Section 8 — IA ZIP index · page 1 of 3
Iowa ZIP codes
with a Section 8 rent.
Every Iowa ZIP code HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for — 1,002 of them, FY2026. This page lists ZIPs 1–500, grouped by HUD area, with the 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom ceiling beside each one. Open any ZIP for its full schedule from studio to 4-bedroom.
data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026
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Why the ZIP beats the metro average.
One number per metro hides the spread that decides whether a deal pencils.
A ZIP-level Fair Market Rent is HUD's Small Area FMR: instead of one voucher ceiling for an entire metro, HUD publishes a separate ceiling for each ZIP code, set from what rents actually cost in that ZIP. The metro figure is an average over all of them, so it sits above the weaker ZIPs and below the stronger ones — which is why two houses fifteen minutes apart in the same city can carry Section 8 ceilings hundreds of dollars apart. Underwrite the ZIP's number, not the metro's. The published FMR is still a reference, not a payment: housing authorities set their payment standard at roughly 90–110% of it, and every unit has to clear a rent reasonableness test against comparable local rentals before a lease is approved.
Every ZIP
FMR by ZIP code.
2-bedroom and 3-bedroom Fair Market Rent for each ZIP, listed under the HUD area it belongs to. What Fair Market Rent means.
ZIPs 1–500 of 1,002 · 60 HUD areas on this page · data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026
| ZIP | 2 BR | 3 BR |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 50001 | $1,640 | $2,230 |
| 50003 | $1,130 | $1,540 |
| 50007 | $1,240 | $1,700 |
| 50009 | $1,410 | $1,920 |
| 50021 | $1,680 | $2,290 |
| 50023 | $1,440 | $1,960 |
| 50032 | $1,390 | $1,890 |
| 50033 | $1,060 | $1,440 |
| 50035 | $1,340 | $1,820 |
| 50038 | $1,200 | $1,630 |
| 50039 | $1,030 | $1,400 |
| 50046 | $1,220 | $1,690 |
| 50047 | $1,460 | $1,990 |
| 50054 | $1,030 | $1,380 |
| 50061 | $1,280 | $1,750 |
| 50063 | $960 | $1,310 |
| 50066 | $1,110 | $1,520 |
| 50069 | $1,020 | $1,390 |
| 50072 | $1,170 | $1,590 |
| 50073 | $1,410 | $1,920 |
| 50109 | $1,220 | $1,660 |
| 50111 | $1,290 | $1,760 |
| 50115 | $950 | $1,290 |
| 50118 | $1,380 | $1,880 |
| 50124 | $1,300 | $1,810 |
| 50125 | $1,150 | $1,570 |
| 50131 | $1,510 | $2,060 |
| 50145 | $1,140 | $1,520 |
| 50146 | $1,640 | $2,230 |
| 50156 | $1,020 | $1,420 |
| 50160 | $990 | $1,350 |
| 50161 | $980 | $1,350 |
| 50166 | $1,090 | $1,480 |
| 50167 | $1,080 | $1,470 |
| 50168 | $970 | $1,300 |
| 50169 | $960 | $1,310 |
| 50211 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50216 | $1,190 | $1,620 |
| 50218 | $1,240 | $1,690 |
| 50226 | $1,030 | $1,400 |
| 50229 | $1,170 | $1,590 |
| 50233 | $1,270 | $1,720 |
| 50240 | $1,060 | $1,440 |
| 50241 | $1,380 | $1,880 |
| 50243 | $1,280 | $1,760 |
| 50244 | $980 | $1,360 |
| 50261 | $1,100 | $1,500 |
| 50263 | $1,490 | $2,030 |
| 50265 | $1,270 | $1,730 |
| 50266 | $1,590 | $2,160 |
| 50276 | $1,030 | $1,420 |
| 50277 | $1,040 | $1,420 |
| 50301 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50302 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50303 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50304 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50305 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50309 | $1,370 | $1,860 |
| 50310 | $1,280 | $1,740 |
| 50311 | $1,150 | $1,570 |
| 50312 | $1,250 | $1,700 |
| 50313 | $1,290 | $1,760 |
| 50314 | $1,140 | $1,550 |
| 50315 | $1,230 | $1,670 |
| 50316 | $1,160 | $1,580 |
| 50317 | $1,200 | $1,630 |
| 50318 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50319 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50320 | $1,260 | $1,720 |
| 50321 | $1,330 | $1,810 |
| 50322 | $1,330 | $1,810 |
| 50323 | $1,620 | $2,210 |
| 50324 | $1,500 | $2,040 |
| 50325 | $1,320 | $1,800 |
| 50327 | $1,390 | $1,890 |
| 50363 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50368 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50380 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50391 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50395 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| 50947 | $1,300 | $1,770 |
