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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:
$556 $607 $776 $1,019 $1,136
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Iowa (IA) has the 45th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Iowa ranges from $739 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $1,063 for a 2-bedroom unit in Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2022, the Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area (Johnson County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $757 per month and $1,819 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 $776 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 $534 $562 $739 $1,020 $1,024 7,190
Adams County, IA $604 $635 $835 $1,032 $1,132 3,785
Allamakee County, IA $534 $562 $739 $944 $1,005 13,940
Appanoose County, IA $534 $562 $739 $941 $1,100 12,545
Audubon County, IA $534 $562 $739 $914 $1,002 5,710
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $558 $562 $739 $1,001 $1,099 25,645
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $611 $707 $889 $1,178 $1,499 132,960
Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $616 $620 $810 $1,069 $1,344 26,380
Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $585 $609 $801 $994 $1,086 24,740
Buchanan County, IA $564 $606 $798 $987 $1,082 21,100
Buena Vista County, IA $546 $592 $755 $1,010 $1,053 20,370
Butler County, IA $534 $565 $739 $1,004 $1,031 14,820
Calhoun County, IA $534 $643 $739 $914 $1,002 9,815
Carroll County, IA $534 $562 $739 $998 $1,002 20,430
Cass County, IA $534 $647 $739 $944 $1,059 13,325
Cedar County, IA $592 $622 $819 $1,037 $1,111 18,370
Cerro Gordo County, IA $545 $624 $821 $1,065 $1,246 43,135
Cherokee County, IA $534 $643 $739 $1,050 $1,228 11,575
Chickasaw County, IA $603 $607 $739 $1,050 $1,171 12,140
Clarke County, IA $614 $645 $849 $1,049 $1,157 9,265
Clay County, IA $510 $591 $768 $1,050 $1,261 16,385
Clayton County, IA $496 $568 $747 $923 $1,013 17,710
Clinton County, IA $544 $611 $797 $994 $1,081 47,585
Crawford County, IA $534 $606 $739 $914 $1,056 17,130
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $658 $770 $935 $1,284 $1,357 80,865
Davis County, IA $534 $649 $739 $964 $1,007 8,835
Decatur County, IA $491 $562 $739 $990 $1,265 8,105
Delaware County, IA $534 $569 $739 $1,011 $1,051 17,325
Des Moines County, IA $581 $664 $874 $1,089 $1,304 39,875
Dickinson County, IA $631 $663 $873 $1,108 $1,184 17,000
Dubuque, IA MSA Metro $554 $634 $834 $1,112 $1,427 96,570
Emmet County, IA $534 $562 $739 $991 $1,007 9,660
Fayette County, IA $491 $562 $739 $914 $1,002 20,140
Floyd County, IA $586 $590 $739 $1,033 $1,037 15,905
Franklin County, IA $534 $562 $739 $998 $1,002 10,325
Fremont County, IA $534 $562 $739 $964 $1,082 6,985
Greene County, IA $534 $562 $739 $1,042 $1,085 9,045
Hamilton County, IA $584 $614 $808 $999 $1,286 15,200
Hancock County, IA $534 $593 $739 $998 $1,265 10,970
Hardin County, IA $534 $562 $739 $991 $1,017 17,240
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $698 $794 $974 $1,305 $1,457 14,195
Henry County, IA $563 $641 $778 $1,051 $1,055 19,865
Howard County, IA $534 $649 $739 $930 $1,026 9,320
Humboldt County, IA $534 $578 $739 $1,050 $1,078 9,585
Ida County, IA $534 $562 $739 $914 $1,035 6,965
Iowa County, IA $534 $625 $739 $1,050 $1,265 16,230
Jackson County, IA $534 $571 $739 $1,050 $1,156 19,410
Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $533 $575 $757 $1,039 $1,171 36,790
Jefferson County, IA $563 $592 $779 $1,107 $1,325 17,945
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $757 $848 $1,063 $1,510 $1,819 144,425
Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $491 $562 $739 $998 $1,002 20,470
Keokuk County, IA $534 $583 $739 $942 $1,002 10,225
Kossuth County, IA $558 $562 $739 $918 $1,002 15,165
Lee County, IA $499 $599 $751 $1,020 $1,181 34,785
Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $541 $619 $814 $1,156 $1,358 220,010
Louisa County, IA $491 $596 $739 $958 $1,002 11,240
Lucas County, IA $635 $667 $878 $1,085 $1,191 8,600
Lyon County, IA $534 $589 $739 $915 $1,225 11,745
Mahaska County, IA $577 $581 $747 $923 $1,021 22,300
Marion County, IA $555 $647 $835 $1,032 $1,161 33,125
Marshall County, IA $581 $624 $810 $1,023 $1,098 40,475
Mitchell County, IA $534 $562 $739 $914 $1,002 10,665
Monona County, IA $558 $562 $739 $914 $1,157 8,865
Monroe County, IA $559 $587 $773 $956 $1,053 7,910
Montgomery County, IA $534 $562 $739 $914 $1,002 10,240
Muscatine County, IA $628 $718 $945 $1,197 $1,412 42,925
O'Brien County, IA $534 $562 $739 $1,016 $1,019 13,945
Osceola County, IA $534 $567 $739 $914 $1,002 6,150
Page County, IA $534 $562 $739 $944 $1,180 15,395
Palo Alto County, IA $534 $562 $739 $914 $1,037 9,110
Plymouth County, IA $534 $610 $739 $1,050 $1,088 25,025
Pocahontas County, IA $534 $562 $739 $914 $1,002 6,970
Poweshiek County, IA $577 $637 $798 $1,078 $1,082 18,430
Ringgold County, IA $534 $562 $739 $998 $1,002 4,985
Sac County, IA $534 $570 $739 $1,050 $1,118 9,935
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro $535 $650 $805 $1,070 $1,209 171,495
Shelby County, IA $534 $574 $739 $1,050 $1,193 11,770
Sioux County, IA $539 $584 $745 $1,007 $1,010 34,690
Ames, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $787 $798 $943 $1,340 $1,581 95,890
Tama County, IA $510 $584 $768 $949 $1,231 17,235
Taylor County, IA $534 $562 $739 $914 $1,059 6,215
Union County, IA $546 $634 $739 $1,012 $1,016 12,495
Van Buren County, IA $534 $649 $739 $1,040 $1,132 7,310
Wapello County, IA $595 $625 $823 $1,043 $1,270 35,320
Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $604 $644 $847 $1,047 $1,226 22,095
Wayne County, IA $534 $562 $739 $914 $1,007 6,405
Webster County, IA $558 $562 $739 $1,024 $1,028 36,945
Winnebago County, IA $534 $562 $739 $947 $1,052 10,545
Winneshiek County, IA $534 $562 $739 $998 $1,002 20,575
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA Metro $578 $661 $870 $1,075 $1,180 102,395
Worth County, IA $534 $630 $739 $1,050 $1,265 7,500
Wright County, IA $534 $562 $739 $914 $1,002 12,865

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