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Section 8 Fair Market Rents in Iowa (FY2026)
Official FY2026 HUD Fair Market Rents for all 92 FMR areas in Iowa — 15 metro areas and 77 county-level areas. The median 2-bedroom FMR statewide is $919. Click any area for payment-standard ranges, covered counties, and comparable markets.
| FMR area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $687 | $706 | $926 | $1,201 | $1,285 |
| Adams County | $692 | $711 | $933 | $1,217 | $1,235 |
| Allamakee County | $682 | $754 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,399 |
| Ames | $972 | $1,026 | $1,153 | $1,601 | $1,934 |
| Appanoose County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,306 |
| Audubon County | $682 | $838 | $919 | $1,160 | $1,423 |
| Benton County | $659 | $729 | $956 | $1,209 | $1,348 |
| Boone County | $783 | $788 | $1,026 | $1,427 | $1,500 |
| Bremer County | $674 | $745 | $978 | $1,290 | $1,295 |
| Buchanan County | $713 | $718 | $942 | $1,281 | $1,468 |
| Buena Vista County | $765 | $770 | $1,010 | $1,240 | $1,337 |
| Butler County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,367 |
| Calhoun County | $682 | $736 | $919 | $1,162 | $1,217 |
| Carroll County | $775 | $788 | $919 | $1,162 | $1,217 |
| Cass County | $682 | $710 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,496 |
| Cedar County | $717 | $736 | $966 | $1,259 | $1,279 |
| Cedar Rapids | $738 | $816 | $1,071 | $1,490 | $1,797 |
| Cerro Gordo County | $746 | $750 | $949 | $1,226 | $1,446 |
| Cherokee County | $682 | $811 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,414 |
| Chickasaw County | $682 | $778 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,293 |
| Clarke County | $682 | $803 | $919 | $1,222 | $1,227 |
| Clay County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,198 | $1,217 |
| Clayton County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,127 | $1,304 |
| Clinton County | $659 | $729 | $956 | $1,184 | $1,507 |
| Crawford County | $682 | $788 | $919 | $1,212 | $1,451 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (IA-IL) | $817 | $928 | $1,143 | $1,498 | $1,819 |
| Davis County | $774 | $795 | $1,043 | $1,251 | $1,392 |
| Decatur County | $634 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,542 |
| Delaware County | $682 | $838 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,227 |
| Des Moines County | $733 | $810 | $1,063 | $1,369 | $1,426 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | $1,063 | $1,109 | $1,318 | $1,794 | $1,841 |
| Dickinson County | $826 | $831 | $1,091 | $1,314 | $1,445 |
| Dubuque | $774 | $841 | $1,077 | $1,450 | $1,807 |
| Emmet County | $682 | $771 | $919 | $1,222 | $1,227 |
| Fayette County | $682 | $723 | $919 | $1,210 | $1,439 |
| Floyd County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,192 | $1,217 |
| Franklin County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,168 | $1,542 |
| Fremont County | $682 | $708 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,379 |
| Greene County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,486 |
| Hamilton County | $738 | $791 | $994 | $1,192 | $1,316 |
| Hancock County | $682 | $745 | $919 | $1,170 | $1,542 |
| Hardin County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,208 | $1,347 |
| Henry County | $647 | $716 | $939 | $1,242 | $1,360 |
| Howard County | $682 | $838 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,476 |
| Humboldt County | $682 | $798 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,436 |
| Ida County | $682 | $764 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,217 |
| Iowa City | $880 | $961 | $1,141 | $1,587 | $1,914 |
| Iowa County | $682 | $709 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,452 |
| Jackson County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,178 | $1,217 |
| Jasper County | $784 | $789 | $1,008 | $1,348 | $1,372 |
| Jefferson County | $821 | $826 | $1,084 | $1,300 | $1,435 |
| Jones County | $634 | $711 | $919 | $1,212 | $1,217 |
| Keokuk County | $682 | $764 | $919 | $1,178 | $1,227 |
| Kossuth County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,217 |
| Lee County | $663 | $733 | $962 | $1,270 | $1,330 |
| Louisa County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,124 | $1,223 |
| Lucas County | $724 | $743 | $975 | $1,250 | $1,302 |
| Lyon County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,217 |
| Mahaska County | $717 | $722 | $947 | $1,135 | $1,254 |
| Marion County | $701 | $808 | $1,016 | $1,218 | $1,356 |
| Marshall County | $712 | $731 | $959 | $1,265 | $1,270 |
| Mitchell County | $682 | $774 | $919 | $1,156 | $1,227 |
| Monona County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,145 | $1,542 |
| Monroe County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,222 | $1,227 |
| Montgomery County | $682 | $838 | $919 | $1,265 | $1,319 |
| Muscatine County | $795 | $858 | $1,071 | $1,374 | $1,605 |
| O'Brien County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,111 | $1,217 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs (NE-IA) | $1,090 | $1,148 | $1,368 | $1,813 | $2,046 |
| Osceola County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,212 | $1,217 |
| Page County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,147 | $1,225 |
| Palo Alto County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,222 | $1,227 |
| Plymouth County | $767 | $772 | $980 | $1,287 | $1,366 |
| Pocahontas County | $658 | $700 | $919 | $1,125 | $1,217 |
| Poweshiek County | $733 | $853 | $988 | $1,303 | $1,308 |
| Ringgold County | $682 | $748 | $919 | $1,125 | $1,227 |
| Sac County | $786 | $791 | $919 | $1,226 | $1,231 |
| Shelby County | $682 | $838 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,309 |
| Sioux City (IA-NE-SD) | $796 | $925 | $1,154 | $1,386 | $1,528 |
| Sioux County | $735 | $740 | $971 | $1,246 | $1,351 |
| Tama County | $698 | $717 | $941 | $1,174 | $1,330 |
| Taylor County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,116 | $1,217 |
| Union County | $634 | $700 | $919 | $1,212 | $1,217 |
| Van Buren County | $682 | $713 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,510 |
| Wapello County | $793 | $814 | $1,068 | $1,354 | $1,468 |
| Washington County | $728 | $733 | $962 | $1,191 | $1,274 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | $725 | $801 | $1,051 | $1,357 | $1,763 |
| Wayne County | $682 | $734 | $919 | $1,193 | $1,227 |
| Webster County | $696 | $700 | $919 | $1,182 | $1,542 |
| Winnebago County | $682 | $731 | $919 | $1,222 | $1,392 |
| Winneshiek County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,212 | $1,217 |
| Worth County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,364 |
| Wright County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,217 |
Source: HUD User — FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. FY2026 FMRs are effective October 1, 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
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