| Audubon County, IA | ||
| 50002 | $1,050 | $1,380 |
| 50110 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50117 | $920 | $1,170 |
| Marshall County, IA | ||
| 50005 | $930 | $1,230 |
| 50028 | $1,040 | $1,390 |
| 50051 | $930 | $1,220 |
| 50055 | $1,010 | $1,380 |
| 50078 | $950 | $1,250 |
| 50120 | $1,180 | $1,560 |
| 50141 | $1,040 | $1,380 |
| 50142 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50148 | $930 | $1,220 |
| 50162 | $1,440 | $1,900 |
| 50206 | $960 | $1,330 |
| 50234 | $1,070 | $1,430 |
| 50239 | $1,010 | $1,370 |
| 50247 | $960 | $1,330 |
| 50258 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50621 | $930 | $1,200 |
| Wright County, IA | ||
| 50006 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 50034 | $960 | $1,150 |
| 50071 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 50101 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 50271 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50420 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50421 | $940 | $1,130 |
| 50430 | $1,050 | $1,330 |
| 50447 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50457 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50470 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 50525 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50532 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50533 | $1,080 | $1,300 |
| 50542 | $940 | $1,140 |
| 50577 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 50595 | $1,000 | $1,200 |
| 50599 | $1,020 | $1,220 |
| Wayne County, IA | ||
| 50008 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50049 | $970 | $1,240 |
| 50052 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50060 | $970 | $1,260 |
| 50068 | $1,030 | $1,330 |
| 50103 | $1,090 | $1,310 |
| 50123 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50147 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50165 | $970 | $1,260 |
| 50238 | $920 | $1,180 |
| Ames, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 50010 | $1,150 | $1,600 |
| 50011 | $1,150 | $1,600 |
| 50012 | $1,270 | $1,770 |
| 50013 | $1,300 | $1,800 |
| 50056 | $1,130 | $1,570 |
| 50105 | $1,050 | $1,460 |
| 50201 | $1,000 | $1,390 |
| 50278 | $1,130 | $1,570 |
| Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 50014 | $1,310 | $1,820 |
| 50031 | $960 | $1,340 |
| 50040 | $940 | $1,310 |
| 50134 | $1,070 | $1,490 |
| 50152 | $1,020 | $1,420 |
| 50212 | $960 | $1,340 |
| 50223 | $920 | $1,280 |
| Cass County, IA | ||
| 50020 | $940 | $1,300 |
| 50042 | $930 | $1,220 |
| 50274 | $930 | $1,290 |
| 50837 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50853 | $920 | $1,280 |
| Shelby County, IA | ||
| 50022 | $930 | $1,290 |
| 50025 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 50076 | $920 | $1,200 |
| Greene County, IA | ||
| 50026 | $980 | $1,340 |
| 50029 | $1,000 | $1,360 |
| 50050 | $940 | $1,290 |
| 50058 | $930 | $1,200 |
| 50059 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 50064 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 50107 | $1,060 | $1,470 |
| 50128 | $920 | $1,250 |
| 50129 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 50220 | $1,090 | $1,480 |
| 50235 | $1,130 | $1,570 |
| Poweshiek County, IA | ||
| 50027 | $930 | $1,130 |
| 50104 | $970 | $1,220 |
| 50112 | $980 | $1,300 |
| 50153 | $920 | $1,230 |
| 50157 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50171 | $1,040 | $1,370 |
| 50207 | $920 | $1,120 |
| 50242 | $980 | $1,290 |
| Hamilton County, IA | ||
| 50036 | $1,030 | $1,430 |
| 50075 | $1,110 | $1,330 |
| 50130 | $1,020 | $1,220 |
| 50132 | $1,010 | $1,210 |
| 50231 | $970 | $1,160 |
| 50236 | $1,080 | $1,500 |
| 50246 | $990 | $1,220 |
| 50248 | $1,040 | $1,430 |
| Franklin County, IA | ||
| 50041 | $960 | $1,240 |
| 50227 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50427 | $920 | $1,170 |
| 50431 | $920 | $1,170 |
| 50433 | $960 | $1,230 |
| 50441 | $920 | $1,170 |
| 50452 | $1,100 | $1,400 |
| 50475 | $920 | $1,170 |
| 50479 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50605 | $940 | $1,150 |
| 50625 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50633 | $920 | $1,170 |
