Fair market rents · FY2026
Iowa Fair Market Rents
HUD Fair Market Rents across Iowa — a typical FY2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,097 (#44 among states), with every county and metro area below.
$828
Studio · statewide
$886
1 bedroom · statewide
$1,097
2 bedroom · statewide
$1,452
3 bedroom · statewide
Iowa fair market rents by county
2-bedroom FMR, FY2026. Most populous first.
Polk County$1,318Linn County$1,071Scott County$1,143Johnson County$1,141Black Hawk County$1,051Woodbury County$1,154Dallas County$1,318Dubuque County$1,077Story County$1,153Pottawattamie County$1,368Warren County$1,318Clinton County$956Cerro Gordo County$949Muscatine County$1,071Marshall County$959Des Moines County$1,063Jasper County$1,008Webster County$919Sioux County$971Wapello County$1,068Marion County$1,016Lee County$962Boone County$1,026Benton County$956Plymouth County$980Bremer County$978Washington County$962Mahaska County$947Jones County$919Carroll County$919Buena Vista County$1,010Buchanan County$942Henry County$939Winneshiek County$919Fayette County$919Jackson County$919Poweshiek County$988Cedar County$966Dickinson County$1,091Delaware County$919Clayton County$919Tama County$941Hardin County$919Madison County$1,318Iowa County$919Crawford County$919Clay County$919Jefferson County$1,084Floyd County$919Page County$919Hamilton County$994Kossuth County$919Harrison County$1,368Mills County$1,368Butler County$919O'Brien County$919Allamakee County$919Cass County$919Wright County$919Grundy County$1,051Appanoose County$919Union County$919Lyon County$919Chickasaw County$919Shelby County$919Cherokee County$919Louisa County$919Hancock County$919Winnebago County$919Guthrie County$1,318Mitchell County$919Montgomery County$919Keokuk County$919Franklin County$919Calhoun County$919Sac County$919Clarke County$919Humboldt County$919Howard County$919Emmet County$919Davis County$1,043Palo Alto County$919Greene County$919Monona County$919Lucas County$975Decatur County$919Monroe County$919Adair County$926Worth County$919Van Buren County$919Pocahontas County$919Ida County$919Fremont County$919Wayne County$919Osceola County$919Taylor County$919Audubon County$919Ringgold County$919Adams County$933
Iowa fair market rents — FAQ
What is the fair market rent in Iowa?+
For fiscal year 2026, a typical 2-bedroom HUD Fair Market Rent in Iowa is $1,097 per month ($886 for a 1-bedroom, $1,452 for a 3-bedroom). FMRs vary widely by county and metro — see the list below.
Which Iowa county has the highest fair market rent?+
Among Iowa counties, Pottawattamie County has the highest 2-bedroom FMR ($1,368) for FY2026.
Where does this data come from?+
HUD's published Fair Market Rents (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), public-domain data. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with HUD.