Palo Alto County, IA

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Palo Alto County are Emmetsburg, Rolfe, Curlew, and Cylinder. 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 Palo Alto County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto County compare?

Palo Alto 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.

Palo Alto 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. Palo Alto County is the 44th most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Palo Alto County, IA

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$646
studio
$668
1-Bedroom
$877
2-Bedroom
$1,158
3-Bedroom
$1,163
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$646
studio
$668
1-Bedroom
$877
2-Bedroom
$1,158
3-Bedroom
$1,163
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
50527 $730 $760 $990 $1,270 $1,310
50528 $650 $670 $880 $1,160 $1,160
50536 $670 $690 $910 $1,200 $1,210
50546 $650 $670 $880 $1,060 $1,160
50562 $650 $670 $880 $1,160 $1,160
50581 $790 $820 $1,070 $1,290 $1,420
50546 $650 $670 $880 $1,060 $1,160
50562 $650 $670 $880 $1,160 $1,160
50581 $790 $820 $1,070 $1,290 $1,420
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
50527 $657 $684 $891 $1,143 $1,179
50528 $585 $603 $792 $1,044 $1,044
50536 $603 $621 $819 $1,080 $1,089
50546 $585 $603 $792 $954 $1,044
50562 $585 $603 $792 $1,044 $1,044
50581 $711 $738 $963 $1,161 $1,278
50546 $585 $603 $792 $954 $1,044
50562 $585 $603 $792 $1,044 $1,044
50581 $711 $738 $963 $1,161 $1,278
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
50527 $803 $836 $1,089 $1,397 $1,441
50528 $715 $737 $968 $1,276 $1,276
50536 $737 $759 $1,001 $1,320 $1,331
50546 $715 $737 $968 $1,166 $1,276
50562 $715 $737 $968 $1,276 $1,276
50581 $869 $902 $1,177 $1,419 $1,562
50546 $715 $737 $968 $1,166 $1,276
50562 $715 $737 $968 $1,276 $1,276
50581 $869 $902 $1,177 $1,419 $1,562

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Palo Alto County, Iowa: Emmetsburg, Rolfe, Curlew, Cylinder, Havelock, and Mallard.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Palo Alto County, Iowa: 50536, 50581, 50527, 50528, 50546, and 50562.

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