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Counties in Iowa by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)

Johnson County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 99 counties in 2017, at $649. Wright County had the lowest, at $400. The median was $448. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest649Johnson County
Lowest400Wright County
Median44899 counties

Top 40 counties, 2017

Johnson County: 649 USDJohnson County649Harrison County: 568 USDHarrison County568Mills County: 568 USDMills County568Pottawattamie County: 568 USDPottawattamie County568Dallas County: 566 USDDallas County566Guthrie County: 566 USDGuthrie County566Madison County: 566 USDMadison County566Muscatine County: 566 USDMuscatine County566Polk County: 566 USDPolk County566Warren County: 566 USDWarren County566Marion County: 546 USDMarion County546Story County: 526 USDStory County526Dubuque County: 524 USDDubuque County524Washington County: 521 USDWashington County521Henry County: 517 USDHenry County517Louisa County: 511 USDLouisa County511Clarke County: 506 USDClarke County506Buchanan County: 502 USDBuchanan County502Lucas County: 499 USDLucas County499Des Moines County: 498 USDDes Moines County498Black Hawk County: 496 USDBlack Hawk County496Grundy County: 496 USDGrundy County496Webster County: 496 USDWebster County496Dickinson County: 495 USDDickinson County495Benton County: 491 USDBenton County491Carroll County: 491 USDCarroll County491Butler County: 488 USDButler County488Poweshiek County: 488 USDPoweshiek County488Cedar County: 485 USDCedar County485Linn County: 485 USDLinn County485Tama County: 483 USDTama County483Mitchell County: 482 USDMitchell County482Mahaska County: 480 USDMahaska County480Hamilton County: 479 USDHamilton County479Woodbury County: 478 USDWoodbury County478Scott County: 473 USDScott County473Monona County: 471 USDMonona County471Winnebago County: 471 USDWinnebago County471Davis County: 470 USDDavis County470Shelby County: 470 USDShelby County470
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Johnson County649+17.6%
2Harrison County568+10.1%
2Mills County568+10.1%
2Pottawattamie County568+10.1%
5Dallas County566-1.9%
5Guthrie County566-1.9%
5Madison County566-1.9%
5Muscatine County566+6.6%
5Polk County566-1.9%
5Warren County566-1.9%
11Marion County546+3.4%
12Story County526+3.3%
13Dubuque County524+19.1%
14Washington County521+17.3%
15Henry County517+3%
16Louisa County511+3.4%
17Clarke County506+18.8%
18Buchanan County502+4.8%
19Lucas County499+13.9%
20Des Moines County498+2.7%
21Black Hawk County496+3.8%
21Grundy County496+3.8%
21Webster County496+2.9%
24Dickinson County495+12%
25Benton County491+2.7%
25Carroll County491+1.2%
27Butler County488-0.6%
27Poweshiek County488+7%
29Cedar County485+6.6%
29Linn County485+7.5%
31Tama County483+6.9%
32Mitchell County482+5%
33Mahaska County480+1.3%
34Hamilton County479+18%
35Woodbury County478+8.9%
36Scott County473+5.3%
37Monona County471+2.6%
37Winnebago County471+7.5%
39Davis County470+5.4%
39Shelby County470+4.4%
41Boone County466+10.2%
41Jefferson County466+5.7%
43Winneshiek County462+1.8%
44Bremer County461+2.4%
44Buena Vista County461-2.1%
46Clinton County459+7.5%
47Greene County457+4.3%
48Wapello County454+7.1%
49Cerro Gordo County449+6.1%
50Adair County448+2.3%
50Adams County448+2.3%
50Allamakee County448+2.3%
50Appanoose County448+2.3%
50Audubon County448+2.3%
50Calhoun County448+2.3%
50Cass County448+2.3%
50Cherokee County448+2.3%
50Chickasaw County448+2.3%
50Clay County448+2.3%
50Crawford County448+2.3%
50Decatur County448+2.3%
50Delaware County448-5.9%
50Emmet County448+2.3%
50Fayette County448+2.3%
50Floyd County448+2.3%
50Franklin County448-3.4%
50Fremont County448+2.3%
50Hancock County448+2.3%
50Hardin County448+2.3%
50Howard County448+2.3%
50Humboldt County448+2.3%
50Ida County448+2.3%
50Iowa County448+2.3%
50Jackson County448+2.3%
50Keokuk County448+2.3%
50Kossuth County448+2.3%
50Lyon County448+2.3%
50Monroe County448+0.7%
50Montgomery County448+2.3%
50O'Brien County448-2.4%
50Osceola County448+2.3%
50Page County448+17.3%
50Palo Alto County448+2.3%
50Pocahontas County448+2.3%
50Ringgold County448+2.3%
50Sac County448+2.3%
50Sioux County448+2.3%
50Taylor County448+2.3%
50Union County448+2.3%
50Van Buren County448+2.3%
50Wayne County448+2.3%
50Worth County448+2.3%
93Marshall County447-3.9%
94Jasper County435+7.4%
95Plymouth County419+8.3%
96Jones County412+0.7%
97Lee County401+2%
98Clayton County400+0.8%
98Wright County400+4.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county. 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Iowa by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Iowa by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 29 Mar. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/iowa-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Iowa by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/iowa-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Iowa by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2017/FY2017-4050-County-Level_Data.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/iowa-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Johnson County, with $649 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Wright County, with $400 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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