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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:
$604 $655 $833 $1,088 $1,206
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
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 $795 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $1,127 for a 2-bedroom unit in Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2023, the Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area (Johnson County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $810 per month and $1,920 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 $833 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Iowa is around 2,466,113 people. So, there are around 369,917 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 $581 $604 $795 $1,071 $1,075 7,048
Adams County, IA $639 $665 $875 $1,065 $1,175 3,633
Allamakee County, IA $581 $604 $795 $1,024 $1,109 13,761
Appanoose County, IA $581 $604 $795 $969 $1,186 12,462
Audubon County, IA $581 $604 $795 $968 $1,068 5,528
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $600 $604 $795 $1,073 $1,128 25,558
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $629 $740 $934 $1,241 $1,591 131,813
Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $602 $671 $883 $1,246 $1,379 26,381
Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $627 $652 $858 $1,076 $1,153 25,032
Buchanan County, IA $643 $647 $852 $1,058 $1,145 21,141
Buena Vista County, IA $595 $628 $814 $1,083 $1,107 19,950
Butler County, IA $581 $604 $795 $1,058 $1,227 14,508
Calhoun County, IA $581 $647 $795 $984 $1,068 9,656
Carroll County, IA $551 $604 $795 $1,064 $1,068 20,150
Cass County, IA $581 $674 $795 $1,033 $1,189 12,990
Cedar County, IA $630 $655 $862 $1,079 $1,158 18,475
Cerro Gordo County, IA $610 $634 $835 $1,080 $1,262 42,672
Cherokee County, IA $581 $704 $795 $1,130 $1,354 11,281
Chickasaw County, IA $624 $627 $795 $1,130 $1,240 11,970
Clarke County, IA $636 $661 $870 $1,113 $1,169 9,383
Clay County, IA $542 $657 $811 $1,100 $1,154 16,138
Clayton County, IA $532 $604 $795 $992 $1,068 17,527
Clinton County, IA $603 $634 $835 $1,031 $1,122 46,734
Crawford County, IA $581 $675 $795 $1,025 $1,205 16,998
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $791 $889 $1,074 $1,473 $1,499 90,418
Davis County, IA $581 $691 $795 $994 $1,069 8,977
Decatur County, IA $532 $604 $795 $968 $1,354 7,908
Delaware County, IA $581 $644 $795 $1,020 $1,096 17,107
Des Moines County, IA $642 $729 $960 $1,176 $1,290 39,227
Dickinson County, IA $693 $721 $949 $1,160 $1,275 17,260
Dubuque, IA MSA Metro $621 $706 $929 $1,238 $1,582 97,193
Emmet County, IA $581 $612 $795 $1,064 $1,068 9,322
Fayette County, IA $532 $604 $795 $973 $1,278 19,604
Floyd County, IA $625 $629 $795 $1,064 $1,068 15,713
Franklin County, IA $581 $604 $795 $1,092 $1,109 10,091
Fremont County, IA $581 $604 $795 $1,056 $1,201 6,895
Greene County, IA $581 $604 $795 $1,130 $1,221 8,923
Hamilton County, IA $642 $668 $879 $1,070 $1,181 14,905
Hancock County, IA $581 $645 $795 $1,096 $1,354 10,709
Hardin County, IA $581 $604 $795 $1,057 $1,130 16,924
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $801 $888 $1,083 $1,449 $1,611 14,043
Henry County, IA $601 $654 $822 $1,103 $1,107 19,889
Howard County, IA $581 $704 $795 $1,045 $1,117 9,201
Humboldt County, IA $581 $651 $795 $1,130 $1,138 9,518
Ida County, IA $581 $604 $795 $968 $1,068 6,862
Iowa County, IA $581 $678 $795 $1,130 $1,354 16,155
Jackson County, IA $581 $604 $795 $1,092 $1,173 19,348
Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $616 $634 $835 $1,158 $1,238 37,032
Jefferson County, IA $646 $650 $856 $1,170 $1,299 18,153
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $810 $922 $1,127 $1,602 $1,920 150,819
Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $532 $604 $795 $1,064 $1,068 20,575
Keokuk County, IA $582 $631 $796 $992 $1,069 10,163
Kossuth County, IA $641 $641 $795 $976 $1,068 14,864
Lee County, IA $554 $641 $828 $1,119 $1,188 33,946
Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $615 $699 $920 $1,307 $1,567 225,601
Louisa County, IA $532 $645 $795 $1,028 $1,068 11,125
Lucas County, IA $690 $717 $944 $1,149 $1,268 8,556
Lyon County, IA $581 $702 $795 $968 $1,312 11,800
Mahaska County, IA $629 $642 $798 $971 $1,072 22,351
Marion County, IA $571 $665 $854 $1,039 $1,147 33,193
Marshall County, IA $639 $652 $844 $1,114 $1,134 39,804
Mitchell County, IA $581 $604 $795 $968 $1,068 10,588
Monona County, IA $600 $604 $795 $968 $1,280 8,675
Monroe County, IA $604 $628 $827 $1,007 $1,112 7,761
Montgomery County, IA $581 $604 $795 $968 $1,094 10,016
Muscatine County, IA $680 $707 $931 $1,175 $1,382 42,703
O'Brien County, IA $581 $616 $795 $1,110 $1,114 13,796
Osceola County, IA $581 $625 $795 $998 $1,068 6,016
Page County, IA $581 $610 $795 $1,007 $1,255 15,205
Palo Alto County, IA $581 $604 $795 $973 $1,072 8,941
Plymouth County, IA $597 $652 $795 $1,116 $1,120 25,141
Pocahontas County, IA $581 $604 $795 $968 $1,068 6,725
Poweshiek County, IA $616 $729 $843 $1,128 $1,132 18,391
Ringgold County, IA $581 $633 $795 $1,064 $1,068 4,922
Sac County, IA $581 $626 $795 $1,130 $1,139 9,711
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro $606 $733 $906 $1,193 $1,353 172,938
Shelby County, IA $581 $676 $795 $1,130 $1,304 11,544
Sioux County, IA $591 $642 $809 $1,083 $1,087 34,900
Ames, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $800 $862 $981 $1,394 $1,671 97,355
Tama County, IA $552 $628 $826 $1,005 $1,295 16,962
Taylor County, IA $581 $604 $795 $968 $1,100 6,160
Union County, IA $581 $644 $795 $1,082 $1,086 12,303
Van Buren County, IA $581 $704 $795 $1,074 $1,211 7,104
Wapello County, IA $647 $672 $885 $1,102 $1,368 35,102
Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $591 $672 $884 $1,111 $1,277 22,100
Wayne County, IA $581 $604 $795 $968 $1,068 6,426
Webster County, IA $600 $604 $795 $1,116 $1,131 36,348
Winnebago County, IA $581 $608 $795 $1,059 $1,150 10,474
Winneshiek County, IA $581 $604 $795 $1,064 $1,068 20,090
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA Metro $620 $705 $928 $1,139 $1,247 102,687
Worth County, IA $581 $640 $795 $1,130 $1,354 7,422
Wright County, IA $581 $604 $795 $968 $1,068 12,644

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