HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.
Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html
| Harrison County | $1,090 | $1,148 | $1,368 | $1,813 | $2,046 | 10 |
| Mills County | $1,090 | $1,148 | $1,368 | $1,813 | $2,046 | 8 |
| Pottawattamie County | $1,090 | $1,148 | $1,368 | $1,813 | $2,046 | 16 |
| Dallas County | $1,063 | $1,109 | $1,318 | $1,794 | $1,841 | 17 |
| Guthrie County | $1,063 | $1,109 | $1,318 | $1,794 | $1,841 | 9 |
| Madison County | $1,063 | $1,109 | $1,318 | $1,794 | $1,841 | 8 |
| Polk County | $1,063 | $1,109 | $1,318 | $1,794 | $1,841 | 50 |
| Warren County | $1,063 | $1,109 | $1,318 | $1,794 | $1,841 | 13 |
| Woodbury County | $796 | $925 | $1,154 | $1,386 | $1,528 | 24 |
| Story County | $972 | $1,026 | $1,153 | $1,601 | $1,934 | 18 |
| Scott County | $817 | $928 | $1,143 | $1,498 | $1,819 | 22 |
| Johnson County | $880 | $961 | $1,141 | $1,587 | $1,914 | 14 |
| Dickinson County | $826 | $831 | $1,091 | $1,314 | $1,445 | 7 |
| Jefferson County | $821 | $826 | $1,084 | $1,300 | $1,435 | 6 |
| Dubuque County | $774 | $841 | $1,077 | $1,450 | $1,807 | 16 |
| Linn County | $738 | $816 | $1,071 | $1,490 | $1,797 | 29 |
| Muscatine County | $795 | $858 | $1,071 | $1,374 | $1,605 | 10 |
| Wapello County | $793 | $814 | $1,068 | $1,354 | $1,468 | 7 |
| Des Moines County | $733 | $810 | $1,063 | $1,369 | $1,426 | 7 |
| Black Hawk County | $725 | $801 | $1,051 | $1,357 | $1,763 | 13 |
| Grundy County | $725 | $801 | $1,051 | $1,357 | $1,763 | 9 |
| Davis County | $774 | $795 | $1,043 | $1,251 | $1,392 | 4 |
| Boone County | $783 | $788 | $1,026 | $1,427 | $1,500 | 7 |
| Marion County | $701 | $808 | $1,016 | $1,218 | $1,356 | 12 |
| Buena Vista County | $765 | $770 | $1,010 | $1,240 | $1,337 | 9 |
| Jasper County | $784 | $789 | $1,008 | $1,348 | $1,372 | 12 |
| Hamilton County | $738 | $791 | $994 | $1,192 | $1,316 | 9 |
| Poweshiek County | $733 | $853 | $988 | $1,303 | $1,308 | 8 |
| Plymouth County | $767 | $772 | $980 | $1,287 | $1,366 | 9 |
| Bremer County | $674 | $745 | $978 | $1,290 | $1,295 | 8 |
| Lucas County | $724 | $743 | $975 | $1,250 | $1,302 | 5 |
| Sioux County | $735 | $740 | $971 | $1,246 | $1,351 | 13 |
| Cedar County | $717 | $736 | $966 | $1,259 | $1,279 | 8 |
| Lee County | $663 | $733 | $962 | $1,270 | $1,330 | 11 |
| Washington County | $728 | $733 | $962 | $1,191 | $1,274 | 8 |
| Marshall County | $712 | $731 | $959 | $1,265 | $1,270 | 13 |
| Benton County | $659 | $729 | $956 | $1,209 | $1,348 | 15 |
| Clinton County | $659 | $729 | $956 | $1,184 | $1,507 | 15 |
| Cerro Gordo County | $746 | $750 | $949 | $1,226 | $1,446 | 11 |
| Mahaska County | $717 | $722 | $947 | $1,135 | $1,254 | 9 |
| Buchanan County | $713 | $718 | $942 | $1,281 | $1,468 | 11 |
| Tama County | $698 | $717 | $941 | $1,174 | $1,330 | 13 |
| Henry County | $647 | $716 | $939 | $1,242 | $1,360 | 9 |
| Adams County | $692 | $711 | $933 | $1,217 | $1,235 | 4 |
| Adair County | $687 | $706 | $926 | $1,201 | $1,285 | 5 |
| Allamakee County | $682 | $754 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,399 | 7 |
| Appanoose County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,306 | 9 |
| Audubon County | $682 | $838 | $919 | $1,160 | $1,423 | 6 |
| Butler County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,367 | 12 |
| Calhoun County | $682 | $736 | $919 | $1,162 | $1,217 | 9 |
| Carroll County | $775 | $788 | $919 | $1,162 | $1,217 | 12 |
| Cass County | $682 | $710 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,496 | 8 |
| Cherokee County | $682 | $811 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,414 | 8 |
| Chickasaw County | $682 | $778 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,293 | 7 |
| Clarke County | $682 | $803 | $919 | $1,222 | $1,227 | 3 |
| Clay County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,198 | $1,217 | 9 |
