2021 Fair Market Rent in Iowa

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$541	$593	$760	$1,005	$1,115
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Iowa (IA) has the 47th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Iowa ranges from $715 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $1,036 for a 2-bedroom unit in Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2021, the Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area (Johnson County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $735 per month and $1,794 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 $760 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Iowa is around 3,118,085 people. So, there are around 467,713 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	$519	$543	$715	$1,023	$1,035	7,190
Adams County	$531	$555	$731	$909	$1,035	3,785
Allamakee County	$519	$543	$715	$938	$1,034	13,940
Appanoose County	$519	$543	$715	$924	$980	12,545
Audubon County	$519	$543	$715	$889	$970	5,710
Benton County Metro	$472	$545	$715	$935	$1,072	25,645
Black Hawk County Metro	$592	$670	$839	$1,111	$1,413	132,960
Boone County	$572	$626	$788	$1,037	$1,226	26,380
Bremer County Metro	$540	$578	$762	$948	$1,033	24,740
Buchanan County	$510	$585	$741	$968	$1,005	21,100
Buena Vista County	$472	$561	$715	$965	$1,020	20,370
Butler County	$519	$548	$715	$967	$970	14,820
Calhoun County	$519	$627	$715	$889	$1,046	9,815
Carroll County	$519	$543	$715	$966	$970	20,430
Cass County	$519	$625	$715	$922	$973	13,325
Cedar County	$575	$601	$792	$996	$1,074	18,370
Cerro Gordo County	$511	$588	$775	$1,004	$1,210	43,135
Cherokee County	$519	$574	$715	$1,023	$1,147	11,575
Chickasaw County	$519	$596	$715	$1,023	$1,167	12,140
Clarke County	$569	$595	$784	$997	$1,075	9,265
Clay County	$524	$548	$722	$1,016	$1,209	16,385
Clayton County	$473	$544	$717	$892	$972	17,710
Clinton County	$528	$590	$768	$958	$1,041	47,585
Crawford County	$519	$562	$715	$889	$970	17,130
Dallas County Metro	$608	$738	$902	$1,232	$1,313	80,865
Davis County	$519	$606	$715	$934	$972	8,835
Decatur County	$530	$543	$715	$910	$1,218	8,105
Delaware County	$519	$543	$715	$1,023	$1,156	17,325
Des Moines County	$567	$653	$860	$1,085	$1,361	39,875
Dickinson County	$576	$602	$794	$1,034	$1,077	17,000
Dubuque County Metro	$532	$612	$806	$1,065	$1,376	96,570
Emmet County	$519	$543	$715	$976	$980	9,660
Fayette County	$472	$543	$715	$889	$970	20,140
Floyd County	$519	$564	$715	$1,008	$1,068	15,905
Franklin County	$519	$543	$715	$966	$970	10,325
Fremont County	$519	$543	$715	$925	$1,014	6,985
Greene County	$519	$543	$715	$969	$1,028	9,045
Grundy County Metro	$592	$670	$839	$1,111	$1,413	12,355
Guthrie County Metro	$608	$738	$902	$1,232	$1,313	10,665
Hamilton County	$547	$578	$754	$938	$1,121	15,200
Hancock County	$519	$571	$715	$948	$1,231	10,970
Hardin County	$519	$543	$715	$984	$1,003	17,240
Harrison County Metro	$695	$798	$987	$1,325	$1,478	14,195
Henry County	$550	$630	$758	$1,024	$1,028	19,865
Howard County	$519	$627	$715	$970	$1,011	9,320
Humboldt County	$519	$543	$715	$1,023	$1,043	9,585
Ida County	$519	$543	$715	$929	$1,047	6,965
Iowa County	$519	$566	$715	$1,023	$1,238	16,230
Jackson County	$519	$564	$715	$1,023	$1,123	19,410
Jasper County	$558	$583	$768	$1,048	$1,206	36,790
Jefferson County	$546	$571	$752	$1,025	$1,302	17,945
Johnson County Metro	$735	$803	$1,036	$1,483	$1,794	144,425
Jones County Metro	$472	$543	$715	$966	$970	20,470
Keokuk County	$519	$562	$715	$914	$1,053	10,225
Kossuth County	$539	$543	$715	$914	$970	15,165
Lee County	$474	$564	$718	$957	$1,149	34,785
Linn County Metro	$524	$602	$794	$1,134	$1,272	220,010
Louisa County	$475	$554	$720	$920	$976	11,240
Lucas County	$608	$635	$837	$1,041	$1,135	8,600
Lyon County	$519	$543	$715	$891	$1,106	11,745
Madison County Metro	$608	$738	$902	$1,232	$1,313	15,720
Mahaska County	$558	$561	$717	$894	$1,002	22,300
Marion County	$531	$627	$805	$1,001	$1,117	33,125
Marshall County	$535	$610	$776	$993	$1,052	40,475
Mills County Metro	$695	$798	$987	$1,325	$1,478	14,935
Mitchell County	$519	$543	$715	$889	$970	10,665
Monona County	$539	$543	$715	$921	$1,077	8,865
Monroe County	$545	$570	$751	$934	$1,029	7,910
Montgomery County	$519	$543	$715	$897	$970	10,240
Muscatine County	$602	$692	$912	$1,146	$1,388	42,925
O'Brien County	$519	$543	$715	$966	$970	13,945
Osceola County	$519	$543	$715	$889	$970	6,150
Page County	$519	$543	$715	$938	$1,197	15,395
Palo Alto County	$519	$543	$715	$889	$1,078	9,110
Plymouth County Metro	$472	$592	$715	$1,023	$1,053	25,025
Pocahontas County	$519	$543	$715	$889	$970	6,970
Polk County Metro	$608	$738	$902	$1,232	$1,313	467,235
Pottawattamie County Metro	$695	$798	$987	$1,325	$1,478	93,285
Poweshiek County	$555	$589	$765	$1,024	$1,078	18,430
Ringgold County	$519	$543	$715	$1,018	$1,021	4,985
Sac County	$519	$551	$715	$1,012	$1,067	9,935
Scott County Metro	$517	$626	$784	$1,047	$1,183	171,495
Shelby County	$519	$543	$715	$1,001	$1,100	11,770
Sioux County	$519	$550	$715	$966	$970	34,690
Story County Metro	$749	$752	$903	$1,282	$1,481	95,890
Tama County	$483	$550	$725	$902	$1,106	17,235
Taylor County	$472	$543	$715	$889	$1,021	6,215
Union County	$606	$610	$715	$1,017	$1,021	12,495
Van Buren County	$519	$627	$715	$976	$980	7,310
Wapello County	$563	$576	$759	$967	$1,134	35,320
Warren County Metro	$608	$738	$902	$1,232	$1,313	48,630
Washington County Metro	$584	$621	$819	$1,019	$1,171	22,095
Wayne County	$519	$543	$715	$889	$970	6,405
Webster County	$539	$543	$715	$983	$986	36,945
Winnebago County	$519	$543	$715	$944	$975	10,545
Winneshiek County	$519	$543	$715	$966	$970	20,575
Woodbury County Metro	$549	$631	$832	$1,035	$1,128	102,395
Worth County	$519	$604	$715	$1,019	$1,221	7,500
Wright County	$519	$543	$715	$889	$970	12,865

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