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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:
$400 $442 $565 $719 $789
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Iowa (15) has the 136th highest rent in the country out of 162 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Iowa ranges from $540 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $757 for a 2-bedroom unit in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2009, the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area (Harrison County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $534 per month and $1,039 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 $565 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Iowa is around 2,371,060 people. So, there are around 355,659 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 $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 8,243
Adams County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 4,482
Allamakee County, IA $383 $421 $540 $700 $745 14,675
Appanoose County, IA $350 $410 $540 $682 $747 13,721
Audubon County, IA $403 $414 $540 $710 $743 6,830
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $350 $414 $540 $672 $900 25,308
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $407 $501 $599 $735 $900 128,012
Boone County, IA $403 $486 $619 $805 $867 26,224
Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $355 $437 $544 $651 $880 23,325
Buchanan County, IA $448 $449 $540 $697 $716 21,093
Buena Vista County, IA $420 $425 $556 $667 $766 20,411
Butler County, IA $383 $421 $540 $700 $745 15,305
Calhoun County, IA $428 $429 $540 $694 $726 11,115
Carroll County, IA $366 $427 $563 $672 $692 21,421
Cass County, IA $403 $491 $618 $758 $816 14,684
Cedar County, IA $382 $421 $556 $719 $778 18,187
Cerro Gordo County, IA $408 $453 $596 $740 $761 46,447
Cherokee County, IA $403 $414 $540 $710 $743 13,035
Chickasaw County, IA $383 $421 $540 $700 $745 13,095
Clarke County, IA $368 $421 $553 $662 $738 9,133
Clay County, IA $350 $409 $540 $656 $821 17,372
Clayton County, IA $383 $421 $540 $700 $745 18,678
Clinton County, IA $350 $410 $540 $689 $786 50,149
Crawford County, IA $403 $427 $540 $710 $743 16,942
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA Metro $499 $596 $727 $931 $1,037 40,750
Davis County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 8,541
Decatur County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 8,689
Delaware County, IA $382 $421 $556 $719 $778 18,404
Des Moines County, IA $418 $457 $579 $728 $820 42,351
Dickinson County, IA $350 $432 $540 $683 $947 16,424
Dubuque, IA MSA Metro $406 $437 $574 $771 $840 89,143
Emmet County, IA $380 $409 $540 $661 $776 11,027
Fayette County, IA $383 $421 $540 $700 $745 22,008
Floyd County, IA $379 $409 $540 $676 $696 16,900
Franklin County, IA $390 $429 $540 $690 $724 10,704
Fremont County, IA $403 $491 $618 $758 $816 8,010
Greene County, IA $403 $414 $540 $710 $743 10,366
Hamilton County, IA $420 $421 $540 $680 $711 16,438
Hancock County, IA $390 $429 $540 $690 $724 12,100
Hardin County, IA $462 $464 $555 $664 $706 18,812
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $534 $607 $757 $1,011 $1,039 15,666
Henry County, IA $454 $456 $546 $781 $804 20,336
Howard County, IA $383 $421 $540 $700 $745 9,932
Humboldt County, IA $428 $429 $540 $694 $726 10,381
Ida County, IA $403 $414 $540 $710 $743 7,837
Iowa County, IA $418 $442 $548 $717 $740 15,671
Jackson County, IA $382 $421 $556 $719 $778 20,296
Jasper County, IA $420 $459 $603 $767 $800 37,213
Jefferson County, IA $451 $459 $543 $684 $831 16,181
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $482 $575 $725 $1,056 $1,236 111,006
Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $449 $450 $540 $757 $780 20,221
Keokuk County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 11,400
Kossuth County, IA $390 $429 $540 $690 $724 17,163
Lee County, IA $394 $458 $540 $685 $704 38,052
Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $423 $493 $649 $920 $1,045 191,701
Louisa County, IA $414 $464 $573 $741 $784 12,183
Lucas County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 9,422
Lyon County, IA $380 $409 $540 $661 $776 11,763
Mahaska County, IA $399 $452 $576 $690 $911 22,335
Marion County, IA $403 $495 $618 $763 $785 32,052
Marshall County, IA $412 $477 $596 $766 $880 39,311
Mitchell County, IA $390 $429 $540 $690 $724 10,874
Monona County, IA $403 $414 $540 $710 $743 10,020
Monroe County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 8,016
Montgomery County, IA $403 $491 $618 $758 $816 11,771
Muscatine County, IA $411 $508 $632 $778 $839 41,722
O'Brien County, IA $380 $409 $540 $661 $776 15,102
Osceola County, IA $380 $409 $540 $661 $776 7,003
Page County, IA $349 $411 $540 $644 $663 16,976
Palo Alto County, IA $380 $409 $540 $661 $776 10,147
Plymouth County, IA $448 $449 $540 $727 $749 24,849
Pocahontas County, IA $428 $429 $540 $694 $726 8,662
Poweshiek County, IA $376 $439 $577 $737 $760 18,815
Ringgold County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 5,469
Sac County, IA $403 $414 $540 $710 $743 11,529
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro $457 $510 $642 $819 $853 158,668
Shelby County, IA $403 $491 $618 $758 $816 13,173
Sioux County, IA $438 $445 $540 $730 $751 31,589
Ames, IA MSA Metro $551 $582 $719 $1,029 $1,217 79,981
Tama County, IA $418 $442 $548 $717 $740 18,103
Taylor County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 6,958
Union County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 12,309
Van Buren County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 7,809
Wapello County, IA $385 $447 $590 $704 $733 36,051
Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $357 $430 $546 $697 $837 20,670
Wayne County, IA $369 $411 $540 $659 $737 6,730
Webster County, IA $411 $418 $543 $751 $775 40,235
Winnebago County, IA $390 $429 $540 $690 $724 11,723
Winneshiek County, IA $351 $411 $540 $701 $951 21,310
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA Metro $423 $497 $652 $821 $845 103,877
Worth County, IA $390 $429 $540 $690 $724 7,909
Wright County, IA $428 $429 $540 $694 $726 14,334

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