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

Johnson County had the highest fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 99 counties in 2023, at $1,920. Wright County had the lowest, at $1,068. The median was $1,169. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,920Johnson County
Lowest1,068Wright County
Median1,16999 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 1,075 USDAdams County: 1,175 USDAllamakee County: 1,109 USDAppanoose County: 1,186 USDAudubon County: 1,068 USDBenton County: 1,128 USDBlack Hawk County: 1,591 USDBoone County: 1,379 USDBremer County: 1,153 USDBuchanan County: 1,145 USDBuena Vista County: 1,107 USDButler County: 1,227 USDCalhoun County: 1,068 USDCarroll County: 1,068 USDCass County: 1,189 USDCedar County: 1,158 USDCerro Gordo County: 1,262 USDCherokee County: 1,354 USDChickasaw County: 1,240 USDClarke County: 1,169 USDClay County: 1,154 USDClayton County: 1,068 USDClinton County: 1,122 USDCrawford County: 1,205 USDDallas County: 1,499 USDDavis County: 1,069 USDDecatur County: 1,354 USDDelaware County: 1,096 USDDes Moines County: 1,290 USDDickinson County: 1,275 USDDubuque County: 1,582 USDEmmet County: 1,068 USDFayette County: 1,278 USDFloyd County: 1,068 USDFranklin County: 1,109 USDFremont County: 1,201 USDGreene County: 1,221 USDGrundy County: 1,591 USDGuthrie County: 1,499 USDHamilton County: 1,181 USDHancock County: 1,354 USDHardin County: 1,130 USDHarrison County: 1,611 USDHenry County: 1,107 USDHoward County: 1,117 USDHumboldt County: 1,138 USDIda County: 1,068 USDIowa County: 1,354 USDJackson County: 1,173 USDJasper County: 1,238 USDJefferson County: 1,299 USDJohnson County: 1,920 USDJones County: 1,068 USDKeokuk County: 1,069 USDKossuth County: 1,068 USDLee County: 1,188 USDLinn County: 1,567 USDLouisa County: 1,068 USDLucas County: 1,268 USDLyon County: 1,312 USDMadison County: 1,499 USDMahaska County: 1,072 USDMarion County: 1,147 USDMarshall County: 1,134 USDMills County: 1,611 USDMitchell County: 1,068 USDMonona County: 1,280 USDMonroe County: 1,112 USDMontgomery County: 1,094 USDMuscatine County: 1,382 USDO'Brien County: 1,114 USDOsceola County: 1,068 USDPage County: 1,255 USDPalo Alto County: 1,072 USDPlymouth County: 1,120 USDPocahontas County: 1,068 USDPolk County: 1,499 USDPottawattamie County: 1,611 USDPoweshiek County: 1,132 USDRinggold County: 1,068 USDSac County: 1,139 USDScott County: 1,353 USDShelby County: 1,304 USDSioux County: 1,087 USDStory County: 1,671 USDTama County: 1,295 USDTaylor County: 1,100 USDUnion County: 1,086 USDVan Buren County: 1,211 USDWapello County: 1,368 USDWarren County: 1,499 USDWashington County: 1,277 USDWayne County: 1,068 USDWebster County: 1,131 USDWinnebago County: 1,150 USDWinneshiek County: 1,068 USDWoodbury County: 1,247 USDWorth County: 1,354 USDWright County: 1,068 USD
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  • 1,400 and over
USD, 2023. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Johnson County: 1,920 USDJohnson County1,920Story County: 1,671 USDStory County1,671Harrison County: 1,611 USDHarrison County1,611Mills County: 1,611 USDMills County1,611Pottawattamie County: 1,611 USDPottawattamie County1,611Black Hawk County: 1,591 USDBlack Hawk County1,591Grundy County: 1,591 USDGrundy County1,591Dubuque County: 1,582 USDDubuque County1,582Linn County: 1,567 USDLinn County1,567Dallas County: 1,499 USDDallas County1,499Guthrie County: 1,499 USDGuthrie County1,499Madison County: 1,499 USDMadison County1,499Polk County: 1,499 USDPolk County1,499Warren County: 1,499 USDWarren County1,499Muscatine County: 1,382 USDMuscatine County1,382Boone County: 1,379 USDBoone County1,379Wapello County: 1,368 USDWapello County1,368Cherokee County: 1,354 USDCherokee County1,354Decatur County: 1,354 USDDecatur County1,354Hancock County: 1,354 USDHancock County1,354Iowa County: 1,354 USDIowa County1,354Worth County: 1,354 USDWorth County1,354Scott County: 1,353 USDScott County1,353Lyon County: 1,312 USDLyon County1,312Shelby County: 1,304 USDShelby County1,304Jefferson County: 1,299 USDJefferson County1,299Tama County: 1,295 USDTama County1,295Des Moines County: 1,290 USDDes Moines County1,290Monona County: 1,280 USDMonona County1,280Fayette County: 1,278 USDFayette County1,278Washington County: 1,277 USDWashington County1,277Dickinson County: 1,275 USDDickinson County1,275Lucas County: 1,268 USDLucas County1,268Cerro Gordo County: 1,262 USDCerro Gordo County1,262Page County: 1,255 USDPage County1,255Woodbury County: 1,247 USDWoodbury County1,247Chickasaw County: 1,240 USDChickasaw County1,240Jasper County: 1,238 USDJasper County1,238Butler County: 1,227 USDButler County1,227Greene County: 1,221 USDGreene County1,221Johnson County: 1,920 USDJohnson County1,920Story County: 1,671 USDStory County1,671Harrison County: 1,611 USDHarrison County1,611Mills County: 1,611 USDMills County1,611Pottawattamie County: 1,611 USDPottawattamie County1,611Black Hawk County: 1,591 USDBlack Hawk County1,591Grundy County: 