2011 Fair Market Rent in Iowa

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$417	$464	$590	$753	$827
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Iowa (IA) has the 51st highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Iowa ranges from $555 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $747 for a 2-bedroom unit in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2011, the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area (Harrison County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $527 per month and $1,026 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 $590 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Iowa is around 2,926,324 people. So, there are around 438,949 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

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Adair County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	8,243
Adams County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	4,482
Allamakee County	$393	$433	$555	$719	$765	14,675
Appanoose County	$360	$421	$555	$701	$768	13,721
Audubon County	$415	$426	$555	$730	$764	6,830
Benton County Metro	$360	$425	$555	$691	$925	25,308
Black Hawk County Metro	$419	$515	$616	$756	$926	128,012
Boone County	$415	$500	$637	$829	$892	26,224
Bremer County Metro	$365	$450	$560	$670	$906	23,325
Buchanan County	$461	$462	$555	$716	$735	21,093
Buena Vista County	$432	$437	$572	$686	$788	20,411
Butler County	$393	$433	$555	$719	$765	15,305
Calhoun County	$440	$441	$555	$713	$746	11,115
Carroll County	$376	$439	$579	$691	$712	21,421
Cass County	$415	$506	$636	$780	$840	14,684
Cedar County	$393	$434	$572	$740	$800	18,187
Cerro Gordo County	$420	$467	$614	$763	$784	46,447
Cherokee County	$415	$426	$555	$730	$764	13,035
Chickasaw County	$393	$433	$555	$719	$765	13,095
Clarke County	$379	$433	$569	$681	$759	9,133
Clay County	$360	$421	$555	$674	$844	17,372
Clayton County	$393	$433	$555	$719	$765	18,678
Clinton County	$360	$422	$555	$708	$808	50,149
Crawford County	$415	$438	$555	$730	$764	16,942
Dallas County Metro	$508	$606	$739	$947	$1,055	40,750
Davis County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	8,541
Decatur County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	8,689
Delaware County	$393	$434	$572	$740	$800	18,404
Des Moines County	$430	$470	$596	$749	$844	42,351
Dickinson County	$360	$444	$555	$702	$973	16,424
Dubuque County Metro	$417	$449	$590	$793	$864	89,143
Emmet County	$390	$421	$555	$679	$798	11,027
Fayette County	$393	$433	$555	$719	$765	22,008
Floyd County	$390	$421	$555	$694	$715	16,900
Franklin County	$401	$441	$555	$709	$744	10,704
Fremont County	$415	$506	$636	$780	$840	8,010
Greene County	$415	$426	$555	$730	$764	10,366
Grundy County Metro	$419	$515	$616	$756	$926	12,369
Guthrie County Metro	$508	$606	$739	$947	$1,055	11,353
Hamilton County	$431	$432	$555	$699	$731	16,438
Hancock County	$401	$441	$555	$709	$744	12,100
Hardin County	$475	$477	$571	$683	$726	18,812
Harrison County Metro	$527	$599	$747	$997	$1,026	15,666
Henry County	$468	$470	$562	$804	$828	20,336
Howard County	$393	$433	$555	$719	$765	9,932
Humboldt County	$440	$441	$555	$713	$746	10,381
Ida County	$415	$426	$555	$730	$764	7,837
Iowa County	$430	$455	$564	$738	$761	15,671
Jackson County	$393	$434	$572	$740	$800	20,296
Jasper County	$432	$472	$620	$789	$823	37,213
Jefferson County	$464	$472	$558	$703	$854	16,181
Johnson County Metro	$496	$592	$746	$1,087	$1,272	111,006
Jones County Metro	$462	$463	$555	$778	$802	20,221
Keokuk County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	11,400
Kossuth County	$401	$441	$555	$709	$744	17,163
Lee County	$405	$471	$555	$704	$724	38,052
Linn County Metro	$436	$507	$668	$947	$1,075	191,701
Louisa County	$426	$477	$589	$762	$806	12,183
Lucas County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	9,422
Lyon County	$390	$421	$555	$679	$798	11,763
Madison County Metro	$508	$606	$739	$947	$1,055	14,019
Mahaska County	$410	$466	$593	$710	$938	22,335
Marion County	$415	$509	$636	$785	$808	32,052
Marshall County	$424	$492	$614	$790	$906	39,311
Mills County Metro	$527	$599	$747	$997	$1,026	14,547
Mitchell County	$401	$441	$555	$709	$744	10,874
Monona County	$415	$426	$555	$730	$764	10,020
Monroe County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	8,016
Montgomery County	$415	$506	$636	$780	$840	11,771
Muscatine County	$423	$523	$650	$800	$863	41,722
O'Brien County	$390	$421	$555	$679	$798	15,102
Osceola County	$390	$421	$555	$679	$798	7,003
Page County	$359	$422	$555	$662	$682	16,976
Palo Alto County	$390	$421	$555	$679	$798	10,147
Plymouth County	$460	$461	$555	$748	$770	24,849
Pocahontas County	$440	$441	$555	$713	$746	8,662
Polk County Metro	$508	$606	$739	$947	$1,055	374,601
Pottawattamie County Metro	$527	$599	$747	$997	$1,026	87,704
Poweshiek County	$387	$451	$594	$759	$782	18,815
Ringgold County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	5,469
Sac County	$415	$426	$555	$730	$764	11,529
Scott County Metro	$476	$531	$669	$853	$889	158,668
Shelby County	$415	$506	$636	$780	$840	13,173
Sioux County	$451	$457	$555	$750	$772	31,589
Story County Metro	$568	$599	$740	$1,059	$1,253	79,981
Tama County	$430	$455	$564	$738	$761	18,103
Taylor County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	6,958
Union County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	12,309
Van Buren County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	7,809
Wapello County	$396	$460	$607	$724	$755	36,051
Warren County Metro	$508	$606	$739	$947	$1,055	40,671
Washington County Metro	$367	$442	$562	$717	$862	20,670
Wayne County	$379	$422	$555	$677	$757	6,730
Webster County	$422	$430	$558	$772	$797	40,235
Winnebago County	$401	$441	$555	$709	$744	11,723
Winneshiek County	$361	$422	$555	$721	$977	21,310
Woodbury County Metro	$435	$511	$671	$845	$870	103,877
Worth County	$401	$441	$555	$709	$744	7,909
Wright County	$440	$441	$555	$713	$746	14,334

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