| Monroe County, IA | ||
| 50044 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 50057 | $960 | $1,190 |
| 50150 | $920 | $1,220 |
| Adair County, IA | ||
| 50048 | $1,050 | $1,410 |
| 50070 | $1,200 | $1,630 |
| 50164 | $1,030 | $1,380 |
| 50250 | $1,040 | $1,390 |
| 50273 | $1,240 | $1,690 |
| 50846 | $950 | $1,230 |
| 50849 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50858 | $920 | $1,200 |
| Marion County, IA | ||
| 50062 | $960 | $1,150 |
| 50116 | $930 | $1,160 |
| 50119 | $1,020 | $1,220 |
| 50138 | $960 | $1,150 |
| 50139 | $1,090 | $1,430 |
| 50143 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50163 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50170 | $950 | $1,260 |
| 50214 | $1,030 | $1,300 |
| 50219 | $1,170 | $1,400 |
| 50225 | $960 | $1,200 |
| 50228 | $1,070 | $1,420 |
| 50237 | $920 | $1,250 |
| 50252 | $1,060 | $1,370 |
| 50256 | $960 | $1,150 |
| Decatur County, IA | ||
| 50065 | $1,380 | $1,650 |
| 50067 | $1,040 | $1,240 |
| 50108 | $1,110 | $1,340 |
| 50144 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50262 | $950 | $1,160 |
| 50264 | $950 | $1,210 |
| Union County, IA | ||
| 50074 | $970 | $1,210 |
| 50149 | $1,000 | $1,330 |
| 50155 | $1,060 | $1,420 |
| 50174 | $970 | $1,290 |
| 50254 | $960 | $1,260 |
| 50801 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50830 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50831 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50842 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50845 | $1,050 | $1,290 |
| 50851 | $980 | $1,200 |
| 50861 | $1,120 | $1,470 |
| Hardin County, IA | ||
| 50102 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50122 | $960 | $1,330 |
| 50126 | $1,020 | $1,340 |
| 50154 | $960 | $1,330 |
| 50230 | $960 | $1,330 |
| 50259 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50269 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50601 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 50627 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50672 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50680 | $920 | $1,190 |
| Tama County, IA | ||
| 50106 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50158 | $960 | $1,270 |
| 50173 | $1,200 | $1,500 |
| 50609 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 50612 | $1,010 | $1,290 |
| 50632 | $920 | $1,150 |
| 50635 | $920 | $1,150 |
| 50638 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50651 | $950 | $1,220 |
| 50652 | $920 | $1,150 |
| 50669 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50675 | $990 | $1,240 |
| Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 50127 | $980 | $1,310 |
| 50135 | $970 | $1,300 |
| 50137 | $1,000 | $1,340 |
| 50208 | $1,010 | $1,350 |
| 50232 | $1,180 | $1,580 |
| Ringgold County, IA | ||
| 50133 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 50140 | $1,000 | $1,210 |
| 50835 | $970 | $1,190 |
| 50854 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 50860 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 50863 | $920 | $1,130 |
| Keokuk County, IA | ||
| 50136 | $1,070 | $1,370 |
| 50255 | $1,070 | $1,370 |
| Lucas County, IA | ||
| 50151 | $1,480 | $1,900 |
| 50272 | $970 | $1,240 |
| 50275 | $1,150 | $1,510 |
| Clarke County, IA | ||
| 50210 | $1,260 | $1,710 |
| 50213 | $920 | $1,220 |
| 50222 | $1,120 | $1,520 |
| 50257 | $1,030 | $1,410 |
| Webster County, IA | ||
| 50217 | $930 | $1,250 |
| 50249 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50501 | $940 | $1,210 |
| 50516 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50518 | $1,020 | $1,300 |
| 50521 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50523 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50524 | $940 | $1,230 |
| 50530 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50538 | $1,060 | $1,340 |
| 50543 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50544 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50548 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 50557 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50563 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50566 | $1,260 | $1,620 |
