Low-FMR metro gap - Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Displayed gap in Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area: -1.2% (HUD $956 vs ACS $968) · counties in FMR rows: Benton County .
FMR gap dispatch plate
CBSA 16300 · Benton County, IA 1.2% shortfall
GAP-BORDER · FMR-BOTTOM · SPREAD-PAR · PHOTO-FINISH · COUNTY-SPARSE · BOOK-FULL
- GAP-BORDER 1.2% tight
- FMR-BOTTOM #18/396 · P4
- SPREAD-PAR $-12
- PHOTO-FINISH Sioux Falls
- COUNTY-SPARSE 1 county
- BOOK-FULL HUD+ACS pair
Nearest shortfall peer: Sioux Falls, SD-MN Metro Area (+0.5pp)
Near break-even, a PHA at 110% vs 90% of FMR changes outcomes more than in clearly generous or short metros.
Instrument codes from this metro’s HUD FMR vs ACS shortfall band, national FMR quartile, dollar spread, gap peer, county footprint, and book completeness, not a moving recommendation.
Shortfall neighbourhood around Benton County, IA
Metros nearest this CBSA on voucher-vs-market shortfall (HUD FMR vs ACS 2-BR median). Full ladder: /gap/.
- Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls: 1.7% shortfall
1.72 % shortfall
- Benton County · this metro
Benton County · this metro: 1.2% shortfall
1.24 % shortfall
- Salisbury 0.17
Salisbury: 0.2% shortfall
0.17 % shortfall
- Joplin -0.23
Joplin: -0.2% shortfall
-0.23 % shortfall
- Cleveland -0.58
Cleveland: -0.6% shortfall
-0.58 % shortfall
How does Benton County, IA compare with nearby FMR areas?
These are the twelve metros closest to Benton County, IA on the displayed voucher-vs-market margin. Their county lists are HUD FMR-area coverage, not a claim that the markets are interchangeable.
- Sioux Falls, SD-MN Metro Area
1.7% shortfall · HUD $973 vs ACS $990 · $−$17/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Rock County.
- Salisbury, MD Metro Area
0.2% shortfall · HUD $1,167 vs ACS $1,169 · $−$2/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Somerset County.
- Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area
-0.2% shortfall · HUD $877 vs ACS $875 · $+$2/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Cherokee County.
- Cleveland, OH Metro Area
-0.6% shortfall · HUD $1,037 vs ACS $1,031 · $+$6/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Ashtabula County.
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area
-0.7% shortfall · HUD $2,902 vs ACS $2,881 · $+$21/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: San Benito County.
- Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
3.7% shortfall · HUD $880 vs ACS $914 · $−$34/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Little River County.
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area
4.0% shortfall · HUD $1,287 vs ACS $1,340 · $−$53/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Camden County.
- Bend, OR Metro Area
4.2% shortfall · HUD $1,385 vs ACS $1,445 · $−$60/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Crook County.
- Charleston, WV Metro Area
4.2% shortfall · HUD $869 vs ACS $907 · $−$38/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Boone County.
- Lafayette, LA Metro Area
5.4% shortfall · HUD $880 vs ACS $930 · $−$50/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Acadia Parish.
- Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area
-3.6% shortfall · HUD $960 vs ACS $927 · $+$33/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Davidson County.
- Ames, IA Metro Area
-3.6% shortfall · HUD $1,026 vs ACS $990 · $+$36/mo
HUD FMR-area counties: Boone County.
Source: HUD USER FY2026 Fair Market Rent area records and Census ACS 2019–2023 median gross rent.
IA FMR scale context
These are the closest FY2026 2-BR FMR values in IA; they help place this HUD reference on its state scale, but do not substitute for each metro’s ACS rent comparison.
- Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area $1,026 (+$70)
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area $1,051 (+$95)
- Dubuque, IA MSA $1,077 (+$121)
- Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area $1,141 (+$185)
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA $1,143 (+$187)
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA $1,154 (+$198)
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area $1,318 (+$362)
High-FMR contrast (scale only)
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA ($1,961 2-BR); Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA ($1,787 2-BR); Charlottesville, VA MSA ($1,824 2-BR); Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,781 2-BR) . Opposite-quartile FMR metros for scale, not gap substitutes for Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area.
Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area gap inputs
- HUD 2-BR FMR (FY2026): $956/mo
- ACS 2019–2023 2-BR median: $968/mo
- Displayed gap: -1.2%
- National FMR percentile: 4 (#18/396)
displayed % = (HUD 2-BR − ACS 2-BR median) / ACS median × 100
IA HCV agencies (scale-keyed)
Full payment standards for Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · Payment standards vs FMR
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026, Census ACS median gross rent. Gap is PlainVoucher-derived. Methodology.
Disclaimer. For informational purposes only, not a substitute for PHA counseling or legal advice. Median gross rent reflects rents paid by current tenants; asking rents for available units typically run higher. Actual PHA payment standards can differ from HUD FMR by ±10%. Always confirm the current payment standard with your PHA. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or any PHA.