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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:
$534 $582 $748 $987 $1,096
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Iowa (IA) has the 46th 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 $748 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Iowa is around 2,455,260 people. So, there are around 368,289 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 $519 $543 $715 $1,023 $1,035 7,190
Adams County, IA $531 $555 $731 $909 $1,035 3,785
Allamakee County, IA $519 $543 $715 $938 $1,034 13,940
Appanoose County, IA $519 $543 $715 $924 $980 12,545
Audubon County, IA $519 $543 $715 $889 $970 5,710
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $472 $545 $715 $935 $1,072 25,645
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $592 $670 $839 $1,111 $1,413 132,960
Boone County, IA $572 $626 $788 $1,037 $1,226 26,380
Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $540 $578 $762 $948 $1,033 24,740
Buchanan County, IA $510 $585 $741 $968 $1,005 21,100
Buena Vista County, IA $472 $561 $715 $965 $1,020 20,370
Butler County, IA $519 $548 $715 $967 $970 14,820
Calhoun County, IA $519 $627 $715 $889 $1,046 9,815
Carroll County, IA $519 $543 $715 $966 $970 20,430
Cass County, IA $519 $625 $715 $922 $973 13,325
Cedar County, IA $575 $601 $792 $996 $1,074 18,370
Cerro Gordo County, IA $511 $588 $775 $1,004 $1,210 43,135
Cherokee County, IA $519 $574 $715 $1,023 $1,147 11,575
Chickasaw County, IA $519 $596 $715 $1,023 $1,167 12,140
Clarke County, IA $569 $595 $784 $997 $1,075 9,265
Clay County, IA $524 $548 $722 $1,016 $1,209 16,385
Clayton County, IA $473 $544 $717 $892 $972 17,710
Clinton County, IA $528 $590 $768 $958 $1,041 47,585
Crawford County, IA $519 $562 $715 $889 $970 17,130
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA Metro $608 $738 $902 $1,232 $1,313 80,865
Davis County, IA $519 $606 $715 $934 $972 8,835
Decatur County, IA $530 $543 $715 $910 $1,218 8,105
Delaware County, IA $519 $543 $715 $1,023 $1,156 17,325
Des Moines County, IA $567 $653 $860 $1,085 $1,361 39,875
Dickinson County, IA $576 $602 $794 $1,034 $1,077 17,000
Dubuque, IA MSA Metro $532 $612 $806 $1,065 $1,376 96,570
Emmet County, IA $519 $543 $715 $976 $980 9,660
Fayette County, IA $472 $543 $715 $889 $970 20,140
Floyd County, IA $519 $564 $715 $1,008 $1,068 15,905
Franklin County, IA $519 $543 $715 $966 $970 10,325
Fremont County, IA $519 $543 $715 $925 $1,014 6,985
Greene County, IA $519 $543 $715 $969 $1,028 9,045
Hamilton County, IA $547 $578 $754 $938 $1,121 15,200
Hancock County, IA $519 $571 $715 $948 $1,231 10,970
Hardin County, IA $519 $543 $715 $984 $1,003 17,240
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $695 $798 $987 $1,325 $1,478 14,195
Henry County, IA $550 $630 $758 $1,024 $1,028 19,865
Howard County, IA $519 $627 $715 $970 $1,011 9,320
Humboldt County, IA $519 $543 $715 $1,023 $1,043 9,585
Ida County, IA $519 $543 $715 $929 $1,047 6,965
Iowa County, IA $519 $566 $715 $1,023 $1,238 16,230
Jackson County, IA $519 $564 $715 $1,023 $1,123 19,410
Jasper County, IA $558 $583 $768 $1,048 $1,206 36,790
Jefferson County, IA $546 $571 $752 $1,025 $1,302 17,945
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $735 $803 $1,036 $1,483 $1,794 144,425
Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $472 $543 $715 $966 $970 20,470
Keokuk County, IA $519 $562 $715 $914 $1,053 10,225
Kossuth County, IA $539 $543 $715 $914 $970 15,165
Lee County, IA $474 $564 $718 $957 $1,149 34,785
Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $524 $602 $794 $1,134 $1,272 220,010
Louisa County, IA $475 $554 $720 $920 $976 11,240
Lucas County, IA $608 $635 $837 $1,041 $1,135 8,600
Lyon County, IA $519 $543 $715 $891 $1,106 11,745
Mahaska County, IA $558 $561 $717 $894 $1,002 22,300
Marion County, IA $531 $627 $805 $1,001 $1,117 33,125
Marshall County, IA $535 $610 $776 $993 $1,052 40,475
Mitchell County, IA $519 $543 $715 $889 $970 10,665
Monona County, IA $539 $543 $715 $921 $1,077 8,865
Monroe County, IA $545 $570 $751 $934 $1,029 7,910
Montgomery County, IA $519 $543 $715 $897 $970 10,240
Muscatine County, IA $602 $692 $912 $1,146 $1,388 42,925
O'Brien County, IA $519 $543 $715 $966 $970 13,945
Osceola County, IA $519 $543 $715 $889 $970 6,150
Page County, IA $519 $543 $715 $938 $1,197 15,395
Palo Alto County, IA $519 $543 $715 $889 $1,078 9,110
Plymouth County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $472 $592 $715 $1,023 $1,053 25,025
Pocahontas County, IA $519 $543 $715 $889 $970 6,970
Poweshiek County, IA $555 $589 $765 $1,024 $1,078 18,430
Ringgold County, IA $519 $543 $715 $1,018 $1,021 4,985
Sac County, IA $519 $551 $715 $1,012 $1,067 9,935
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro $517 $626 $784 $1,047 $1,183 171,495
Shelby County, IA $519 $543 $715 $1,001 $1,100 11,770
Sioux County, IA $519 $550 $715 $966 $970 34,690
Ames, IA MSA Metro $749 $752 $903 $1,282 $1,481 95,890
Tama County, IA $483 $550 $725 $902 $1,106 17,235
Taylor County, IA $472 $543 $715 $889 $1,021 6,215
Union County, IA $606 $610 $715 $1,017 $1,021 12,495
Van Buren County, IA $519 $627 $715 $976 $980 7,310
Wapello County, IA $563 $576 $759 $967 $1,134 35,320
Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $584 $621 $819 $1,019 $1,171 22,095
Wayne County, IA $519 $543 $715 $889 $970 6,405
Webster County, IA $539 $543 $715 $983 $986 36,945
Winnebago County, IA $519 $543 $715 $944 $975 10,545
Winneshiek County, IA $519 $543 $715 $966 $970 20,575
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $549 $631 $832 $1,035 $1,128 102,395
Worth County, IA $519 $604 $715 $1,019 $1,221 7,500
Wright County, IA $519 $543 $715 $889 $970 12,865

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