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Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lee County

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lee County was $976 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 1.5% from 2026. That is the 33rd highest of 99 counties in 2027.

2027, USD976
Change on 2026+1.5%
Rank33rd of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high9762027
Series low5472010

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Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lee County, 2010 to 2027

5006007008009001,0002010201320162019202220272010: 547 USD2011: 555 USD2012: 553 USD2013: 581 USD2014: 589 USD2015: 602 USD2016: 637 USD2017: 632 USD2018: 650 USD2019: 679 USD2020: 690 USD2021: 718 USD2022: 751 USD2023: 828 USD2024: 882 USD2025: 921 USD2026: 962 USD2027: 976 USD4006008001,00020102016202220272010: 547 USD2011: 555 USD2012: 553 USD2013: 581 USD2014: 589 USD2015: 602 USD2016: 637 USD2017: 632 USD2018: 650 USD2019: 679 USD2020: 690 USD2021: 718 USD2022: 751 USD2023: 828 USD2024: 882 USD2025: 921 USD2026: 962 USD2027: 976 USD
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 18 values
PeriodUSD
2027976
2026962
2025921
2024882
2023828
2022751
2021718
2020690
2019679
2018650
2017632
2016637
2015602
2014589
2013581
2012553
2011555
2010547

Lee County compared with nearby places

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  • Under 930
  • 930 to 970
  • 970 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2027, USD. Lee County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (n.d.). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Lee County, 2010 to 2027) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Lee County, 2010 to 2027. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/lee-county-iowa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. n.d. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Lee County, 2010 to 2027. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/lee-county-iowa.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (no date) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), Lee County, 2010 to 2027 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2027/FY27_FMRs.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/lee-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lee County?

Fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lee County was $976 in 2027, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is up 1.5% from 2026. That is the 33rd highest of 99 counties in 2027.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) in Lee County?

$976 in 2027, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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