| 50569 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50586 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50591 | $1,340 | $1,860 |
| 50594 | $920 | $1,180 |
| Mahaska County, IA | ||
| 50251 | $1,000 | $1,330 |
| 50268 | $920 | $1,180 |
| Worth County, IA | ||
| 50401 | $970 | $1,250 |
| 50426 | $1,040 | $1,310 |
| 50434 | $1,020 | $1,400 |
| 50440 | $1,000 | $1,330 |
| 50444 | $970 | $1,340 |
| 50446 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 50448 | $970 | $1,350 |
| 50450 | $920 | $1,230 |
| 50456 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 50459 | $980 | $1,310 |
| 50461 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50464 | $1,110 | $1,450 |
| 50472 | $1,040 | $1,310 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA | ||
| 50402 | $950 | $1,230 |
| 50428 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50467 | $1,030 | $1,330 |
| 50469 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50477 | $920 | $1,190 |
| Winnebago County, IA | ||
| 50423 | $1,200 | $1,530 |
| 50424 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50436 | $970 | $1,280 |
| 50453 | $1,110 | $1,480 |
| 50465 | $1,070 | $1,420 |
| 50473 | $1,030 | $1,370 |
| 50478 | $920 | $1,220 |
| 50480 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50484 | $1,020 | $1,290 |
| Hancock County, IA | ||
| 50432 | $960 | $1,220 |
| 50438 | $920 | $1,170 |
| 50439 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50449 | $920 | $1,170 |
| 50482 | $1,100 | $1,420 |
| Floyd County, IA | ||
| 50435 | $1,180 | $1,530 |
| 50468 | $1,050 | $1,360 |
| 50616 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50619 | $1,000 | $1,200 |
| 50620 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50636 | $1,020 | $1,240 |
| 50645 | $920 | $1,270 |
| 50653 | $940 | $1,220 |
| 50658 | $930 | $1,270 |
| Kossuth County, IA | ||
| 50451 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50483 | $1,040 | $1,280 |
| 50511 | $950 | $1,140 |
| 50514 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50517 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50519 | $920 | $1,230 |
| 50522 | $1,020 | $1,220 |
| 50556 | $960 | $1,200 |
| 50558 | $1,360 | $1,890 |
| 50559 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50560 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 50590 | $920 | $1,100 |
| Mitchell County, IA | ||
| 50454 | $930 | $1,170 |
| 50455 | $1,040 | $1,360 |
| 50458 | $1,020 | $1,320 |
| 50460 | $970 | $1,250 |
| 50466 | $1,120 | $1,480 |
| 50471 | $1,160 | $1,500 |
| 50476 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50481 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50603 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 50628 | $920 | $1,270 |
| Pocahontas County, IA | ||
| 50510 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 50520 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 50541 | $980 | $1,280 |
| 50546 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 50554 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 50562 | $1,380 | $1,830 |
| 50570 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50571 | $930 | $1,170 |
| 50573 | $1,120 | $1,430 |
| 50574 | $930 | $1,140 |
| 50575 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50581 | $1,030 | $1,320 |
| 50593 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 50597 | $920 | $1,200 |
| Palo Alto County, IA | ||
| 50515 | $1,370 | $1,820 |
| 50527 | $1,130 | $1,470 |
| 50528 | $920 | $1,220 |
| 50536 | $950 | $1,260 |
| 50539 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 50578 | $920 | $1,220 |
| 50598 | $920 | $1,110 |
| Humboldt County, IA | ||
| 50529 | $1,160 | $1,610 |
| 50545 | $1,040 | $1,390 |
| 50582 | $920 | $1,270 |
| Emmet County, IA | ||
| 50531 | $930 | $1,230 |
| Sac County, IA | ||
| 50535 | $920 | $1,230 |
| 50540 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50561 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50567 | $1,130 | $1,510 |
| 50568 | $920 | $1,130 |
| 50583 | $920 | $1,230 |
| 50588 | $1,010 | $1,240 |
| 51002 | $1,100 | $1,350 |
| 51020 | $920 | $1,110 |
| Calhoun County, IA | ||
| 50551 | $940 | $1,200 |
| 50552 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50579 | $980 | $1,240 |
| Clay County, IA | ||
