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Iowa Fair Market Rents by county
The population-weighted average FY 2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Iowa is $1,113, the 46th highest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), and +$15 (+1.4%) from FY 2026. Across 99 counties, 2-bedroom FMRs range from $927 (Worth County) to $1,450 (Harrison County).
- $1,113Average 2-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,761
- $902Average 1-bedroom FMRU.S.: $1,478
- $44,509Income for a 2-bedroomat 30% of income
- +$15 (+1.4%)2BR change vs FY 2026U.S.: +$24 (+1.4%)
Metro FMR areas in Iowa
| Metro area | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames, IA | $944 | $1,061 | $1,469 | 26 |
| Benton County, IA | $751 | $982 | $1,267 | 26 |
| Boone County, IA | $768 | $967 | $1,339 | 21 |
| Bremer County, IA | $782 | $1,023 | $1,343 | 15 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $806 | $1,054 | $1,459 | 36 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | 81 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | 111 |
| Dubuque, IA | $891 | $1,131 | $1,516 | 22 |
| Iowa City, IA | $1,002 | $1,180 | $1,634 | 27 |
| Jasper County, IA | $787 | $989 | $1,330 | 23 |
| Jones County, IA | $734 | $927 | $1,214 | 19 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | 134 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $965 | $1,194 | $1,447 | 46 |
| Washington County, IA | $766 | $1,002 | $1,278 | 13 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | 37 |
Every Iowa county
| Name | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR | 2BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $709 | $729 | $954 | $1,236 | $1,380 | +$28 (+3.0%) |
| Adams County | $700 | $721 | $943 | $1,268 | $1,273 | +$10 (+1.1%) |
| Allamakee County | $688 | $763 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,475 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Appanoose County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,273 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Audubon County | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,239 | $1,549 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Benton County | $684 | $751 | $982 | $1,267 | $1,291 | +$26 (+2.7%) |
| Black Hawk County | $763 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | $1,832 | +$45 (+4.3%) |
| Boone County | $763 | $768 | $967 | $1,339 | $1,453 | −$59 (−5.8%) |
| Bremer County | $712 | $782 | $1,023 | $1,343 | $1,349 | +$45 (+4.6%) |
| Buchanan County | $712 | $716 | $937 | $1,297 | $1,522 | −$5 (−0.5%) |
| Buena Vista County | $781 | $788 | $1,031 | $1,284 | $1,355 | +$21 (+2.1%) |
| Butler County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,325 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Calhoun County | $688 | $732 | $927 | $1,113 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Carroll County | $796 | $801 | $927 | $1,174 | $1,239 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Cass County | $688 | $727 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,533 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Cedar County | $720 | $741 | $969 | $1,269 | $1,274 | +$3 (+0.3%) |
| Cerro Gordo County | $744 | $749 | $927 | $1,218 | $1,485 | −$22 (−2.3%) |
| Cherokee County | $688 | $767 | $927 | $1,203 | $1,288 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Chickasaw County | $688 | $795 | $927 | $1,262 | $1,266 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Clarke County | $659 | $781 | $946 | $1,272 | $1,277 | +$27 (+2.9%) |
| Clay County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Clayton County | $688 | $721 | $927 | $1,169 | $1,383 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Clinton County | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,190 | $1,549 | −$29 (−3.0%) |
| Crawford County | $688 | $783 | $927 | $1,282 | $1,320 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Dallas County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +$42 (+3.2%) |
| Davis County | $792 | $815 | $1,066 | $1,270 | $1,439 | +$23 (+2.2%) |
| Decatur County | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,533 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Delaware County | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,119 | $1,549 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Des Moines County | $769 | $844 | $1,104 | $1,444 | $1,533 | +$41 (+3.9%) |
| Dickinson County | $829 | $834 | $1,091 | $1,424 | $1,434 | no change |
| Dubuque County | $788 | $891 | $1,131 | $1,516 | $1,865 | +$54 (+5.0%) |
| Emmet County | $688 | $778 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Fayette County | $698 | $719 | $940 | $1,240 | $1,306 | +$21 (+2.3%) |
| Floyd County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,136 | $1,359 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Franklin County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,143 | $1,549 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Fremont County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,320 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Greene County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,212 | $1,448 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Grundy County | $763 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | $1,832 | +$45 (+4.3%) |
| Guthrie County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +$42 (+3.2%) |
| Hamilton County | $746 | $796 | $1,004 | $1,196 | $1,320 | +$10 (+1.0%) |
| Hancock County | $688 | $750 | $927 | $1,120 | $1,549 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Hardin County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,196 | $1,335 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Harrison County | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 | +$82 (+6.0%) |
