Section 8 — IA ZIP index · page 2 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 501–1,000, 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 501–1,000 of 1,002 · 62 HUD areas on this page · data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

ZIP2 BR3 BR
O'Brien County, IA
51046$1,000$1,210
51047$1,070$1,350
51058$920$1,110
51231$980$1,200
51245$1,050$1,270
Plymouth County, IA
51048$1,030$1,260
51062$1,030$1,350
51103$1,130$1,360
51108$1,250$1,530
51109$1,120$1,360
Cherokee County, IA
51049$920$1,280
Sioux County, IA
51050$1,080$1,420
51201$920$1,120
51232$1,050$1,370
51234$920$1,180
51235$920$1,100
51238$920$1,170
51239$920$1,180
51240$1,150$1,400
51244$920$1,120
51247$1,090$1,400
51250$990$1,270
Monona County, IA
51051$990$1,190
51055$1,120$1,350
51056$960$1,160
51060$920$1,150
51063$1,040$1,300
51523$980$1,270
51545$1,000$1,300
51558$960$1,270
51572$920$1,140
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
51052$1,000$1,200
51054$1,490$1,790
51101$960$1,150
51102$1,130$1,360
51104$1,140$1,370
51105$1,000$1,200
51106$1,220$1,460
51111$1,190$1,430
Sac County, IA
51053$1,140$1,520
51431$920$1,110
51433$980$1,300
51436$930$1,190
51448$920$1,190
51450$920$1,230
51458$920$1,230
51466$920$1,230
Ida County, IA
51061$960$1,320
51445$920$1,100
51461$930$1,200
Lyon County, IA
51230$970$1,160
51237$920$1,100
51241$950$1,140
51242$940$1,120
51246$920$1,100
Osceola County, IA
51243$920$1,110
51248$1,060$1,280
51249$920$1,210
51345$1,030$1,360
51346$920$1,140
51347$1,180$1,420
51350$920$1,210
51354$970$1,250
Dickinson County, IA
51301$960$1,200
51331$1,070$1,290
51333$1,140$1,490
51338$960$1,190
51351$1,040$1,250
51355$1,130$1,360
51363$960$1,250
Emmet County, IA
51334$960$1,240
51365$920$1,220
Clay County, IA
51340$920$1,200
51341$1,140$1,480
51343$1,020$1,310
51357$1,010$1,320
Palo Alto County, IA
51342$920$1,220
51358$920$1,220
51364$1,030$1,250
51366$1,130$1,470
Jackson County, MN
51360$1,120$1,350
Carroll County, IA
51401$920$1,160
51430$990$1,250
51440$930$1,180
51444$920$1,170
51451$960$1,220
51452$920$1,160
51459$940$1,260
51463$930$1,180
Crawford County, IA
51432$920$1,170
51439$920$1,210
51441$920$1,210
51442$960$1,270
51460$920$1,210
51465$940$1,230
51467$920$1,210
51520$920$1,210
Greene County, IA
51443$920$1,160
51449$930$1,180
51453$1,160$1,470
51462$960$1,340
Shelby County, IA
51446$920$1,280
51447$970$1,350
51454$920$1,220
51455$920$1,170
51521$1,010$1,350
51527$920$1,280
51528$920$1,210
51529$1,040$1,370
51530$920$1,280
51531$920$1,250
51537$990$1,380
51543$1,240$1,580
51552$960$1,340
51562$980$1,340
51563$1,180$1,560
51565$960$1,320
51570$960$1,320
51577$970$1,280
51578$940$1,310
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area
51501$1,210$1,600
51503$1,160$1,540
51510$1,340$1,780
51525$960$1,270
51526$1,170$1,550
51534$1,040$1,380
51536$1,020$1,350
51540$1,090$1,440
51542$1,070$1,430
51546$1,040$1,380
51548$1,110$1,470
51550$1,040$1,380
51553$960$1,270
51554$1,060$1,400
51555$1,040$1,380
51556$1,370$1,820
51559$1,150$1,520
51560$1,060$1,400
51564$960$1,270
51571$1,110$1,470
51575$1,220$1,620
51576$1,040$1,380
51579$1,060$1,400
Montgomery County, IA
51532$960$1,320
51533$1,220$1,630
51541$1,060$1,420
51549$960$1,270
51573$1,030$1,420
Cass County, IA
51535$1,020$1,400
51544$960$1,320
Fremont County, IA
51551$1,090$1,440
51561$1,320$1,750
51639$920$1,280
51640$920$1,280
51648$1,200$1,640
51649$1,260$1,750
51650$920$1,280
