2023 FMRs in Iowa by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.
Iowa Map
FMRs vary across Iowa based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Iowa is $849.
The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.
FMRs in Iowa are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.
View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.
How does Iowa compare?
The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Iowa is $1,127 in Johnson County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $795 in Clayton County.
Iowa ($849) has a 22.5% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,096) and therefore has a lower gross rent.
Iowa is rank 48th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 47 other States and territories. Iowa is the 9th cheapest State or territory in terms of FMRs.
Average FMRs for Iowa
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| County | Rank | Studio | 1-Bed | 2-Bed | 3-Bed | 4-Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | 1st | $810 | $922 | $1,127 | $1,602 | $1,920 |
| Harrison County | 2nd | $801 | $888 | $1,083 | $1,449 | $1,611 |
| Mills County | 2nd | $801 | $888 | $1,083 | $1,449 | $1,611 |
| Pottawattamie County | 2nd | $801 | $888 | $1,083 | $1,449 | $1,611 |
| Dallas County | 5th | $791 | $889 | $1,074 | $1,473 | $1,499 |
| Guthrie County | 5th | $791 | $889 | $1,074 | $1,473 | $1,499 |
| Warren County | 5th | $791 | $889 | $1,074 | $1,473 | $1,499 |
| Madison County | 5th | $791 | $889 | $1,074 | $1,473 | $1,499 |
| Polk County | 5th | $791 | $889 | $1,074 | $1,473 | $1,499 |
| Story County | 10th | $800 | $862 | $981 | $1,394 | $1,671 |
| Grundy County | 11th | $629 | $740 | $934 | $1,241 | $1,591 |
| Black Hawk County | 11th | $629 | $740 | $934 | $1,241 | $1,591 |
| Linn County | 13th | $615 | $699 | $920 | $1,307 | $1,567 |
| Dubuque County | 14th | $621 | $706 | $929 | $1,238 | $1,582 |
| Muscatine County | 15th | $680 | $707 | $931 | $1,175 | $1,382 |
| Dickinson County | 16th | $693 | $721 | $949 | $1,160 | $1,275 |
| Des Moines County | 17th | $642 | $729 | $960 | $1,176 | $1,290 |
| Scott County | 18th | $606 | $733 | $906 | $1,193 | $1,353 |
| Boone County | 19th | $602 | $671 | $883 | $1,246 | $1,379 |
| Lucas County | 20th | $690 | $717 | $944 | $1,149 | $1,268 |
| Wapello County | 21st | $647 | $672 | $885 | $1,102 | $1,368 |
| Woodbury County | 22nd | $620 | $705 | $928 | $1,139 | $1,247 |
| Jefferson County | 23rd | $646 | $650 | $856 | $1,170 | $1,299 |
| Cherokee County | 24th | $581 | $704 | $795 | $1,130 | $1,354 |
| Iowa County | 25th | $581 | $678 | $795 | $1,130 | $1,354 |
| Washington County | 26th | $591 | $672 | $884 | $1,111 | $1,277 |
| Worth County | 27th | $581 | $640 | $795 | $1,130 | $1,354 |
| Shelby County | 28th | $581 | $676 | $795 | $1,130 | $1,304 |
| Jasper County | 29th | $616 | $634 | $835 | $1,158 | $1,238 |
| Hancock County | 30th | $581 | $645 | $795 | $1,096 | $1,354 |
| Clarke County | 31st | $636 | $661 | $870 | $1,113 | $1,169 |
| Poweshiek County | 32nd | $616 | $729 | $843 | $1,128 | $1,132 |
| Hamilton County | 33rd | $642 | $668 | $879 | $1,070 | $1,181 |
| Cerro Gordo County | 34th | $610 | $634 | $835 | $1,080 | $1,262 |
| Adams County | 35th | $639 | $665 | $875 | $1,065 | $1,175 |
| Chickasaw County | 36th | $624 | $627 | $795 | $1,130 | $1,240 |
| Cedar County | 37th | $630 | $655 | $862 | $1,079 | $1,158 |
| Marshall County | 38th | $639 | $652 | $844 | $1,114 | $1,134 |
| Bremer County | 39th | $627 | $652 | $858 | $1,076 | $1,153 |
| Van Buren County | 40th | $581 | $704 | $795 | $1,074 | $1,211 |
| Lyon County | 41st | $581 | $702 | $795 | $968 | $1,312 |
| Buchanan County | 42nd | $643 | $647 | $852 | $1,058 | $1,145 |
| Greene County | 43rd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $1,130 | $1,221 |
| Lee County | 44th | $554 | $641 | $828 | $1,119 | $1,188 |
