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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:
$449 $500 $647 $858 $946
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Iowa (15) has the 97th highest rent in the country out of 112 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Iowa ranges from $619 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $863 for a 2-bedroom unit in Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2016, the Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area (Johnson County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $552 per month and $1,507 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 $647 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Iowa is around 2,422,187 people. So, there are around 363,328 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 $438 $462 $619 $768 $848 7,682
Adams County, IA $438 $462 $619 $902 $1,016 4,029
Allamakee County, IA $438 $462 $619 $801 $856 14,330
Appanoose County, IA $438 $462 $619 $768 $848 12,887
Audubon County, IA $438 $471 $619 $878 $1,038 6,119
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $478 $481 $619 $847 $993 26,076
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $478 $569 $729 $972 $1,199 131,090
Boone County, IA $423 $524 $633 $864 $868 26,306
Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $450 $493 $649 $886 $890 24,276
Buchanan County, IA $479 $483 $646 $882 $885 20,958
Buena Vista County, IA $471 $483 $624 $869 $955 20,260
Butler County, IA $491 $495 $619 $874 $877 14,867
Calhoun County, IA $438 $535 $619 $831 $848 9,670
Carroll County, IA $485 $488 $619 $794 $854 20,816
Cass County, IA $438 $518 $619 $799 $892 13,956
Cedar County, IA $455 $481 $644 $853 $892 18,499
Cerro Gordo County, IA $423 $514 $686 $903 $1,029 44,151
Cherokee County, IA $438 $462 $619 $782 $852 12,072
Chickasaw County, IA $438 $511 $619 $845 $848 12,439
Clarke County, IA $426 $516 $690 $861 $1,205 9,286
Clay County, IA $438 $462 $619 $890 $1,081 16,667
Clayton County, IA $397 $519 $619 $834 $948 18,129
Clinton County, IA $427 $504 $674 $880 $1,029 49,116
Crawford County, IA $438 $535 $619 $768 $848 17,096
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA Metro $577 $682 $844 $1,149 $1,249 66,135
Davis County, IA $446 $471 $631 $783 $865 8,753
Decatur County, IA $438 $462 $619 $845 $848 8,457
Delaware County, IA $476 $479 $619 $856 $1,005 17,764
Des Moines County, IA $485 $520 $696 $883 $1,018 40,325
Dickinson County, IA $442 $478 $625 $799 $957 16,667
Dubuque, IA MSA Metro $440 $528 $707 $911 $1,043 93,653
Emmet County, IA $438 $490 $619 $845 $848 10,302
Fayette County, IA $438 $462 $619 $786 $848 20,880
Floyd County, IA $438 $498 $619 $845 $848 16,303
Franklin County, IA $464 $467 $619 $845 $848 10,680
Fremont County, IA $438 $463 $619 $797 $918 7,441
Greene County, IA $438 $462 $619 $768 $981 9,336
Hamilton County, IA $406 $492 $658 $838 $995 15,673
Hancock County, IA $438 $531 $619 $813 $962 11,341
Hardin County, IA $438 $462 $619 $845 $1,022 17,534
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $516 $666 $836 $1,127 $1,233 14,928
Henry County, IA $502 $505 $619 $845 $848 20,145
Howard County, IA $438 $494 $619 $768 $848 9,566
Humboldt County, IA $438 $462 $619 $818 $901 9,815
Ida County, IA $438 $477 $619 $841 $903 7,089
Iowa County, IA $438 $520 $619 $902 $1,080 16,355
Jackson County, IA $438 $521 $619 $845 $848 19,848
Jasper County, IA $405 $499 $656 $830 $970 36,842
Jefferson County, IA $441 $534 $715 $887 $980 16,843
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $552 $665 $863 $1,258 $1,507 130,882
Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $409 $495 $663 $894 $990 20,638
Keokuk County, IA $438 $462 $619 $845 $848 10,511
Kossuth County, IA $438 $462 $619 $902 $986 15,543
Lee County, IA $393 $491 $637 $822 $896 35,862
Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $451 $546 $731 $1,046 $1,122 211,226
Louisa County, IA $494 $497 $665 $825 $912 11,387
Lucas County, IA $438 $462 $619 $839 $848 8,898
Lyon County, IA $438 $484 $619 $768 $877 11,581
Mahaska County, IA $474 $518 $670 $868 $918 22,381
Marion County, IA $528 $532 $712 $884 $1,204 33,309
Marshall County, IA $465 $520 $663 $878 $961 40,648
Mitchell County, IA $459 $462 $619 $780 $848 10,776
Monona County, IA $459 $462 $619 $810 $848 9,243
Monroe County, IA $445 $476 $630 $782 $864 7,970
Montgomery County, IA $438 $492 $619 $845 $848 10,740
Muscatine County, IA $531 $561 $751 $975 $1,053 42,745
O'Brien County, IA $459 $462 $619 $845 $848 14,398
Osceola County, IA $438 $462 $619 $805 $848 6,462
Page County, IA $382 $462 $619 $854 $947 15,932
Palo Alto County, IA $438 $474 $619 $845 $848 9,421
Plymouth County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $387 $474 $628 $779 $872 24,986
Pocahontas County, IA $438 $504 $619 $828 $884 7,310
Poweshiek County, IA $456 $520 $645 $843 $915 18,914
Ringgold County, IA $438 $494 $619 $768 $848 5,131
Sac County, IA $438 $489 $619 $869 $872 10,350
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro $449 $556 $712 $936 $993 165,224
Shelby County, IA $450 $475 $636 $833 $872 12,167
Sioux County, IA $438 $500 $619 $791 $848 33,704
Ames, IA MSA Metro $509 $634 $778 $1,084 $1,231 89,542
Tama County, IA $452 $477 $639 $814 $884 17,767
Taylor County, IA $438 $515 $619 $768 $878 6,317
Union County, IA $438 $490 $619 $809 $848 12,534
Van Buren County, IA $438 $463 $619 $902 $1,081 7,570
Wapello County, IA $424 $514 $688 $905 $943 35,625
Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $444 $522 $698 $947 $1,129 21,704
Wayne County, IA $438 $462 $619 $845 $848 6,403
Webster County, IA $482 $485 $619 $860 $890 38,013
Winnebago County, IA $438 $462 $619 $902 $921 10,866
Winneshiek County, IA $454 $463 $620 $779 $1,082 21,056
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $439 $531 $711 $886 $1,014 102,172
Worth County, IA $438 $497 $619 $799 $848 7,598
Wright County, IA $382 $467 $619 $768 $848 13,229

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