550 $731 $915 $1,216 33,309
Marshall County, IA $447 $554 $705 $939 $1,010 40,648
Mitchell County, IA $482 $485 $645 $807 $889 10,776
Monona County, IA $471 $474 $630 $849 $904 9,243
Monroe County, IA $448 $474 $630 $788 $868 7,970
Montgomery County, IA $448 $474 $630 $865 $868 10,740
Muscatine County, IA $566 $599 $796 $1,030 $1,124 42,745
O'Brien County, IA $448 $474 $630 $865 $868 14,398
Osceola County, IA $448 $474 $630 $826 $868 6,462
Page County, IA $448 $474 $630 $875 $971 15,932
Palo Alto County, IA $448 $474 $630 $865 $868 9,421
Plymouth County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $419 $497 $661 $827 $911 24,986
Pocahontas County, IA $448 $522 $630 $849 $875 7,310
Poweshiek County, IA $488 $560 $687 $878 $995 18,914
Ringgold County, IA $448 $520 $630 $818 $868 5,131
Sac County, IA $448 $501 $630 $870 $873 10,350
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro $473 $578 $738 $969 $1,061 165,224
Shelby County, IA $470 $498 $662 $881 $912 12,167
Sioux County, IA $448 $484 $630 $808 $868 33,704
Ames, IA MSA Metro $526 $663 $805 $1,106 $1,329 89,542
Tama County, IA $483 $512 $680 $851 $937 17,767
Taylor County, IA $448 $505 $630 $788 $868 6,317
Union County, IA $448 $516 $630 $879 $1,110 12,534
Van Buren County, IA $448 $495 $630 $865 $868 7,570
Wapello County, IA $454 $538 $715 $911 $986 35,625
Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $521 $603 $801 $1,028 $1,332 21,704
Wayne County, IA $448 $474 $630 $827 $868 6,403
Webster County, IA $496 $499 $630 $885 $900 38,013
Winnebago County, IA $471 $474 $630 $917 $934 10,866
Winneshiek County, IA $462 $474 $630 $821 $993 21,056
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $478 $567 $753 $942 $1,038 102,172
Worth County, IA $448 $490 $630 $847 $868 7,598
Wright County, IA $400 $484 $630 $788 $868 13,229

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