51652$1,000$1,390
51653$1,170$1,590
51654$1,380$1,920
Burt County, NE
51557$1,080$1,430
Page County, IA
51566$960$1,320
51601$930$1,170
51630$940$1,180
51631$1,080$1,350
51636$920$1,150
51637$980$1,220
51638$920$1,150
51645$1,060$1,410
51647$920$1,180
51651$1,120$1,400
51656$920$1,150
Taylor County, IA
51632$920$1,150
51646$1,070$1,300
Dubuque, IA MSA
52001$1,080$1,450
52002$1,170$1,570
52003$1,100$1,480
52004$1,080$1,450
52033$970$1,300
52039$1,090$1,460
52045$990$1,330
52046$1,090$1,470
52056$1,000$1,310
52068$1,080$1,450
52099$1,080$1,450
Jackson County, IA
52030$1,070$1,370
52031$980$1,260
52032$920$1,200
52037$1,020$1,280
52054$940$1,210
52060$920$1,180
52064$920$1,170
52069$990$1,270
52070$1,040$1,330
52071$960$1,240
52074$980$1,260
52075$980$1,260
52079$930$1,210
52207$970$1,240
52309$960$1,230
52731$1,080$1,340
Delaware County, IA
52035$920$1,110
52036$920$1,100
52038$920$1,100
52040$1,090$1,440
52041$970$1,160
52042$940$1,130
52050$960$1,150
52057$920$1,100
52065$1,020$1,370
52078$920$1,220
52218$920$1,270
52223$930$1,110
52237$920$1,190
52310$920$1,260
52330$920$1,190
Clayton County, IA
52043$1,000$1,230
52044$920$1,130
52047$920$1,130
52048$950$1,160
52049$980$1,200
52052$950$1,190
52053$920$1,210
52066$970$1,250
52072$920$1,130
52073$1,180$1,590
52077$920$1,130
52156$1,150$1,430
52157$920$1,130
52158$920$1,130
52159$1,060$1,330
Fayette County, IA
52076$920$1,120
52135$920$1,210
52141$940$1,220
52142$970$1,280
52147$920$1,210
52164$950$1,260
52166$1,090$1,450
52169$920$1,210
52175$950$1,250
Winneshiek County, IA
52101$940$1,240
52132$920$1,210
52133$920$1,210
52136$1,000$1,380
52140$970$1,300
52144$1,320$1,740
52161$920$1,210
52162$950$1,290
52165$920$1,210
52168$1,040$1,370
52171$970$1,290
52172$990$1,380
Howard County, IA
52134$1,000$1,330
52154$920$1,280
52155$920$1,280
52163$920$1,280
Allamakee County, IA
52146$960$1,290
52151$920$1,280
52160$920$1,280
52170$960$1,310
Louisa County, IA
52201$920$1,140
52327$1,130$1,440
52621$1,040$1,290
52637$970$1,220
52640$1,040$1,280
52644$970$1,250
52646$980$1,220
52653$930$1,140
52659$920$1,210
52737$920$1,120
52738$920$1,120
52752$920$1,120
Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
52202$930$1,300
52214$1,110$1,540
52219$960$1,340
52233$970$1,350
52302$1,040$1,450
52328$1,190$1,670
52341$1,100$1,520
52344$920$1,270
52401$970$1,350
52402$1,130$1,570
52403$1,080$1,500
52406$1,070$1,490
52408$1,070$1,490
52409$1,070$1,490
52410$1,070$1,490
52411$1,040$1,450
52498$1,070$1,490
Iowa County, IA
52203$1,000$1,400
52209$1,000$1,280
52220$940$1,310
52236$1,000$1,400
52251$920$1,280
52301$930$1,290
52307$920$1,280
52308$920$1,280
52318$1,280$1,670
52322$1,000$1,400
52325$1,080$1,500
52334$940$1,300
52361$950$1,320
Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
52205$1,110$1,460
52212$960$1,260
52252$930$1,230
52305$920$1,260
52312$1,110$1,460
52321$940$1,240
52336$1,120$1,560
52362$920$1,210
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
52206$920$1,160
52213$1,180$1,630
52229$1,070$1,350
52249$1,190$1,500
52257$1,020$1,310
52313$1,140$1,440
52315$920$1,160
52324$1,130$1,520
52332$1,120$1,420
52345$940$1,190
52346$1,200$1,520
52349$920$1,160
52351$1,420$1,930
52354$1,040$1,360
52405$1,220$1,700
Tama County, IA
52208$920$1,170
52215$960$1,210
52217$1,040$1,300
52224$920$1,150
52225$1,050$1,320
52339$920$1,150
52342$1,050$1,310
52348$940$1,170
Buchanan County, IA
52210$1,080$1,470
52326$920$1,250