| Tama County | 45th | $552 | $628 | $826 | $1,005 | $1,295 |
| Humboldt County | 46th | $581 | $651 | $795 | $1,130 | $1,138 |
| Henry County | 47th | $601 | $654 | $822 | $1,103 | $1,107 |
| Crawford County | 48th | $581 | $675 | $795 | $1,025 | $1,205 |
| Plymouth County | 49th | $597 | $652 | $795 | $1,116 | $1,120 |
| Marion County | 50th | $571 | $665 | $854 | $1,039 | $1,147 |
| Cass County | 51st | $581 | $674 | $795 | $1,033 | $1,189 |
| Sac County | 52nd | $581 | $626 | $795 | $1,130 | $1,139 |
| Butler County | 53rd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $1,058 | $1,227 |
| Clay County | 54th | $542 | $657 | $811 | $1,100 | $1,154 |
| Decatur County | 55th | $532 | $604 | $795 | $968 | $1,354 |
| Page County | 56th | $581 | $610 | $795 | $1,007 | $1,255 |
| Monona County | 57th | $600 | $604 | $795 | $968 | $1,280 |
| Webster County | 58th | $600 | $604 | $795 | $1,116 | $1,131 |
| Jackson County | 59th | $581 | $604 | $795 | $1,092 | $1,173 |
| Howard County | 60th | $581 | $704 | $795 | $1,045 | $1,117 |
| Fremont County | 61st | $581 | $604 | $795 | $1,056 | $1,201 |
| Buena Vista County | 62nd | $595 | $628 | $814 | $1,083 | $1,107 |
| Clinton County | 63rd | $603 | $634 | $835 | $1,031 | $1,122 |
| O'Brien County | 64th | $581 | $616 | $795 | $1,110 | $1,114 |
| Sioux County | 65th | $591 | $642 | $809 | $1,083 | $1,087 |
| Benton County | 66th | $600 | $604 | $795 | $1,073 | $1,128 |
| Winnebago County | 67th | $581 | $608 | $795 | $1,059 | $1,150 |
| Union County | 68th | $581 | $644 | $795 | $1,082 | $1,086 |
| Fayette County | 69th | $532 | $604 | $795 | $973 | $1,278 |
| Floyd County | 70th | $625 | $629 | $795 | $1,064 | $1,068 |
| Franklin County | 70th | $581 | $604 | $795 | $1,092 | $1,109 |
| Monroe County | 72nd | $604 | $628 | $827 | $1,007 | $1,112 |
| Hardin County | 73rd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $1,057 | $1,130 |
| Ringgold County | 74th | $581 | $633 | $795 | $1,064 | $1,068 |
| Delaware County | 75th | $581 | $644 | $795 | $1,020 | $1,096 |
| Appanoose County | 76th | $581 | $604 | $795 | $969 | $1,186 |
| Davis County | 77th | $581 | $691 | $795 | $994 | $1,069 |
| Adair County | 78th | $581 | $604 | $795 | $1,071 | $1,075 |
| Kossuth County | 79th | $641 | $641 | $795 | $976 | $1,068 |
| Emmet County | 80th | $581 | $612 | $795 | $1,064 | $1,068 |
| Allamakee County | 81st | $581 | $604 | $795 | $1,024 | $1,109 |
| Winneshiek County | 82nd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $1,064 | $1,068 |
| Mahaska County | 82nd | $629 | $642 | $798 | $971 | $1,072 |
| Carroll County | 84th | $551 | $604 | $795 | $1,064 | $1,068 |
| Calhoun County | 85th | $581 | $647 | $795 | $984 | $1,068 |
| Keokuk County | 86th | $582 | $631 | $796 | $992 | $1,069 |
| Louisa County | 87th | $532 | $645 | $795 | $1,028 | $1,068 |
| Osceola County | 88th | $581 | $625 | $795 | $998 | $1,068 |
| Jones County | 89th | $532 | $604 | $795 | $1,064 | $1,068 |
| Taylor County | 90th | $581 | $604 | $795 | $968 | $1,100 |
| Montgomery County | 91st | $581 | $604 | $795 | $968 | $1,094 |
| Palo Alto County | 92nd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $973 | $1,072 |
| Wayne County | 93rd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $968 | $1,068 |
| Audubon County | 93rd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $968 | $1,068 |
| Ida County | 93rd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $968 | $1,068 |
| Mitchell County | 93rd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $968 | $1,068 |
| Pocahontas County | 93rd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $968 | $1,068 |
| Wright County | 93rd | $581 | $604 | $795 | $968 | $1,068 |
| Clayton County | 99th | $532 | $604 | $795 | $992 | $1,068 |
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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.