2017 Fair Market Rent in Iowa

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$474	$529	$680	$905	$1,003
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Iowa (IA) has the 52nd 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 $680 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Iowa is around 3,046,355 people. So, there are around 456,953 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	$448	$474	$630	$788	$868	7,682
Adams County	$448	$488	$630	$917	$1,110	4,029
Allamakee County	$448	$474	$630	$801	$899	14,330
Appanoose County	$448	$474	$630	$808	$868	12,887
Audubon County	$448	$474	$630	$880	$1,064	6,119
Benton County Metro	$491	$515	$646	$878	$936	26,076
Black Hawk County Metro	$496	$597	$755	$986	$1,222	131,090
Boone County	$466	$565	$662	$909	$912	26,306
Bremer County Metro	$461	$529	$678	$982	$1,096	24,276
Buchanan County	$502	$506	$672	$923	$926	20,958
Buena Vista County	$461	$476	$632	$893	$979	20,260
Butler County	$488	$492	$630	$851	$868	14,867
Calhoun County	$448	$546	$630	$815	$868	9,670
Carroll County	$491	$494	$630	$794	$874	20,816
Cass County	$448	$541	$630	$814	$900	13,956
Cedar County	$485	$513	$682	$918	$945	18,499
Cerro Gordo County	$449	$532	$707	$920	$1,089	44,151
Cherokee County	$448	$496	$630	$807	$869	12,072
Chickasaw County	$448	$521	$630	$865	$868	12,439
Clarke County	$506	$536	$712	$891	$1,255	9,286
Clay County	$448	$474	$630	$917	$1,110	16,667
Clayton County	$400	$518	$630	$827	$933	18,129
Clinton County	$459	$511	$679	$893	$1,053	49,116
Crawford County	$448	$476	$630	$788	$868	17,096
Dallas County Metro	$566	$669	$824	$1,117	$1,216	66,135
Davis County	$470	$497	$661	$896	$911	8,753
Decatur County	$448	$474	$630	$847	$891	8,457
Delaware County	$448	$478	$630	$909	$1,033	17,764
Des Moines County	$498	$558	$742	$928	$1,095	40,325
Dickinson County	$495	$525	$697	$891	$1,042	16,667
Dubuque County Metro	$524	$616	$819	$1,058	$1,235	93,653
Emmet County	$448	$515	$630	$865	$868	10,302
Fayette County	$448	$474	$630	$804	$868	20,880
Floyd County	$448	$512	$630	$865	$868	16,303
Franklin County	$448	$474	$630	$865	$868	10,680
Fremont County	$448	$474	$630	$809	$930	7,441
Greene County	$457	$484	$643	$804	$981	9,336
Grundy County Metro	$496	$597	$755	$986	$1,222	12,453
Guthrie County Metro	$566	$669	$824	$1,117	$1,216	10,954
Hamilton County	$479	$507	$674	$868	$1,031	15,673
Hancock County	$448	$524	$630	$827	$1,046	11,341
Hardin County	$448	$474	$630	$883	$1,089	17,534
Harrison County Metro	$568	$715	$894	$1,203	$1,315	14,928
Henry County	$517	$520	$645	$885	$889	20,145
Howard County	$448	$546	$630	$829	$899	9,566
Humboldt County	$448	$474	$630	$800	$933	9,815
Ida County	$448	$512	$630	$891	$1,066	7,089
Iowa County	$448	$541	$630	$917	$1,110	16,355
Jackson County	$448	$534	$630	$865	$868	19,848
Jasper County	$435	$517	$685	$875	$1,039	36,842
Jefferson County	$466	$552	$734	$918	$1,012	16,843
Johnson County Metro	$649	$771	$1,012	$1,473	$1,783	130,882
Jones County Metro	$412	$488	$649	$857	$1,015	20,638
Keokuk County	$448	$474	$630	$867	$868	10,511
Kossuth County	$448	$474	$630	$917	$936	15,543
Lee County	$401	$505	$632	$827	$893	35,862
Linn County Metro	$485	$575	$764	$1,088	$1,168	211,226
Louisa County	$511	$516	$686	$858	$946	11,387
Lucas County	$499	$528	$702	$931	$968	8,898
Lyon County	$448	$474	$630	$788	$868	11,581
Madison County Metro	$566	$669	$824	$1,117	$1,216	15,679
Mahaska County	$480	$519	$675	$844	$930	22,381
Marion County	$546	$550	$731	$915	$1,216	33,309
Marshall County	$447	$554	$705	$939	$1,010	40,648
Mills County Metro	$568	$715	$894	$1,203	$1,315	15,059
Mitchell County	$482	$485	$645	$807	$889	10,776
Monona County	$471	$474	$630	$849	$904	9,243
Monroe County	$448	$474	$630	$788	$868	7,970
Montgomery County	$448	$474	$630	$865	$868	10,740
Muscatine County	$566	$599	$796	$1,030	$1,124	42,745
O'Brien County	$448	$474	$630	$865	$868	14,398
Osceola County	$448	$474	$630	$826	$868	6,462
Page County	$448	$474	$630	$875	$971	15,932
Palo Alto County	$448	$474	$630	$865	$868	9,421
Plymouth County Metro	$419	$497	$661	$827	$911	24,986
Pocahontas County	$448	$522	$630	$849	$875	7,310
Polk County Metro	$566	$669	$824	$1,117	$1,216	430,640
Pottawattamie County Metro	$568	$715	$894	$1,203	$1,315	93,158
Poweshiek County	$488	$560	$687	$878	$995	18,914
Ringgold County	$448	$520	$630	$818	$868	5,131
Sac County	$448	$501	$630	$870	$873	10,350
Scott County Metro	$473	$578	$738	$969	$1,061	165,224
Shelby County	$470	$498	$662	$881	$912	12,167
Sioux County	$448	$484	$630	$808	$868	33,704
Story County Metro	$526	$663	$805	$1,106	$1,329	89,542
Tama County	$483	$512	$680	$851	$937	17,767
Taylor County	$448	$505	$630	$788	$868	6,317
Union County	$448	$516	$630	$879	$1,110	12,534
Van Buren County	$448	$495	$630	$865	$868	7,570
Wapello County	$454	$538	$715	$911	$986	35,625
Warren County Metro	$566	$669	$824	$1,117	$1,216	46,225
Washington County Metro	$521	$603	$801	$1,028	$1,332	21,704
Wayne County	$448	$474	$630	$827	$868	6,403
Webster County	$496	$499	$630	$885	$900	38,013
Winnebago County	$471	$474	$630	$917	$934	10,866
Winneshiek County	$462	$474	$630	$821	$993	21,056
Woodbury County Metro	$478	$567	$753	$942	$1,038	102,172
Worth County	$448	$490	$630	$847	$868	7,598
Wright County	$400	$484	$630	$788	$868	13,229

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