Iowa fair market rents FY 2027
HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, effective October 1, 2026, put a two-bedroom home in Iowa at $927 to $1,450 a month depending on the county; the median Iowa county is $927, against $919 in FY 2026 (+0.9%). The highest are Harrison County ($1,450), Mills County ($1,450) and Pottawattamie County ($1,450). In Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA, HUD keeps the FY 2026 FMRs in effect while it reevaluates the area.
Fair market rent for every Iowa county
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $709 | $729 | $954 | $1,236 | $1,380 | $926 |
| Adams County | $700 | $721 | $943 | $1,268 | $1,273 | $933 |
| Allamakee County | $688 | $763 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,475 | $919 |
| Appanoose County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,273 | $919 |
| Audubon County | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,239 | $1,549 | $919 |
| Benton County | $684 | $751 | $982 | $1,267 | $1,291 | $956 |
| Black Hawk County | $763 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | $1,832 | $1,051 |
| Boone County | $763 | $768 | $967 | $1,339 | $1,453 | $1,026 |
| Bremer County | $712 | $782 | $1,023 | $1,343 | $1,349 | $978 |
| Buchanan County | $712 | $716 | $937 | $1,297 | $1,522 | $942 |
| Buena Vista County | $781 | $788 | $1,031 | $1,284 | $1,355 | $1,010 |
| Butler County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,325 | $919 |
| Calhoun County | $688 | $732 | $927 | $1,113 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Carroll County | $796 | $801 | $927 | $1,174 | $1,239 | $919 |
| Cass County | $688 | $727 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,533 | $919 |
| Cedar County | $720 | $741 | $969 | $1,269 | $1,274 | $966 |
| Cerro Gordo County | $744 | $749 | $927 | $1,218 | $1,485 | $949 |
| Cherokee County | $688 | $767 | $927 | $1,203 | $1,288 | $919 |
| Chickasaw County | $688 | $795 | $927 | $1,262 | $1,266 | $919 |
| Clarke County | $659 | $781 | $946 | $1,272 | $1,277 | $919 |
| Clay County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Clayton County | $688 | $721 | $927 | $1,169 | $1,383 | $919 |
| Clinton County | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,190 | $1,549 | $956 |
| Crawford County | $688 | $783 | $927 | $1,282 | $1,320 | $919 |
| Dallas County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | $1,318 |
| Davis County | $792 | $815 | $1,066 | $1,270 | $1,439 | $1,043 |
| Decatur County | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,533 | $919 |
| Delaware County | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,119 | $1,549 | $919 |
| Des Moines County | $769 | $844 | $1,104 | $1,444 | $1,533 | $1,063 |
| Dickinson County | $829 | $834 | $1,091 | $1,424 | $1,434 | $1,091 |
| Dubuque County | $788 | $891 | $1,131 | $1,516 | $1,865 | $1,077 |
| Emmet County | $688 | $778 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | $919 |
| Fayette County | $698 | $719 | $940 | $1,240 | $1,306 | $919 |
| Floyd County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,136 | $1,359 | $919 |
| Franklin County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,143 | $1,549 | $919 |
| Fremont County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,320 | $919 |
| Greene County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,212 | $1,448 | $919 |
| Grundy County | $763 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | $1,832 | $1,051 |
| Guthrie County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | $1,318 |
| Hamilton County | $746 | $796 | $1,004 | $1,196 | $1,320 | $994 |
| Hancock County | $688 | $750 | $927 | $1,120 | $1,549 | $919 |
| Hardin County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,196 | $1,335 | $919 |
| Harrison County | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 | $1,368 |
| Henry County | $667 | $732 | $958 | $1,259 | $1,264 | $939 |
| Howard County | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,523 | $919 |
| Humboldt County | $688 | $820 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,549 | $919 |
| Ida County | $688 | $839 | $927 | $1,155 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Iowa County | $688 | $770 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,549 | $919 |
| Jackson County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Jasper County | $782 | $787 | $989 | $1,330 | $1,395 | $1,008 |
| Jefferson County | $832 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,306 | $1,440 | $1,084 |
| Johnson County | $942 | $1,002 | $1,180 | $1,634 | $1,972 | $1,141 |
| Jones County | $646 | $734 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Keokuk County | $688 | $766 | $927 | $1,159 | $1,251 | $919 |
| Kossuth County | $709 | $811 | $954 | $1,137 | $1,254 | $919 |
| Lee County | $680 | $746 | $976 | $1,295 | $1,448 | $962 |
| Linn County | $734 | $806 | $1,054 | $1,459 | $1,762 | $1,071 |
| Louisa County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,133 | $1,292 | $919 |
