HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027
Fair Market Rent in Iowa by county (FY 2027)
Iowa has 99 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $927. The highest is Harrison County at $1,450, the lowest Worth County at $927.
Median 2BR
$927
Highest 2BR
$1,450
Harrison County
Lowest 2BR
$927
Worth County
Counties
99
22 in metro areas
22 of the 99 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 77 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Iowa median of $927 is about 13% below the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 99 of the 99 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
The median two-bedroom moved up 1% from FY 2026. 87 counties went up, 11 went down, and the rest held.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | Metro | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 | +6.0% | 14,632 |
| Mills County | Metro | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 | +6.0% | 14,568 |
| Pottawattamie County | Metro | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 | +6.0% | 93,424 |
| Dallas County | Metro | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +3.2% | 107,968 |
| Guthrie County | Metro | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +3.2% | 10,688 |
| Madison County | Metro | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +3.2% | 16,926 |
| Polk County | Metro | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +3.2% | 503,175 |
| Warren County | Metro | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 | +3.2% | 54,409 |
| Woodbury County | Metro | $831 | $965 | $1,194 | $1,447 | $1,618 | +3.5% | 106,247 |
| Johnson County | Metro | $942 | $1,002 | $1,180 | $1,634 | $1,972 | +3.4% | 156,639 |
| Dubuque County | Metro | $788 | $891 | $1,131 | $1,516 | $1,865 | +5.0% | 99,030 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | $769 | $844 | $1,104 | $1,444 | $1,533 | +3.9% | 38,487 |
| Black Hawk County | Metro | $763 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | $1,832 | +4.3% | 131,049 |
| Grundy County | Metro | $763 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | $1,832 | +4.3% | 12,384 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | $832 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,306 | $1,440 | +1.1% | 15,705 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | $812 | $867 | $1,093 | $1,315 | $1,622 | +2.1% | 42,559 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | $829 | $834 | $1,091 | $1,424 | $1,434 | 0.0% | 17,990 |
| Wapello County | Rural | $799 | $823 | $1,076 | $1,409 | $1,414 | +0.7% | 35,362 |
| Davis County | Rural | $792 | $815 | $1,066 | $1,270 | $1,439 | +2.2% | 9,157 |
| Story County | Metro | $891 | $944 | $1,061 | $1,469 | $1,768 | -8.0% | 100,466 |
| Scott County | Metro | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 | -7.6% | 174,608 |
| Linn County | Metro | $734 | $806 | $1,054 | $1,459 | $1,762 | -1.6% | 230,004 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | $781 | $788 | $1,031 | $1,284 | $1,355 | +2.1% | 20,753 |
| Bremer County | Metro | $712 | $782 | $1,023 | $1,343 | $1,349 | +4.6% | 25,204 |
| Marion County | Rural | $711 | $826 | $1,021 | $1,217 | $1,378 | +0.5% | 33,642 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | $756 | $778 | $1,018 | $1,315 | $1,385 | +3.9% | 25,747 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | $729 | $854 | $1,014 | $1,403 | $1,433 | +2.6% | 18,545 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | $746 | $796 | $1,004 | $1,196 | $1,320 | +1.0% | 14,886 |
| Washington County | Metro | $761 | $766 | $1,002 | $1,278 | $1,317 | +4.2% | 22,561 |
| Sioux County | Rural | $741 | $764 | $1,000 | $1,279 | $1,361 | +3.0% | 36,212 |
| Jasper County | Metro | $782 | $787 | $989 | $1,330 | $1,395 | -1.9% | 37,954 |
| Benton County | Metro | $684 | $751 | $982 | $1,267 | $1,291 | +2.7% | 25,724 |
| Lee County | Rural | $680 | $746 | $976 | $1,295 | $1,448 | +1.5% | 32,893 |
| Cedar County | Rural | $720 | $741 | $969 | $1,269 | $1,274 | +0.3% | 18,349 |
| Boone County | Metro | $763 | $768 | $967 | $1,339 | $1,453 | -5.8% | 26,668 |
| Henry County | Rural | $667 | $732 | $958 | $1,259 | $1,264 | +2.0% | 20,004 |
| Adair County | Rural | $709 | $729 | $954 | $1,236 | $1,380 | +3.0% | 7,460 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | $709 | $811 | $954 | $1,137 | $1,254 | +3.8% | 14,516 |
| Lucas County | Rural | $706 | $727 | $951 | $1,279 | $1,284 | -2.5% | 8,716 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | $706 | $726 | $950 | $1,132 | $1,515 | +3.4% | 7,241 |
| Clarke County | Rural | $659 | $781 | $946 | $1,272 | $1,277 | +2.9% | 9,662 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | $718 | $723 | $946 | $1,157 | $1,243 | -0.1% | 22,021 |
| Lyon County | Rural | $702 | $722 | $945 | $1,126 | $1,242 | +2.8% | 12,162 |
| Tama County | Rural | $702 | $722 | $945 | $1,198 | $1,317 | +0.4% | 16,868 |
| Wright County | Rural | $701 | $722 | $944 | $1,125 | $1,241 | +2.7% | 12,791 |
| Adams County | Rural | $700 | $721 | $943 | $1,268 | $1,273 | +1.1% | 3,622 |
| Fayette County | Rural | $698 | $719 | $940 | $1,240 | $1,306 | +2.3% | 19,288 |
| Marshall County | Rural | $698 | $719 | $940 | $1,231 | $1,235 | -2.0% | 40,114 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | $712 | $716 | $937 | $1,297 | $1,522 | -0.5% | 20,694 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | $688 | $763 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,475 | +0.9% | 14,092 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,273 | +0.9% | 12,184 |
