2018 Fair Market Rent in Iowa

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$488	$542	$698	$927	$1,026
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Iowa (IA) has the 51st highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Iowa ranges from $650 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $956 for a 2-bedroom unit in Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2018, the Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area (Johnson County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $625 per month and $1,684 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 $698 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	$465	$489	$650	$815	$885	7,682
Adams County	$465	$498	$650	$945	$1,098	4,029
Allamakee County	$465	$490	$650	$815	$924	14,330
Appanoose County	$465	$489	$650	$834	$890	12,887
Audubon County	$465	$489	$650	$894	$997	6,119
Benton County Metro	$513	$517	$650	$840	$902	26,076
Black Hawk County Metro	$491	$603	$765	$988	$1,218	131,090
Boone County	$491	$584	$687	$932	$936	26,306
Bremer County Metro	$439	$525	$672	$907	$1,077	24,276
Buchanan County	$505	$508	$676	$917	$921	20,958
Buena Vista County	$442	$490	$651	$915	$1,005	20,260
Butler County	$489	$492	$650	$842	$885	14,867
Calhoun County	$465	$566	$650	$823	$885	9,670
Carroll County	$485	$489	$650	$815	$885	20,816
Cass County	$465	$566	$650	$841	$911	13,956
Cedar County	$491	$516	$686	$928	$959	18,499
Cerro Gordo County	$459	$541	$720	$931	$1,127	44,151
Cherokee County	$465	$524	$650	$903	$906	12,072
Chickasaw County	$465	$561	$650	$882	$885	12,439
Clarke County	$521	$547	$728	$913	$1,130	9,286
Clay County	$465	$489	$650	$941	$1,145	16,667
Clayton County	$445	$508	$650	$834	$898	18,129
Clinton County	$487	$536	$704	$926	$1,075	49,116
Crawford County	$465	$489	$650	$815	$885	17,096
Dallas County Metro	$597	$708	$875	$1,181	$1,304	66,135
Davis County	$481	$505	$672	$909	$920	8,753
Decatur County	$465	$492	$650	$843	$973	8,457
Delaware County	$465	$489	$650	$927	$1,107	17,764
Des Moines County	$467	$547	$728	$918	$1,102	40,325
Dickinson County	$496	$521	$693	$895	$1,036	16,667
Dubuque County Metro	$500	$586	$780	$1,032	$1,204	93,653
Emmet County	$465	$513	$650	$882	$885	10,302
Fayette County	$465	$489	$650	$815	$885	20,880
Floyd County	$465	$520	$650	$882	$885	16,303
Franklin County	$465	$489	$650	$882	$885	10,680
Fremont County	$465	$489	$650	$815	$925	7,441
Greene County	$465	$489	$650	$815	$951	9,336
Grundy County Metro	$491	$603	$765	$988	$1,218	12,453
Guthrie County Metro	$597	$708	$875	$1,181	$1,304	10,954
Hamilton County	$494	$538	$691	$882	$1,116	15,673
Hancock County	$465	$539	$650	$822	$1,036	11,341
Hardin County	$465	$489	$650	$935	$1,090	17,534
Harrison County Metro	$606	$744	$927	$1,248	$1,377	14,928
Henry County	$545	$548	$659	$892	$898	20,145
Howard County	$465	$566	$650	$894	$966	9,566
Humboldt County	$465	$489	$650	$821	$955	9,815
Ida County	$465	$546	$650	$934	$1,131	7,089
Iowa County	$465	$539	$650	$945	$1,145	16,355
Jackson County	$465	$547	$650	$884	$908	19,848
Jasper County	$466	$514	$683	$923	$1,058	36,842
Jefferson County	$476	$561	$746	$935	$1,102	16,843
Johnson County Metro	$625	$723	$956	$1,391	$1,684	130,882
Jones County Metro	$417	$491	$653	$852	$1,005	20,638
Keokuk County	$465	$510	$650	$906	$927	10,511
Kossuth County	$465	$489	$650	$882	$885	15,543
Lee County	$415	$522	$650	$861	$944	35,862
Linn County Metro	$494	$582	$774	$1,095	$1,207	211,226
Louisa County	$504	$526	$699	$876	$952	11,387
Lucas County	$492	$517	$688	$915	$937	8,898
Lyon County	$465	$489	$650	$815	$885	11,581
Madison County Metro	$597	$708	$875	$1,181	$1,304	15,679
Mahaska County	$497	$523	$695	$871	$947	22,381
Marion County	$547	$550	$732	$918	$1,111	33,309
Marshall County	$464	$570	$728	$950	$1,023	40,648
Mills County Metro	$606	$744	$927	$1,248	$1,377	15,059
Mitchell County	$485	$489	$650	$815	$885	10,776
Monona County	$485	$489	$650	$887	$1,037	9,243
Monroe County	$479	$504	$670	$840	$917	7,970
Montgomery County	$465	$489	$650	$882	$885	10,740
Muscatine County	$521	$614	$817	$1,064	$1,222	42,745
O'Brien County	$465	$489	$650	$905	$923	14,398
Osceola County	$465	$489	$650	$880	$890	6,462
Page County	$465	$489	$650	$879	$1,045	15,932
Palo Alto County	$465	$489	$650	$897	$963	9,421
Plymouth County Metro	$431	$521	$675	$848	$919	24,986
Pocahontas County	$465	$534	$650	$882	$885	7,310
Polk County Metro	$597	$708	$875	$1,181	$1,304	430,640
Pottawattamie County Metro	$606	$744	$927	$1,248	$1,377	93,158
Poweshiek County	$495	$542	$692	$875	$1,047	18,914
Ringgold County	$465	$542	$650	$886	$890	5,131
Sac County	$465	$510	$650	$926	$929	10,350
Scott County Metro	$515	$607	$778	$1,013	$1,137	165,224
Shelby County	$478	$502	$668	$906	$910	12,167
Sioux County	$465	$489	$651	$862	$909	33,704
Story County Metro	$607	$735	$887	$1,209	$1,495	89,542
Tama County	$490	$515	$685	$859	$933	17,767
Taylor County	$465	$489	$650	$815	$885	6,317
Union County	$465	$515	$650	$930	$1,116	12,534
Van Buren County	$465	$522	$650	$886	$890	7,570
Wapello County	$461	$544	$723	$923	$991	35,625
Warren County Metro	$597	$708	$875	$1,181	$1,304	46,225
Washington County Metro	$515	$584	$777	$974	$1,243	21,704
Wayne County	$465	$489	$650	$856	$885	6,403
Webster County	$508	$511	$650	$886	$911	38,013
Winnebago County	$489	$492	$650	$945	$957	10,866
Winneshiek County	$465	$489	$650	$863	$985	21,056
Woodbury County Metro	$514	$606	$806	$1,011	$1,098	102,172
Worth County	$465	$508	$650	$900	$915	7,598
Wright County	$415	$495	$650	$838	$923	13,229

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