1,591 USDGrundy County1,591Dubuque County: 1,582 USDDubuque County1,582Linn County: 1,567 USDLinn County1,567Dallas County: 1,499 USDDallas County1,499Guthrie County: 1,499 USDGuthrie County1,499Madison County: 1,499 USDMadison County1,499Polk County: 1,499 USDPolk County1,499Warren County: 1,499 USDWarren County1,499Muscatine County: 1,382 USDMuscatine County1,382Boone County: 1,379 USDBoone County1,379Wapello County: 1,368 USDWapello County1,368Cherokee County: 1,354 USDCherokee County1,354Decatur County: 1,354 USDDecatur County1,354Hancock County: 1,354 USDHancock County1,354Iowa County: 1,354 USDIowa County1,354Worth County: 1,354 USDWorth County1,354Scott County: 1,353 USDScott County1,353Lyon County: 1,312 USDLyon County1,312Shelby County: 1,304 USDShelby County1,304Jefferson County: 1,299 USDJefferson County1,299Tama County: 1,295 USDTama County1,295Des Moines County: 1,290 USDDes Moines County1,290Monona County: 1,280 USDMonona County1,280Fayette County: 1,278 USDFayette County1,278Washington County: 1,277 USDWashington County1,277Dickinson County: 1,275 USDDickinson County1,275Lucas County: 1,268 USDLucas County1,268Cerro Gordo County: 1,262 USDCerro Gordo County1,262Page County: 1,255 USDPage County1,255Woodbury County: 1,247 USDWoodbury County1,247Chickasaw County: 1,240 USDChickasaw County1,240Jasper County: 1,238 USDJasper County1,238Butler County: 1,227 USDButler County1,227Greene County: 1,221 USDGreene County1,221
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Johnson County1,920+5.6%
2Story County1,671+5.7%
3Harrison County1,611+10.6%
3Mills County1,611+10.6%
3Pottawattamie County1,611+10.6%
6Black Hawk County1,591+6.1%
6Grundy County1,591+6.1%
8Dubuque County1,582+10.9%
9Linn County1,567+15.4%
10Dallas County1,499+10.5%
10Guthrie County1,499+10.5%
10Madison County1,499+10.5%
10Polk County1,499+10.5%
10Warren County1,499+10.5%
15Muscatine County1,382-2.1%
16Boone County1,379+2.6%
17Wapello County1,368+7.7%
18Cherokee County1,354+10.3%
18Decatur County1,354+7%
18Hancock County1,354+7%
18Iowa County1,354+7%
18Worth County1,354+7%
23Scott County1,353+11.9%
24Lyon County1,312+7.1%
25Shelby County1,304+9.3%
26Jefferson County1,299-2%
27Tama County1,295+5.2%
28Des Moines County1,290-1.1%
29Monona County1,280+10.6%
30Fayette County1,278+27.5%
31Washington County1,277+4.2%
32Dickinson County1,275+7.7%
33Lucas County1,268+6.5%
34Cerro Gordo County1,262+1.3%
35Page County1,255+6.4%
36Woodbury County1,247+5.7%
37Chickasaw County1,240+5.9%
38Jasper County1,238+5.7%
39Butler County1,227+19%
40Greene County1,221+12.5%
41Van Buren County1,211+7%
42Crawford County1,205+14.1%
43Fremont County1,201+11%
44Cass County1,189+12.3%
45Lee County1,188+0.6%
46Appanoose County1,186+7.8%
47Hamilton County1,181-8.2%
48Adams County1,175+3.8%
49Jackson County1,173+1.5%
50Clarke County1,169+1%
51Cedar County1,158+4.2%
52Clay County1,154-8.5%
53Bremer County1,153+6.2%
54Winnebago County1,150+9.3%
55Marion County1,147-1.2%
56Buchanan County1,145+5.8%
57Sac County1,139+1.9%
58Humboldt County1,138+5.6%
59Marshall County1,134+3.3%
60Poweshiek County1,132+4.6%
61Webster County1,131+10%
62Hardin County1,130+11.1%
63Benton County1,128+2.6%
64Clinton County1,122+3.8%
65Plymouth County1,120+2.9%
66Howard County1,117+8.9%
67O'Brien County1,114+9.3%
68Monroe County1,112+5.6%
69Allamakee County1,109+10.3%
69Franklin County1,109+10.7%
71Buena Vista County1,107+5.1%
71Henry County1,107+4.9%
73Taylor County1,100+3.9%
74Delaware County1,096+4.3%
75Montgomery County1,094+9.2%
76Sioux County1,087+7.6%
77Union County1,086+6.9%
78Adair County1,075+5%
79Mahaska County1,072+5%
79Palo Alto County1,072+3.4%
81Davis County1,069+6.2%
81Keokuk County1,069+6.7%
83Audubon County1,068+6.6%
83Calhoun County1,068+6.6%
83Carroll County1,068+6.6%
83Clayton County1,068+5.4%
83Emmet County1,068+6.1%
83Floyd County1,068+3%
83Ida County1,068+3.2%
83Jones County1,068+6.6%
83Kossuth County1,068+6.6%
83Louisa County1,068+6.6%
83Mitchell County1,068+6.6%
83Osceola County1,068+6.6%
83Pocahontas County1,068+6.6%
83Ringgold County1,068+6.6%
83Wayne County1,068+6.1%
83Winneshiek County1,068+6.6%
83Wright County1,068+6.6%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a four-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.

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.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Iowa by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: four bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Iowa by fair Market Rent, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 15 Mar. 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2023/FY23_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-four-bedroom/iowa-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Johnson County, with $1,920 in 2023, 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, four bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Wright County, with $1,068 in 2023.

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