| Audubon County | Rural | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,239 | $1,549 | +0.9% | 5,599 |
| Butler County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,325 | +0.9% | 14,268 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | $688 | $732 | $927 | $1,113 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 9,803 |
| Carroll County | Rural | $796 | $801 | $927 | $1,174 | $1,239 | +0.9% | 20,594 |
| Cass County | Rural | $688 | $727 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,533 | +0.9% | 13,096 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | $744 | $749 | $927 | $1,218 | $1,485 | -2.3% | 42,632 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | $688 | $767 | $927 | $1,203 | $1,288 | +0.9% | 11,600 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | $688 | $795 | $927 | $1,262 | $1,266 | +0.9% | 11,807 |
| Clay County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 16,461 |
| Clayton County | Rural | $688 | $721 | $927 | $1,169 | $1,383 | +0.9% | 17,013 |
| Clinton County | Rural | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,190 | $1,549 | -3.0% | 46,268 |
| Crawford County | Rural | $688 | $783 | $927 | $1,282 | $1,320 | +0.9% | 16,277 |
| Decatur County | Rural | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,533 | +0.9% | 7,759 |
| Delaware County | Rural | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,119 | $1,549 | +0.9% | 17,558 |
| Emmet County | Rural | $688 | $778 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | +0.9% | 9,262 |
| Floyd County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,136 | $1,359 | +0.9% | 15,328 |
| Franklin County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,143 | $1,549 | +0.9% | 9,956 |
| Fremont County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,320 | +0.9% | 6,514 |
| Greene County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,212 | $1,448 | +0.9% | 8,688 |
| Hancock County | Rural | $688 | $750 | $927 | $1,120 | $1,549 | +0.9% | 10,671 |
| Hardin County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,196 | $1,335 | +0.9% | 16,639 |
| Howard County | Rural | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,523 | +0.9% | 9,445 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | $688 | $820 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,549 | +0.9% | 9,591 |
| Ida County | Rural | $688 | $839 | $927 | $1,155 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 6,911 |
| Iowa County | Rural | $688 | $770 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,549 | +0.9% | 16,507 |
| Jackson County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 19,390 |
| Jones County | Metro | $646 | $734 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 20,896 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | $688 | $766 | $927 | $1,159 | $1,251 | +0.9% | 9,924 |
| Louisa County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,133 | $1,292 | +0.9% | 10,678 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | $688 | $801 | $927 | $1,190 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 10,575 |
| Monona County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,162 | $1,549 | +0.9% | 8,557 |
| Monroe County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | +0.9% | 7,513 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,267 | $1,378 | +0.9% | 10,214 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 14,126 |
| Osceola County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 6,100 |
| Page County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,184 | $1,255 | +0.9% | 15,131 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 | +0.9% | 8,863 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | $663 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 7,046 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | $688 | $725 | $927 | $1,151 | $1,251 | +0.9% | 4,645 |
| Sac County | Rural | $791 | $796 | $927 | $1,215 | $1,219 | +0.9% | 9,689 |
| Shelby County | Rural | $688 | $838 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 11,778 |
| Taylor County | Rural | $688 | $710 | $927 | $1,198 | $1,290 | +0.9% | 5,868 |
| Union County | Rural | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,210 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 11,993 |
| Wayne County | Rural | $688 | $723 | $927 | $1,232 | $1,251 | +0.9% | 6,532 |
| Webster County | Rural | $667 | $709 | $927 | $1,191 | $1,549 | +0.9% | 36,886 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | $688 | $818 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,374 | +0.9% | 10,583 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | $688 | $710 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 | +0.9% | 19,873 |
| Worth County | Rural | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,293 | +0.9% | 7,350 |
99 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
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It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across Iowa's 99 counties is $927, ranging from $927 in Worth County to $1,450 in Harrison County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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