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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Iowa:
$496 $543 $700 $932 $1,030
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Iowa (15) has the 95th highest rent in the country out of 112 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Iowa ranges from $664 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Adair County, IA to $927 for a 2-bedroom unit in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2019, the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area (Harrison County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $623 per month and $1,383 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 $700 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 $481 $502 $664 $877 $947 7,682
Adams County, IA $481 $517 $664 $960 $1,163 4,029
Allamakee County, IA $481 $506 $664 $865 $977 14,330
Appanoose County, IA $481 $502 $664 $840 $911 12,887
Audubon County, IA $481 $502 $664 $863 $898 6,119
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $522 $526 $683 $871 $966 26,076
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $554 $662 $836 $1,087 $1,355 131,090
Boone County, IA $520 $603 $718 $980 $983 26,306
Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $496 $564 $740 $927 $1,198 24,276
Buchanan County, IA $501 $516 $682 $918 $922 20,958
Buena Vista County, IA $444 $509 $664 $914 $1,020 20,260
Butler County, IA $481 $502 $664 $848 $898 14,867
Calhoun County, IA $481 $580 $664 $845 $922 9,670
Carroll County, IA $499 $502 $664 $865 $898 20,816
Cass County, IA $481 $580 $664 $862 $904 13,956
Cedar County, IA $523 $546 $722 $948 $979 18,499
Cerro Gordo County, IA $478 $562 $744 $960 $1,163 44,151
Cherokee County, IA $481 $541 $664 $960 $962 12,072
Chickasaw County, IA $481 $566 $664 $960 $977 12,439
Clarke County, IA $538 $562 $743 $951 $1,017 9,286
Clay County, IA $481 $502 $664 $952 $1,165 16,667
Clayton County, IA $464 $502 $664 $833 $898 18,129
Clinton County, IA $513 $556 $723 $950 $1,083 49,116
Crawford County, IA $481 $502 $664 $832 $898 17,096
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA Metro $614 $736 $910 $1,226 $1,357 66,135
Davis County, IA $501 $523 $692 $915 $950 8,753
Decatur County, IA $499 $503 $664 $844 $1,061 8,457
Delaware County, IA $481 $502 $664 $960 $1,166 17,764
Des Moines County, IA $481 $566 $749 $961 $1,179 40,325
Dickinson County, IA $525 $548 $725 $917 $1,034 16,667
Dubuque, IA MSA Metro $509 $599 $793 $1,059 $1,272 93,653
Emmet County, IA $481 $509 $664 $944 $947 10,302
Fayette County, IA $481 $502 $664 $832 $898 20,880
Floyd County, IA $481 $534 $664 $901 $904 16,303
Franklin County, IA $481 $502 $664 $894 $898 10,680
Fremont County, IA $481 $502 $664 $839 $933 7,441
Greene County, IA $481 $502 $664 $871 $951 9,336
Hamilton County, IA $506 $548 $699 $883 $1,129 15,673
Hancock County, IA $481 $517 $664 $832 $1,064 11,341
Hardin County, IA $481 $502 $664 $958 $1,061 17,534
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $623 $744 $927 $1,250 $1,383 14,928
Henry County, IA $564 $568 $679 $914 $918 20,145
Howard County, IA $481 $580 $664 $959 $983 9,566
Humboldt County, IA $481 $502 $664 $873 $967 9,815
Ida County, IA $481 $545 $664 $943 $1,147 7,089
Iowa County, IA $481 $534 $664 $960 $1,166 16,355
Jackson County, IA $481 $549 $664 $912 $1,005 19,848
Jasper County, IA $491 $538 $711 $971 $1,113 36,842
Jefferson County, IA $479 $564 $746 $935 $1,310 16,843
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $612 $684 $902 $1,304 $1,584 130,882
Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $427 $503 $665 $905 $1,017 20,638
Keokuk County, IA $481 $514 $664 $913 $988 10,511
Kossuth County, IA $481 $502 $664 $894 $898 15,543
Lee County, IA $436 $544 $679 $900 $1,031 35,862
Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $522 $614 $812 $1,155 $1,266 211,226
Louisa County, IA $480 $533 $705 $883 $953 11,387
Lucas County, IA $553 $577 $763 $956 $1,031 8,898
Lyon County, IA $481 $502 $664 $863 $914 11,581
Mahaska County, IA $507 $529 $700 $877 $946 22,381
Marion County, IA $551 $555 $734 $926 $1,030 33,309
Marshall County, IA $466 $565 $725 $942 $980 40,648
Mitchell County, IA $481 $502 $664 $832 $898 10,776
Monona County, IA $499 $502 $664 $912 $1,016 9,243
Monroe County, IA $502 $524 $693 $868 $951 7,970
Montgomery County, IA $481 $502 $664 $894 $898 10,740
Muscatine County, IA $548 $645 $853 $1,090 $1,291 42,745
O'Brien County, IA $481 $502 $664 $928 $931 14,398
Osceola County, IA $481 $502 $664 $863 $911 6,462
Page County, IA $481 $509 $664 $885 $1,104 15,932
Palo Alto County, IA $481 $502 $664 $895 $1,046 9,421
Plymouth County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $427 $530 $664 $894 $898 24,986
Pocahontas County, IA $481 $526 $664 $888 $898 7,310
Poweshiek County, IA $516 $547 $713 $897 $1,083 18,914
Ringgold County, IA $481 $538 $664 $908 $911 5,131
Sac County, IA $481 $524 $664 $940 $985 10,350
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro $556 $648 $830 $1,087 $1,225 165,224
Shelby County, IA $493 $515 $681 $932 $957 12,167
Sioux County, IA $483 $504 $667 $919 $946 33,704
Ames, IA MSA Metro $669 $760 $917 $1,248 $1,528 89,542
Tama County, IA $490 $526 $696 $872 $941 17,767
Taylor County, IA $438 $502 $664 $832 $898 6,317
Union County, IA $481 $523 $664 $960 $1,037 12,534
Van Buren County, IA $481 $566 $664 $908 $911 7,570
Wapello County, IA $470 $553 $732 $933 $1,017 35,625
Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $503 $554 $733 $918 $1,119 21,704
Wayne County, IA $481 $502 $664 $885 $898 6,403
Webster County, IA $516 $519 $664 $914 $917 38,013
Winnebago County, IA $481 $510 $664 $960 $971 10,866
Winneshiek County, IA $481 $502 $664 $908 $973 21,056
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $527 $620 $820 $1,027 $1,108 102,172
Worth County, IA $481 $542 $664 $919 $1,024 7,598
Wright County, IA $427 $502 $664 $843 $910 13,229

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