2025 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 $938.
The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $2,314 in District of Columbia. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $579 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 $1,261 in Harrison County, Mills County, and 1 others. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $877 in Adair County, Allamakee County, and 54 others.
Iowa ($938) has a 25.3% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,255) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | 1st | $990 | $1,052 | $1,261 | $1,675 | $1,864 |
| Mills County | 1st | $990 | $1,052 | $1,261 | $1,675 | $1,864 |
| Pottawattamie County | 1st | $990 | $1,052 | $1,261 | $1,675 | $1,864 |
| Dallas County | 4th | $954 | $1,017 | $1,216 | $1,632 | $1,638 |
| Guthrie County | 4th | $954 | $1,017 | $1,216 | $1,632 | $1,638 |
| Madison County | 4th | $954 | $1,017 | $1,216 | $1,632 | $1,638 |
| Polk County | 4th | $954 | $1,017 | $1,216 | $1,632 | $1,638 |
| Warren County | 4th | $954 | $1,017 | $1,216 | $1,632 | $1,638 |
| Johnson County | 9th | $816 | $921 | $1,105 | $1,548 | $1,856 |
| Des Moines County | 10th | $735 | $817 | $1,072 | $1,324 | $1,421 |
| Dickinson County | 11th | $800 | $806 | $1,057 | $1,273 | $1,401 |
| Story County | 12th | $875 | $951 | $1,056 | $1,476 | $1,773 |
| Woodbury County | 13th | $715 | $818 | $1,043 | $1,257 | $1,383 |
| Jefferson County | 14th | $781 | $787 | $1,032 | $1,243 | $1,368 |
| Muscatine County | 15th | $760 | $811 | $1,031 | $1,337 | $1,555 |
| Scott County | 16th | $707 | $831 | $1,025 | $1,336 | $1,578 |
| Wapello County | 17th | $750 | $776 | $1,018 | $1,271 | $1,467 |
| Black Hawk County | 18th | $684 | $760 | $997 | $1,301 | $1,674 |
| Grundy County | 18th | $684 | $760 | $997 | $1,301 | $1,674 |
| Dubuque County | 20th | $722 | $763 | $996 | $1,315 | $1,673 |
| Linn County | 21st | $681 | $757 | $993 | $1,391 | $1,668 |
| Lucas County | 22nd | $720 | $745 | $977 | $1,177 | $1,295 |
| Marion County | 23rd | $669 | $769 | $976 | $1,176 | $1,294 |
| Davis County | 24th | $716 | $740 | $971 | $1,170 | $1,287 |
| Marshall County | 25th | $706 | $735 | $958 | $1,265 | $1,270 |
| Hamilton County | 26th | $704 | $753 | $955 | $1,151 | $1,266 |
| Buena Vista County | 27th | $722 | $727 | $954 | $1,169 | $1,265 |
| Clinton County | 28th | $673 | $723 | $948 | $1,158 | $1,390 |
| Poweshiek County | 29th | $688 | $840 | $934 | $1,234 | $1,238 |
| Boone County | 30th | $714 | $719 | $930 | $1,303 | $1,315 |
| Cedar County | 30th | $685 | $709 | $930 | $1,170 | $1,233 |
| Adams County | 32nd | $679 | $703 | $922 | $1,147 | $1,222 |
| Buchanan County | 33rd | $697 | $702 | $921 | $1,218 | $1,250 |
| Lee County | 33rd | $632 | $702 | $921 | $1,216 | $1,221 |
| Bremer County | 35th | $656 | $701 | $920 | $1,196 | $1,220 |
| Jasper County | 35th | $707 | $711 | $920 | $1,265 | $1,293 |
| Cerro Gordo County | 37th | $701 | $706 | $917 | $1,175 | $1,399 |
| Tama County | 38th | $674 | $697 | $915 | $1,102 | $1,332 |
| Sioux County | 39th | $703 | $719 | $904 | $1,190 | $1,232 |
| Plymouth County | 40th | $672 | $730 | $900 | $1,227 | $1,260 |
| Mahaska County | 41st | $616 | $685 | $899 | $1,083 | $1,192 |
| Henry County | 42nd | $656 | $678 | $890 | $1,211 | $1,375 |
| Washington County | 43rd | $662 | $674 | $882 | $1,102 | $1,173 |
| Adair County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,163 |
| Allamakee County | 44th | $646 | $696 | $877 | $1,185 | $1,276 |
| Appanoose County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,268 |
| Audubon County | 44th | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,163 |
| Benton County | 44th | $601 | $668 | $877 | $1,140 | $1,284 |
| Butler County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,320 |
| Calhoun County | 44th | $646 | $688 | $877 | $1,108 | $1,163 |
| Carroll County | 44th | $601 | $726 | $877 | $1,104 | $1,163 |
| Cass County | 44th | $646 | $680 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,401 |
| Cherokee County | 44th | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,473 |
| Chickasaw County | 44th | $665 | $722 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,329 |
| Clarke County | 44th | $646 | $728 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,163 |
| Clay County | 44th | $646 | $697 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,163 |
| Clayton County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,066 | $1,163 |
| Crawford County | 44th | $646 | $759 | $877 | $1,160 | $1,418 |
| Decatur County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,473 |
| Delaware County | 44th | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,163 |
| Emmet County | 44th | $646 | $745 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,323 |
| Fayette County | 44th | $646 | $684 | $877 | $1,135 | $1,473 |
| Floyd County | 44th | $664 | $668 | $877 | $1,150 | $1,163 |
| Franklin County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,450 |
| Fremont County | 44th | $646 | $685 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,397 |
| Greene County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,434 |
| Hancock County | 44th | $646 | $716 | $877 | $1,182 | $1,473 |
| Hardin County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,159 | $1,269 |
| Howard County | 44th | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,382 |
| Humboldt County | 44th | $646 | $737 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,283 |
| Ida County | 44th | $646 | $669 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,163 |
| Iowa County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,358 |
| Jackson County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,126 | $1,163 |
| Jones County | 44th | $601 | $696 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,163 |
| Keokuk County | 44th | $646 | $742 | $877 | $1,110 | $1,163 |
| Kossuth County | 44th | $646 | $693 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,209 |
| Louisa County | 44th | $601 | $668 | $877 | $1,080 | $1,163 |
| Lyon County | 44th | $646 | $728 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,170 |
| Mitchell County | 44th | $646 | $696 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,163 |
| Monona County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,428 |
| Monroe County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,163 |
| Montgomery County | 44th | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,096 | $1,218 |
| O'Brien County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,163 |
| Osceola County | 44th | $646 | $676 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,163 |
| Page County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,107 | $1,257 |
| Palo Alto County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,163 |
| Pocahontas County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,163 |
| Ringgold County | 44th | $646 | $733 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,163 |
| Sac County | 44th | $739 | $744 | $877 | $1,161 | $1,165 |
| Shelby County | 44th | $646 | $732 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,333 |
| Taylor County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,163 |
| Union County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,163 |
| Van Buren County | 44th | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,110 | $1,431 |
| Wayne County | 44th | $646 | $712 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,163 |
| Webster County | 44th | $664 | $668 | $877 | $1,155 | $1,473 |
| Winnebago County | 44th | $646 | $684 | $877 | $1,182 | $1,318 |
| Winneshiek County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 | $1,163 |
| Worth County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,229 | $1,426 |
| Wright County | 44th | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 | $1,163 |
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Fair Market Rents are estimated by the HUD.