Above-median FMR - Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,318/month - 52nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#205 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 16.9% above market ; FMR rows touch Dallas County, Guthrie County, Madison County, Polk County, Warren County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Upper-half placement for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Above the national median but shy of the top quartile. Closest amounts: Harrisonburg, VA MSA; Huntsville, AL MSA; Kankakee, IL MSA; Monroe, MI MSA .
Low-FMR contrast set: Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, Decatur, IL MSA, Decatur, AL MSA, Dubuque, IA MSA, Murray County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area, Eagle Pass, TX MSA .
IA-state FMR neighbors for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IA: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA ($1,154); Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA ($1,143); Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,141); Dubuque, IA MSA ($1,077); Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,051); Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,026); Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($956) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,063/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,109/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,318/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,794/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,841/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,063/mo | $957/mo | $1,169/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,109/mo | $998/mo | $1,220/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,318/mo | $1,186/mo | $1,450/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,794/mo | $1,615/mo | $1,973/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,841/mo | $1,657/mo | $2,025/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,318/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,186–$1,450/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,318
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +8.4%
- from FY2025 $1,216
- Span change
- +41.0%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $935/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,074/mo | +14.9% |
| 2024 | $1,080/mo | +0.6% |
| 2025 | $1,216/mo | +12.6% |
| 2026 | $1,318/mo | +8.4% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,127/mo → 16.9% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area.
IA agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in IA whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Municipal Housing Agency of Council Bluffs
- Mason City Housing Authority
- Upper Explorerland Regional Housing Authority
- City of Marshalltown Rent Assistance Program
- Davenport Housing Commission
- Low Rent Housing Agency of Clinton
- Area XV Multi-County Housing Agency
- Cedar Falls Housing Commission
- North Iowa Regional Housing Authority
- Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency
Full near-amount ladder
- Harrisonburg, VA MSA · $1,322
- Huntsville, AL MSA · $1,310
- Kankakee, IL MSA · $1,326
- Monroe, MI MSA · $1,326
- Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA · $1,328
- Macon-Bibb County, GA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,307
- Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,330
- Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA · $1,331
- Idaho Falls, ID HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,305
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,331
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA · $1,331
- Barry County, MI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,334
What to do with this FMR desk
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,318/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+41.0% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (16.9% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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