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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:
$399 $441 $563 $717 $788
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 $534 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Allamakee County, IA to $751 for a 2-bedroom unit in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2012, the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area (Harrison County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $529 per month and $1,031 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 $563 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 $382 $426 $560 $683 $764 8,243
Adams County, IA $366 $408 $536 $654 $731 4,482
Allamakee County, IA $379 $417 $534 $692 $736 14,675
Appanoose County, IA $347 $405 $534 $674 $739 13,721
Audubon County, IA $399 $410 $534 $702 $735 6,830
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $350 $413 $539 $671 $899 25,308
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $424 $522 $624 $766 $938 128,012
Boone County, IA $399 $481 $613 $798 $859 26,224
Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $392 $483 $601 $719 $972 23,325
Buchanan County, IA $443 $444 $534 $689 $708 21,093
Buena Vista County, IA $427 $432 $565 $678 $778 20,411
Butler County, IA $379 $417 $534 $692 $736 15,305
Calhoun County, IA $423 $424 $534 $686 $718 11,115
Carroll County, IA $347 $405 $534 $637 $657 21,421
Cass County, IA $348 $425 $534 $655 $705 14,684
Cedar County, IA $406 $448 $591 $764 $827 18,187
Cerro Gordo County, IA $421 $468 $616 $765 $787 46,447
Cherokee County, IA $399 $410 $534 $702 $735 13,035
Chickasaw County, IA $379 $417 $534 $692 $736 13,095
Clarke County, IA $356 $406 $534 $639 $712 9,133
Clay County, IA $347 $405 $534 $648 $812 17,372
Clayton County, IA $379 $417 $534 $692 $736 18,678
Clinton County, IA $361 $423 $556 $709 $810 50,149
Crawford County, IA $399 $422 $534 $702 $735 16,942
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA Metro $502 $599 $731 $936 $1,043 40,750
Davis County, IA $365 $406 $534 $651 $728 8,541
Decatur County, IA $365 $406 $534 $651 $728 8,689
Delaware County, IA $367 $405 $534 $690 $747 18,404
Des Moines County, IA $442 $483 $612 $769 $867 42,351
Dickinson County, IA $346 $427 $534 $676 $937 16,424
Dubuque, IA MSA Metro $417 $449 $590 $793 $864 89,143
Emmet County, IA $382 $412 $543 $665 $780 11,027
Fayette County, IA $379 $417 $534 $692 $736 22,008
Floyd County, IA $375 $405 $534 $668 $688 16,900
Franklin County, IA $386 $425 $534 $682 $716 10,704
Fremont County, IA $348 $425 $534 $655 $705 8,010
Greene County, IA $399 $410 $534 $702 $735 10,366
Hamilton County, IA $475 $476 $611 $770 $805 16,438
Hancock County, IA $392 $432 $543 $694 $728 12,100
Hardin County, IA $451 $453 $542 $648 $689 18,812
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $529 $602 $751 $1,003 $1,031 15,666
Henry County, IA $452 $454 $543 $776 $800 20,336
Howard County, IA $379 $417 $534 $692 $736 9,932
Humboldt County, IA $423 $424 $534 $686 $718 10,381
Ida County, IA $399 $410 $534 $702 $735 7,837
Iowa County, IA $407 $430 $534 $698 $721 15,671
Jackson County, IA $367 $405 $534 $690 $747 20,296
Jasper County, IA $421 $460 $604 $768 $802 37,213
Jefferson County, IA $497 $505 $598 $753 $916 16,181
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $491 $585 $738 $1,075 $1,258 111,006
Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $452 $453 $543 $761 $785 20,221
Keokuk County, IA $365 $406 $534 $651 $728 11,400
Kossuth County, IA $386 $425 $534 $682 $716 17,163
Lee County, IA $403 $469 $553 $701 $721 38,052
Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $418 $487 $641 $908 $1,032 191,701
Louisa County, IA $431 $482 $596 $771 $816 12,183
Lucas County, IA $365 $406 $534 $651 $728 9,422
Lyon County, IA $375 $405 $534 $654 $767 11,763
Mahaska County, IA $374 $424 $540 $647 $854 22,335
Marion County, IA $419 $514 $642 $793 $816 32,052
Marshall County, IA $414 $480 $599 $770 $884 39,311
Mitchell County, IA $386 $425 $534 $682 $716 10,874
Monona County, IA $399 $410 $534 $702 $735 10,020
Monroe County, IA $381 $425 $558 $681 $761 8,016
Montgomery County, IA $386 $471 $592 $726 $781 11,771
Muscatine County, IA $406 $502 $624 $768 $828 41,722
O'Brien County, IA $375 $405 $534 $654 $767 15,102
Osceola County, IA $375 $405 $534 $654 $767 7,003
Page County, IA $345 $406 $534 $637 $656 16,976
Palo Alto County, IA $375 $405 $534 $654 $767 10,147
Plymouth County, IA $484 $485 $584 $787 $810 24,849
Pocahontas County, IA $423 $424 $534 $686 $718 8,662
Poweshiek County, IA $370 $432 $568 $726 $748 18,815
Ringgold County, IA $370 $412 $542 $661 $739 5,469
Sac County, IA $399 $410 $534 $702 $735 11,529
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro $467 $521 $656 $836 $872 158,668
Shelby County, IA $348 $425 $534 $655 $705 13,173
Sioux County, IA $434 $440 $534 $722 $743 31,589
Ames, IA MSA Metro $557 $587 $726 $1,039 $1,229 79,981
Tama County, IA $425 $449 $557 $729 $752 18,103
Taylor County, IA $365 $406 $534 $651 $728 6,958
Union County, IA $400 $445 $585 $714 $798 12,309
Van Buren County, IA $365 $406 $534 $651 $728 7,809
Wapello County, IA $407 $473 $624 $744 $776 36,051
Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $370 $446 $567 $723 $869 20,670
Wayne County, IA $365 $406 $534 $651 $728 6,730
Webster County, IA $404 $411 $534 $739 $763 40,235
Winnebago County, IA $386 $425 $534 $682 $716 11,723
Winneshiek County, IA $347 $406 $534 $694 $940 21,310
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA Metro $407 $478 $627 $789 $813 103,877
Worth County, IA $386 $425 $534 $682 $716 7,909
Wright County, IA $423 $424 $534 $686 $718 14,334

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