Average Rent in Iowa (2027) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in Iowa is $1,113 per month by HUD's FY 2027 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $927 to $1,450 across 92 rent areas.
Fair Market Rent is HUD's annual estimate of what a modest rental costs in each local market — the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for recent movers, published for studio through four-bedroom units and used to set Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. FMRs are a federal benchmark, not an asking-rent average: use them to sanity-check your pricing (statewide, Iowa's typical two-bedroom FMR moved +1.3% versus FY 2026).
All 92 Iowa FMR areas
Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 15 metro areas; the rest are non-metro county areas. "vs FY 2026" is the two-bedroom change from last year's FMR for the same area.
| Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR vs FY 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 3 countiesHarrison County · Mills County · Pottawattamie County | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 | +6.0% |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 5 countiesDallas County · Guthrie County · Madison County · Polk County · Warren County | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +3.2% |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA Metro | $831 | $965 | $1,194 | $1,447 | $1,618 | +3.5% |
| Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $942 | $1,002 | $1,180 | $1,634 | $1,972 | +3.4% |
| Dubuque, IA MSA Metro | $788 | $891 | $1,131 | $1,516 | $1,865 | +5.0% |
| Des Moines County, IA Non-metro | $769 | $844 | $1,104 | $1,444 | $1,533 | +3.9% |
| Jefferson County, IA Non-metro | $832 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,306 | $1,440 | +1.1% |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro 2 countiesBlack Hawk County · Grundy County | $763 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | $1,832 | +4.3% |
| Muscatine County, IA Non-metro | $812 | $867 | $1,093 | $1,315 | $1,622 | +2.1% |
| Dickinson County, IA Non-metro | $829 | $834 | $1,091 | $1,424 | $1,434 | 0.0% |
| Wapello County, IA Non-metro | $799 | $823 | $1,076 | $1,409 | $1,414 | +0.7% |
| Davis County, IA Non-metro | $792 | $815 | $1,066 | $1,270 | $1,439 | +2.2% |
| Ames, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $891 | $944 | $1,061 | $1,469 | $1,768 | -8.0% |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA Metro | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | -7.6% |
| Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $734 | $806 | $1,054 | $1,459 | $1,762 | -1.6% |
| Buena Vista County, IA Non-metro | $781 | $788 | $1,031 | $1,284 | $1,355 | +2.1% |
| Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $712 | $782 | $1,023 | $1,343 | $1,349 | +4.6% |
| Marion County, IA Non-metro | $711 | $826 | $1,021 | $1,217 | $1,378 | +0.5% |
| Plymouth County, IA Non-metro | $756 | $778 | $1,018 | $1,315 | $1,385 | +3.9% |
| Poweshiek County, IA Non-metro | $729 | $854 | $1,014 | $1,403 | $1,433 | +2.6% |
| Hamilton County, IA Non-metro | $746 | $796 | $1,004 | $1,196 | $1,320 | +1.0% |
| Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $761 | $766 | $1,002 | $1,278 | $1,317 | +4.2% |
| Sioux County, IA Non-metro | $741 | $764 | $1,000 | $1,279 | $1,361 | +3.0% |
| Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $782 | $787 | $989 | $1,330 | $1,395 | -1.9% |
| Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $684 | $751 | $982 | $1,267 | $1,291 | +2.7% |
| Lee County, IA Non-metro | $680 | $746 | $976 | $1,295 | $1,448 | +1.5% |
| Cedar County, IA Non-metro | $720 | $741 | $969 | $1,269 | $1,274 | +0.3% |
| Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $763 | $768 | $967 | $1,339 | $1,453 | -5.8% |
| Henry County, IA Non-metro | $667 | $732 | $958 | $1,259 | $1,264 | +2.0% |
| Adair County, IA Non-metro | $709 | $729 | $954 | $1,236 | $1,380 | +3.0% |
| Kossuth County, IA Non-metro | $709 | $811 | $954 | $1,137 | $1,254 | +3.8% |
| Lucas County, IA Non-metro | $706 | $727 | $951 | $1,279 | $1,284 | -2.5% |
| Van Buren County, IA Non-metro | $706 | $726 | $950 | $1,132 | $1,515 | +3.4% |
| Clarke County, IA Non-metro | $659 | $781 | $946 | $1,272 | $1,277 | +2.9% |
| Mahaska County, IA Non-metro | $718 | $723 | $946 | $1,157 | $1,243 | -0.1% |
| Lyon County, IA Non-metro | $702 | $722 | $945 | $1,126 | $1,242 | +2.8% |
| Tama County, IA Non-metro | $702 | $722 | $945 | $1,198 | $1,317 | +0.4% |
| Wright County, IA Non-metro | $701 | $722 | $944 | $1,125 | $1,241 | +2.7% |
| Adams County, IA Non-metro | $700 | $721 | $943 | $1,268 | $1,273 | +1.1% |
| Fayette County, IA Non-metro | $698 | $719 | $940 | $1,240 | $1,306 | +2.3% |
| Marshall County, IA Non-metro | $698 | $719 | $940 | $1,231 | $1,235 | -2.0% |
| Buchanan County, IA Non-metro | $712 | $716 | $937 | $1,297 | $1,522 | -0.5% |
| Allamakee County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $763 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,475 | +0.9% |
| Appanoose County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,273 | +0.9% |
| Audubon County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,239 | $1,549 | +0.9% |
| Butler County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,325 | +0.9% |