| Henry County | $667 | $732 | $958 | $1,259 | $1,264 | +$19 (+2.0%) |
| Howard County | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,523 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Humboldt County | $688 | $820 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,549 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Ida County | $688 | $839 | $927 | $1,155 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Iowa County | $688 | $770 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,549 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Jackson County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Jasper County | $782 | $787 | $989 | $1,330 | $1,395 | −$19 (−1.9%) |
| Jefferson County | $832 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,306 | $1,440 | +$12 (+1.1%) |
| Johnson County | $942 | $1,002 | $1,180 | $1,634 | $1,972 | +$39 (+3.4%) |
| Jones County | $646 | $734 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Keokuk County | $688 | $766 | $927 | $1,159 | $1,251 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Kossuth County | $709 | $811 | $954 | $1,137 | $1,254 | +$35 (+3.8%) |
| Lee County | $680 | $746 | $976 | $1,295 | $1,448 | +$14 (+1.5%) |
| Linn County | $734 | $806 | $1,054 | $1,459 | $1,762 | −$17 (−1.6%) |
| Louisa County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,133 | $1,292 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Lucas County | $706 | $727 | $951 | $1,279 | $1,284 | −$24 (−2.5%) |
| Lyon County | $702 | $722 | $945 | $1,126 | $1,242 | +$26 (+2.8%) |
| Madison County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +$42 (+3.2%) |
| Mahaska County | $718 | $723 | $946 | $1,157 | $1,243 | −$1 (−0.1%) |
| Marion County | $711 | $826 | $1,021 | $1,217 | $1,378 | +$5 (+0.5%) |
| Marshall County | $698 | $719 | $940 | $1,231 | $1,235 | −$19 (−2.0%) |
| Mills County | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 | +$82 (+6.0%) |
| Mitchell County | $688 | $801 | $927 | $1,190 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Monona County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,162 | $1,549 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Monroe County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Montgomery County | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,267 | $1,378 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Muscatine County | $812 | $867 | $1,093 | $1,315 | $1,622 | +$22 (+2.1%) |
| O'Brien County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Osceola County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Page County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,184 | $1,255 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Palo Alto County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Plymouth County | $756 | $778 | $1,018 | $1,315 | $1,385 | +$38 (+3.9%) |
| Pocahontas County | $663 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Polk County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +$42 (+3.2%) |
| Pottawattamie County | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 | +$82 (+6.0%) |
| Poweshiek County | $729 | $854 | $1,014 | $1,403 | $1,433 | +$26 (+2.6%) |
| Ringgold County | $688 | $725 | $927 | $1,151 | $1,251 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Sac County | $791 | $796 | $927 | $1,215 | $1,219 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Scott County | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | −$87 (−7.6%) |
| Shelby County | $688 | $838 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Sioux County | $741 | $764 | $1,000 | $1,279 | $1,361 | +$29 (+3.0%) |
| Story County | $891 | $944 | $1,061 | $1,469 | $1,768 | −$92 (−8.0%) |
| Tama County | $702 | $722 | $945 | $1,198 | $1,317 | +$4 (+0.4%) |
| Taylor County | $688 | $710 | $927 | $1,198 | $1,290 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Union County | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,210 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Van Buren County | $706 | $726 | $950 | $1,132 | $1,515 | +$31 (+3.4%) |
| Wapello County | $799 | $823 | $1,076 | $1,409 | $1,414 | +$8 (+0.7%) |
| Warren County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +$42 (+3.2%) |
| Washington County | $761 | $766 | $1,002 | $1,278 | $1,317 | +$40 (+4.2%) |
| Wayne County | $688 | $723 | $927 | $1,232 | $1,251 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Webster County | $667 | $709 | $927 | $1,191 | $1,549 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Winnebago County | $688 | $818 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,374 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Winneshiek County | $688 | $710 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Woodbury County | $831 | $965 | $1,194 | $1,447 | $1,618 | +$40 (+3.5%) |
| Worth County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,293 | +$8 (+0.9%) |
| Wright County | $701 | $722 | $944 | $1,125 | $1,241 | +$25 (+2.7%) |
Sources
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD User Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 FMRs (file dated August 26, 2026) and FY 2026 FMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
- HUD User Small Area Fair Market Rents: FY 2027 SAFMRs (file dated August 31, 2026) and FY 2026 SAFMRs (file dated April 21, 2026).
Fair Market Rents are HUD’s estimate of gross rent (rent plus utilities) for a modest unit, set at the 40th percentile of recent-mover rents. FY 2027 is HUD’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. Housing authorities set voucher payment standards from these figures; check yours.