| Clayton County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,127 | $1,304 | 15 |
| Crawford County | $682 | $788 | $919 | $1,212 | $1,451 | 12 |
| Decatur County | $634 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,542 | 8 |
| Delaware County | $682 | $838 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,227 | 10 |
| Emmet County | $682 | $771 | $919 | $1,222 | $1,227 | 5 |
| Fayette County | $682 | $723 | $919 | $1,210 | $1,439 | 14 |
| Floyd County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,192 | $1,217 | 7 |
| Franklin County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,168 | $1,542 | 9 |
| Fremont County | $682 | $708 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,379 | 9 |
| Greene County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,486 | 8 |
| Hancock County | $682 | $745 | $919 | $1,170 | $1,542 | 8 |
| Hardin County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,208 | $1,347 | 12 |
| Howard County | $682 | $838 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,476 | 6 |
| Humboldt County | $682 | $798 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,436 | 11 |
| Ida County | $682 | $764 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,217 | 5 |
| Iowa County | $682 | $709 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,452 | 13 |
| Jackson County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,178 | $1,217 | 14 |
| Jones County | $634 | $711 | $919 | $1,212 | $1,217 | 10 |
| Keokuk County | $682 | $764 | $919 | $1,178 | $1,227 | 15 |
| Kossuth County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,217 | 12 |
| Louisa County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,124 | $1,223 | 7 |
| Lyon County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,217 | 8 |
| Mitchell County | $682 | $774 | $919 | $1,156 | $1,227 | 8 |
| Monona County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,145 | $1,542 | 9 |
| Monroe County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,222 | $1,227 | 3 |
| Montgomery County | $682 | $838 | $919 | $1,265 | $1,319 | 5 |
| O'Brien County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,111 | $1,217 | 8 |
| Osceola County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,212 | $1,217 | 5 |
| Page County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,147 | $1,225 | 11 |
| Palo Alto County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,222 | $1,227 | 8 |
| Pocahontas County | $658 | $700 | $919 | $1,125 | $1,217 | 8 |
| Ringgold County | $682 | $748 | $919 | $1,125 | $1,227 | 7 |
| Sac County | $786 | $791 | $919 | $1,226 | $1,231 | 9 |
| Shelby County | $682 | $838 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,309 | 10 |
| Taylor County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,116 | $1,217 | 7 |
| Union County | $634 | $700 | $919 | $1,212 | $1,217 | 7 |
| Van Buren County | $682 | $713 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,510 | 10 |
| Wayne County | $682 | $734 | $919 | $1,193 | $1,227 | 8 |
| Webster County | $696 | $700 | $919 | $1,182 | $1,542 | 14 |
| Winnebago County | $682 | $731 | $919 | $1,222 | $1,392 | 7 |
| Winneshiek County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,212 | $1,217 | 8 |
| Worth County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,278 | $1,364 | 7 |
| Wright County | $682 | $700 | $919 | $1,102 | $1,217 | 8 |
HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,097. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).
The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Iowa is $1,097.
The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Iowa is $1,368 in Mills County.
HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,097. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).