| Lucas County | $706 | $727 | $951 | $1,279 | $1,284 | $975 |
| Lyon County | $702 | $722 | $945 | $1,126 | $1,242 | $919 |
| Madison County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | $1,318 |
| Mahaska County | $718 | $723 | $946 | $1,157 | $1,243 | $947 |
| Marion County | $711 | $826 | $1,021 | $1,217 | $1,378 | $1,016 |
| Marshall County | $698 | $719 | $940 | $1,231 | $1,235 | $959 |
| Mills County | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 | $1,368 |
| Mitchell County | $688 | $801 | $927 | $1,190 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Monona County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,162 | $1,549 | $919 |
| Monroe County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | $919 |
| Montgomery County | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,267 | $1,378 | $919 |
| Muscatine County | $812 | $867 | $1,093 | $1,315 | $1,622 | $1,071 |
| O'Brien County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Osceola County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Page County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,184 | $1,255 | $919 |
| Palo Alto County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | $919 |
| Plymouth County | $756 | $778 | $1,018 | $1,315 | $1,385 | $980 |
| Pocahontas County | $663 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Polk County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | $1,318 |
| Pottawattamie County | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 | $1,368 |
| Poweshiek County | $729 | $854 | $1,014 | $1,403 | $1,433 | $988 |
| Ringgold County | $688 | $725 | $927 | $1,151 | $1,251 | $919 |
| Sac County | $791 | $796 | $927 | $1,215 | $1,219 | $919 |
| Scott County† | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | $1,143 |
| Shelby County | $688 | $838 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Sioux County | $741 | $764 | $1,000 | $1,279 | $1,361 | $971 |
| Story County | $891 | $944 | $1,061 | $1,469 | $1,768 | $1,153 |
| Tama County | $702 | $722 | $945 | $1,198 | $1,317 | $941 |
| Taylor County | $688 | $710 | $927 | $1,198 | $1,290 | $919 |
| Union County | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,210 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Van Buren County | $706 | $726 | $950 | $1,132 | $1,515 | $919 |
| Wapello County | $799 | $823 | $1,076 | $1,409 | $1,414 | $1,068 |
| Warren County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | $1,318 |
| Washington County | $761 | $766 | $1,002 | $1,278 | $1,317 | $962 |
| Wayne County | $688 | $723 | $927 | $1,232 | $1,251 | $919 |
| Webster County | $667 | $709 | $927 | $1,191 | $1,549 | $919 |
| Winnebago County | $688 | $818 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,374 | $919 |
| Winneshiek County | $688 | $710 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | $919 |
| Woodbury County | $831 | $965 | $1,194 | $1,447 | $1,618 | $1,154 |
| Worth County | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,293 | $919 |
| Wright County | $701 | $722 | $944 | $1,125 | $1,241 | $919 |
FY 2027 monthly Fair Market Rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities except telephone). † HUD's FY 2027 figures are shown; the FY 2026 FMRs stay in effect there while HUD reevaluates the area.
More for Iowa
- Fair market rent by ZIP codeHUD Small Area FMRs for any metropolitan ZIP code, with the payment standard range.
- Iowa loan limitsFHA, VA and conforming loan limits for every Iowa county.
- Iowa property tax ratesEffective property tax rate for every Iowa county.
- Fair market rents by stateEvery state's median and range, and how HUD sets FMRs.
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Questions about Iowa fair market rents
What is the fair market rent in Iowa for FY 2027?
It depends on the county: for two bedrooms, from $927 to $1,450 a month, with a county median of $927. The table on this page lists every county from studio to four bedrooms; FY 2027 runs October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.
What is the HUD fair market rent for a 2 bedroom in Iowa?
$927 in the median county, $927 in the lowest and $1,450 in the highest (Harrison County). Metropolitan counties share their area's FMR; non-metropolitan counties each have their own.
How much did Iowa fair market rents change from FY 2026?
The median county's two-bedroom FMR moved from $919 in FY 2026 to $927 in FY 2027 (+0.9%). HUD's rule generally keeps an area's FMR at no less than 90 percent of the previous year's (24 CFR 888.113(b)).
What are Section 8 payment standards in Iowa?
Each housing agency sets its own, normally between 90 and 110 percent of the FMR for the unit size (the basic range in 24 CFR 982.503); in HUD's designated Small Area FMR metros, from the ZIP code's Small Area FMR. County pages show the basic range; the agency's published schedule is the final word.
Fair market rents in nearby states
Legal references
- 24 CFR 888.113, Fair market rents for existing housing: methodology
- 24 CFR 982.503, Voucher tenancy: payment standard amount and schedule