FMRFinder

Iowa fair market rent by county

Iowa · FY2027 · 99 listed places · 92 HUD FMR areas

$927median 2BR

From $927 in Worth County to $1,450 in Harrison County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +0.9% · 87 up, 11 down, 1 unchanged · largest Harrison County +6.0% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $58,000 a year in Harrison County and $37,080 in Worth County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$688$27,520$13.23
1 bedroom$766$30,640$14.73
2 bedrooms$927$37,080$17.83
3 bedrooms$1,247$49,880$23.98
4 bedrooms$1,361$54,440$26.17

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Iowa places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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