Howard County, IA

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Howard County are Cresco, Riceville, Elma, and Lime Springs. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Howard County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Howard County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Howard County compare?

Howard County ($877) has a 6.5% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Iowa ($938) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Howard County is rank 44th out of 99 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 55 other counties. Howard County is the 44th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Howard County, IA

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$646
studio
$792
1-Bedroom
$877
2-Bedroom
$1,229
3-Bedroom
$1,382
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$646
studio
$792
1-Bedroom
$877
2-Bedroom
$1,229
3-Bedroom
$1,382
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
52163 $650 $790 $880 $1,230 $1,380
50466 $750 $860 $1,020 $1,320 $1,470
50628 $650 $790 $880 $1,220 $1,380
52134 $650 $790 $880 $1,230 $1,380
52136 $710 $860 $970 $1,350 $1,500
52155 $650 $790 $880 $1,230 $1,380
52163 $650 $790 $880 $1,230 $1,380
50466 $750 $860 $1,020 $1,320 $1,470
50628 $650 $790 $880 $1,220 $1,380
52136 $710 $860 $970 $1,350 $1,500
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
52163 $585 $711 $792 $1,107 $1,242
50466 $675 $774 $918 $1,188 $1,323
50628 $585 $711 $792 $1,098 $1,242
52134 $585 $711 $792 $1,107 $1,242
52136 $639 $774 $873 $1,215 $1,350
52155 $585 $711 $792 $1,107 $1,242
52163 $585 $711 $792 $1,107 $1,242
50466 $675 $774 $918 $1,188 $1,323
50628 $585 $711 $792 $1,098 $1,242
52136 $639 $774 $873 $1,215 $1,350
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
52163 $715 $869 $968 $1,353 $1,518
50466 $825 $946 $1,122 $1,452 $1,617
50628 $715 $869 $968 $1,342 $1,518
52134 $715 $869 $968 $1,353 $1,518
52136 $781 $946 $1,067 $1,485 $1,650
52155 $715 $869 $968 $1,353 $1,518
52163 $715 $869 $968 $1,353 $1,518
50466 $825 $946 $1,122 $1,452 $1,617
50628 $715 $869 $968 $1,342 $1,518
52136 $781 $946 $1,067 $1,485 $1,650

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Howard County, Iowa: Cresco, Riceville, Elma, Lime Springs, Chester, and Protivin.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Howard County, Iowa: 52136, 50466, 50628, 52155, 52134, and 52163.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.