| Calhoun County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $732 | $927 | $1,113 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Carroll County, IA Non-metro | $796 | $801 | $927 | $1,174 | $1,239 | +0.9% |
| Cass County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $727 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,533 | +0.9% |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA Non-metro | $744 | $749 | $927 | $1,218 | $1,485 | -2.3% |
| Cherokee County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $767 | $927 | $1,203 | $1,288 | +0.9% |
| Chickasaw County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $795 | $927 | $1,262 | $1,266 | +0.9% |
| Clay County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Clayton County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $721 | $927 | $1,169 | $1,383 | +0.9% |
| Clinton County, IA Non-metro | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,190 | $1,549 | -3.0% |
| Crawford County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $783 | $927 | $1,282 | $1,320 | +0.9% |
| Decatur County, IA Non-metro | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,533 | +0.9% |
| Delaware County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,119 | $1,549 | +0.9% |
| Emmet County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $778 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | +0.9% |
| Floyd County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,136 | $1,359 | +0.9% |
| Franklin County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,143 | $1,549 | +0.9% |
| Fremont County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,320 | +0.9% |
| Greene County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,212 | $1,448 | +0.9% |
| Hancock County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $750 | $927 | $1,120 | $1,549 | +0.9% |
| Hardin County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,196 | $1,335 | +0.9% |
| Howard County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,523 | +0.9% |
| Humboldt County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $820 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,549 | +0.9% |
| Ida County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $839 | $927 | $1,155 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Iowa County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $770 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,549 | +0.9% |
| Jackson County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area Metro | $646 | $734 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Keokuk County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $766 | $927 | $1,159 | $1,251 | +0.9% |
| Louisa County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,133 | $1,292 | +0.9% |
| Mitchell County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $801 | $927 | $1,190 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Monona County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,162 | $1,549 | +0.9% |
| Monroe County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | +0.9% |
| Montgomery County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,267 | $1,378 | +0.9% |
| O'Brien County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Osceola County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Page County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,184 | $1,255 | +0.9% |
| Palo Alto County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | +0.9% |
| Pocahontas County, IA Non-metro | $663 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Ringgold County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $725 | $927 | $1,151 | $1,251 | +0.9% |
| Sac County, IA Non-metro | $791 | $796 | $927 | $1,215 | $1,219 | +0.9% |
| Shelby County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $838 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Taylor County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $710 | $927 | $1,198 | $1,290 | +0.9% |
| Union County, IA Non-metro | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,210 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Wayne County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $723 | $927 | $1,232 | $1,251 | +0.9% |
| Webster County, IA Non-metro | $667 | $709 | $927 | $1,191 | $1,549 | +0.9% |
| Winnebago County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $818 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,374 | +0.9% |
| Winneshiek County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $710 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% |
| Worth County, IA Non-metro | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,293 | +0.9% |
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About this data
Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, county-level file, published at huduser.gov — a U.S. government work in the public domain, republished here unmodified. The typical-rent figure is the population-weighted average across the areas above (county populations from HUD's file); year-over-year comparisons match each area with last year's file by HUD area code. Effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-09-01. FMRs cap what a housing authority can pay under the voucher program; your local Public Housing Authority's payment standard may be set between 90% and 110% of FMR. Full method notes: how the rent figures are computed.
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