2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Iowa

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Adair County

$630$656$862$1,144$1,148

Adams County

$676$705$926$1,120$1,233

Allamakee County

$630$656$862$1,103$1,221

Ames

$847$918$1,033$1,456$1,753

Appanoose County

$630$656$862$1,042$1,281

Audubon County

$630$714$862$1,042$1,148

Benton County

$610$700$890$1,180$1,510

Boone County

$720$810$970$1,330$1,350

Bremer County

$650$690$900$1,150$1,440

Buchanan County

$699$700$920$1,153$1,225

Buena Vista County

$688$693$910$1,171$1,212

Butler County

$630$656$862$1,100$1,333

Calhoun County

$630$695$862$1,112$1,148

Carroll County

$586$656$862$1,119$1,148

Cass County

$630$697$862$1,163$1,342

Cedar County

$673$702$922$1,153$1,228

Cedar Rapids

$638$716$941$1,326$1,597

Cerro Gordo County

$649$677$889$1,145$1,323

Cherokee County

$630$768$862$1,215$1,463

Chickasaw County

$667$687$862$1,215$1,355

Clarke County

$630$656$862$1,144$1,148

Clay County

$630$700$862$1,142$1,148

Clayton County

$584$656$862$1,067$1,148

Clinton County

$642$684$899$1,111$1,197

Crawford County

$630$768$862$1,106$1,387

Davenport Moline Rock Island

$740$880$1,090$1,430$1,640

Davis County

$634$699$868$1,050$1,156

Decatur County

$630$656$862$1,042$1,463

Delaware County

$630$726$862$1,042$1,148

Des Moines County

$697$783$1,029$1,267$1,370

Des Moines West Des Moines

$1,060$1,150$1,380$1,890$1,890

Dickinson County

$789$794$1,043$1,261$1,389

Dubuque

$660$720$940$1,280$1,610

Emmet County

$630$704$862$1,144$1,148

Fayette County

$584$656$862$1,093$1,463

Floyd County

$658$663$862$1,144$1,148

Franklin County

$630$656$862$1,159$1,271

Fremont County

$630$656$862$1,181$1,328

Greene County

$630$656$862$1,215$1,397

Hamilton County

$691$720$946$1,144$1,260

Hancock County

$630$700$862$1,183$1,463

Hardin County

$630$656$862$1,135$1,262

Henry County

$641$682$877$1,214$1,293

Howard County

$630$768$862$1,214$1,278

Humboldt County

$630$701$862$1,215$1,224

Ida County

$630$656$862$1,042$1,148

Iowa City

$783$902$1,082$1,525$1,836

Iowa County

$630$696$862$1,215$1,434

Jackson County

$630$656$862$1,156$1,191

Jasper County

$652$660$862$1,200$1,240

Jefferson County

$738$743$976$1,180$1,300

Jones County

$620$690$900$1,200$1,430

Keokuk County

$641$708$877$1,101$1,168

Kossuth County

$689$691$862$1,042$1,158

Lee County

$598$672$882$1,185$1,207

Louisa County

$584$688$862$1,107$1,148

Lucas County

$717$747$981$1,186$1,306

Lyon County

$630$750$862$1,042$1,300

Mahaska County

$588$663$867$1,048$1,159

Marion County

$638$737$941$1,138$1,253

Marshall County

$699$723$947$1,260$1,261

Mitchell County

$630$656$862$1,042$1,169

Monona County

$652$656$862$1,042$1,385

Monroe County

$630$657$863$1,123$1,149

Montgomery County

$630$750$862$1,042$1,199

Muscatine County

$736$767$1,008$1,293$1,514

O Brien County

$630$656$862$1,144$1,148

Omaha Council Bluffs

$895$971$1,170$1,562$1,733

Osceola County

$630$662$862$1,098$1,148

Page County

$630$656$862$1,081$1,277

Palo Alto County

$630$656$862$1,152$1,156

Plymouth County

$653$701$862$1,199$1,203

Pocahontas County

$630$656$862$1,042$1,148

Poweshiek County

$661$806$905$1,201$1,205

Ringgold County

$630$729$862$1,042$1,148

Sac County

$630$711$862$1,215$1,220

Shelby County

$630$755$862$1,215$1,371

Sioux City

$685$780$1,010$1,228$1,345

Sioux County

$682$695$882$1,170$1,175

Tama County

$655$683$897$1,085$1,368

Taylor County

$630$656$862$1,042$1,148

Union County

$630$656$862$1,144$1,148

Van Buren County

$630$768$862$1,139$1,346

Wapello County

$728$759$997$1,219$1,506

Washington County

$620$690$910$1,120$1,280

Waterloo Cedar Falls

$640$737$944$1,250$1,602

Wayne County

$630$675$862$1,042$1,148

Webster County

$652$657$863$1,159$1,465

Winnebago County

$630$665$862$1,125$1,316

Winneshiek County

$630$656$862$1,144$1,148

Worth County

$630$668$862$1,215$1,457

Wright County

$630$656$862$1,042$1,148

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.