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Iowa Fair Market Rents

2023 Fair Market Rents

2023 FMRs in Iowa by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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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 ($1,095) 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

48th
Rank
$615
Studio
$670
1-person
$849
2-person
$1,112
3-person
$1,230
4-person
Counties in Iowa (99)
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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