| 50565 | $1,080 | $1,330 |
| 50585 | $950 | $1,170 |
| 51033 | $1,280 | $1,590 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | ||
| 50576 | $1,030 | $1,270 |
| 50592 | $1,010 | $1,240 |
| Butler County, IA | ||
| 50602 | $920 | $1,100 |
| 50604 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50608 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 50611 | $960 | $1,160 |
| 50613 | $1,210 | $1,560 |
| 50649 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 50660 | $1,000 | $1,200 |
| 50665 | $970 | $1,180 |
| 50666 | $920 | $1,200 |
| 50670 | $1,020 | $1,260 |
| 50677 | $1,060 | $1,400 |
| Fayette County, IA | ||
| 50606 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50607 | $1,000 | $1,350 |
| 50629 | $920 | $1,230 |
| 50630 | $950 | $1,320 |
| 50650 | $990 | $1,340 |
| 50655 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50662 | $940 | $1,240 |
| 50664 | $940 | $1,250 |
| 50671 | $930 | $1,250 |
| 50674 | $1,000 | $1,330 |
| 50681 | $960 | $1,280 |
| Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 50622 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50631 | $960 | $1,290 |
| 50647 | $1,100 | $1,440 |
| 50668 | $920 | $1,210 |
| 50676 | $920 | $1,210 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | ||
| 50623 | $1,000 | $1,290 |
| 50624 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50634 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50642 | $1,230 | $1,590 |
| 50643 | $1,150 | $1,480 |
| 50657 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 50667 | $1,020 | $1,340 |
| 50673 | $1,110 | $1,430 |
| 50701 | $980 | $1,270 |
| 50702 | $1,060 | $1,370 |
| 50703 | $1,060 | $1,370 |
| 50704 | $1,060 | $1,370 |
| 50707 | $1,000 | $1,290 |
| Buchanan County, IA | ||
| 50626 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50641 | $920 | $1,250 |
| 50644 | $920 | $1,250 |
| 50648 | $980 | $1,330 |
| 50682 | $1,080 | $1,470 |
| Delaware County, IA | ||
| 50654 | $1,010 | $1,330 |
| Howard County, IA | ||
| 50659 | $950 | $1,320 |
| Chickasaw County, IA | ||
| 50661 | $920 | $1,280 |
| Taylor County, IA | ||
| 50833 | $920 | $1,120 |
| 50836 | $920 | $1,120 |
| 50840 | $920 | $1,120 |
| 50841 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50848 | $940 | $1,140 |
| 50857 | $920 | $1,220 |
| 50862 | $950 | $1,160 |
| 50864 | $920 | $1,250 |
| Adams County, IA | ||
| 50839 | $920 | $1,190 |
| 50859 | $1,110 | $1,450 |
| Montgomery County, IA | ||
| 50843 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 50847 | $930 | $1,260 |
| Plymouth County, IA | ||
| 51001 | $960 | $1,250 |
| 51008 | $1,010 | $1,330 |
| 51024 | $1,110 | $1,460 |
| 51028 | $960 | $1,250 |
| 51035 | $1,140 | $1,590 |
| 51038 | $1,040 | $1,370 |
| 51045 | $1,010 | $1,330 |
| Sioux County, IA | ||
| 51003 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 51011 | $920 | $1,180 |
| 51022 | $920 | $1,160 |
| 51023 | $1,000 | $1,280 |
| 51027 | $1,180 | $1,520 |
| 51031 | $1,010 | $1,330 |
| 51036 | $1,140 | $1,460 |
| 51041 | $920 | $1,180 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA | ||
| 51004 | $1,330 | $1,600 |
| 51007 | $1,120 | $1,340 |
| 51015 | $1,050 | $1,250 |
| 51030 | $1,000 | $1,200 |
| 51039 | $1,140 | $1,370 |
| 51044 | $1,140 | $1,380 |
| Cherokee County, IA | ||
| 51005 | $1,000 | $1,370 |
| 51012 | $920 | $1,280 |
| 51037 | $940 | $1,300 |
| Ida County, IA | ||
| 51006 | $960 | $1,150 |
| 51016 | $970 | $1,170 |
| 51018 | $1,050 | $1,260 |
| 51025 | $1,100 | $1,330 |
| O'Brien County, IA | ||
| 51009 | $920 | $1,110 |
| 51014 | $1,380 | $1,920 |
| 51029 | $940 | $1,220 |
| Monona County, IA | ||
| 51010 | $920 | $1,140 |
| 51019 | $1,010 | $1,230 |
| 51026 | $1,020 | $1,220 |
| 51034 | $960 | $1,190 |
| 51040 | $990 | $1,230 |
SAFMR = ZIP-level variation. HUD sets Small Area Fair Market Rents by ZIP across most large metros, so two homes in one city can carry very different voucher ceilings.
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Data source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs where published), snapshot 2026-08-19. Payment standards vary by public housing authority (typically 90–110% of FMR). Figures are for research and do not guarantee approved rent on any specific unit.