52329$1,030$1,360
52352$920$1,260
Poweshiek County, IA
52211$1,010$1,330
52221$930$1,280
52222$1,000$1,330
52232$950$1,260
52347$920$1,270
Cedar County, IA
52216$960$1,250
52253$1,000$1,400
52306$1,140$1,480
52320$1,040$1,370
52333$1,220$1,700
52337$1,040$1,360
52358$1,100$1,440
52721$1,000$1,300
52772$920$1,200
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
52227$1,110$1,540
52228$1,610$2,230
52235$1,170$1,630
52240$1,210$1,680
52241$1,140$1,590
52242$1,190$1,660
52244$1,140$1,590
52245$1,290$1,790
52246$1,160$1,610
52314$1,000$1,400
52317$1,290$1,790
52338$1,070$1,490
52340$1,270$1,770
52404$1,080$1,500
Keokuk County, IA
52231$940$1,210
52248$920$1,170
52316$920$1,270
52335$920$1,180
52355$950$1,250
52356$1,000$1,400
52562$970$1,240
52568$920$1,180
52576$930$1,180
52580$930$1,120
52585$930$1,170
52591$970$1,240
Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
52247$1,000$1,400
52353$1,030$1,270
52359$970$1,220
Clinton County, IA
52254$1,220$1,510
52255$1,020$1,330
52323$920$1,190
52701$940$1,160
52727$940$1,170
52729$930$1,210
52730$920$1,140
52732$940$1,160
52742$1,070$1,330
52745$1,060$1,390
52750$950$1,170
52751$1,060$1,310
52756$1,710$2,240
52757$920$1,140
52765$1,490$1,950
52771$940$1,170
52774$1,030$1,280
52777$920$1,140
Wapello County, IA
52501$1,070$1,360
52530$1,060$1,330
52531$920$1,220
52533$1,230$1,480
52536$920$1,170
52537$1,060$1,270
52548$1,070$1,360
52552$970$1,160
52553$1,040$1,300
52554$930$1,160
52561$920$1,150
52563$1,020$1,280
52566$1,060$1,330
Mahaska County, IA
52534$920$1,100
52543$980$1,190
52550$1,040$1,330
52577$990$1,190
52586$960$1,190
52595$920$1,100
Van Buren County, IA
52535$940$1,130
52551$970$1,160
52565$970$1,160
52567$1,060$1,270
52570$920$1,100
52588$1,000$1,220
52620$920$1,100
52630$940$1,190
52651$930$1,120
Jefferson County, IA
52540$930$1,130
52556$1,090$1,310
52557$1,090$1,310
52635$1,270$1,520
52641$960$1,270
52654$930$1,200
Scotland County, MO
52542$920$1,160
52573$960$1,160
Appanoose County, IA
52544$920$1,100
52549$970$1,160
52555$1,170$1,400
52574$1,010$1,210
52593$920$1,110
Davis County, IA
52560$1,020$1,240
52572$920$1,100
52584$1,010$1,210
52594$960$1,170
Wayne County, IA
52569$1,190$1,540
52581$970$1,190
52583$940$1,210
52590$920$1,190
Monroe County, IA
52571$950$1,160
Des Moines County, IA
52601$1,080$1,390
52638$970$1,200
52650$1,380$1,780
52655$1,010$1,300
52660$1,050$1,340
Lee County, IA
52619$930$1,210
52624$1,170$1,550
52625$920$1,210
52627$1,010$1,330
52631$920$1,210
52632$950$1,250
52639$920$1,210
52648$960$1,270
52649$950$1,250
52656$920$1,210
52657$920$1,210
52658$1,330$1,760
Henry County, IA
52623$1,010$1,310
52645$970$1,260
52647$920$1,220
52652$960$1,270
Clark County, MO
52626$970$1,210
Muscatine County, IA
52720$950$1,210
52726$1,470$1,920
52739$1,020$1,290
52747$1,010$1,310
52749$1,080$1,390
52754$1,110$1,380
52755$1,000$1,400
52759$1,180$1,520
52760$960$1,240
52761$1,080$1,390
52766$1,000$1,400
52769$1,180$1,540
52773$1,030$1,350
52776$1,000$1,400
52778$930$1,210
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA
52722$1,370$1,800
52728$1,010$1,320
52746$1,200$1,550
52748$1,160$1,520
52753$1,220$1,600
52758$1,590$2,080
52767$1,330$1,750
52768$1,180$1,520
52801$1,170$1,530
52802$1,210$1,590
52803$1,110$1,450
52804$1,150$1,510
52805$1,180$1,550
52806$1,180$1,550
52807$1,110$1,450

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.

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