Union County, IA

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top three largest cities in Union County are Afton, Arispe, and Cromwell. 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 Union County use?

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

Union 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.

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

Rent Tables Union 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)

$684
studio
$707
1-Bedroom
$928
2-Bedroom
$1,226
3-Bedroom
$1,230
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
50830 $650 $670 $880 $1,160 $1,160
50831 $650 $670 $880 $1,160 $1,160
50842 $650 $670 $880 $1,160 $1,160
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
50830 $585 $603 $792 $1,044 $1,044
50831 $585 $603 $792 $1,044 $1,044
50842 $585 $603 $792 $1,044 $1,044
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
50830 $715 $737 $968 $1,276 $1,276
50831 $715 $737 $968 $1,276 $1,276
50842 $715 $737 $968 $1,276 $1,276

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Union County, Iowa: Afton, Arispe, and Cromwell.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Union County, Iowa: 50830, 50831, and 50842.

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