Lower-FMR payment standards - Dubuque, IA MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Dubuque, IA MSA is $1,077/month - 15th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#61 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 12.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Dubuque County .
Low-FMR rung around Dubuque, IA MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA ($1,077), Toledo, OH MSA ($1,076), Casper, WY MSA ($1,082) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
IA-state FMR neighbors for Dubuque, IA MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IA: Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,051); Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,026); Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,141); Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA ($1,143); Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA ($1,154); Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($956); Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,318) . 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 Dubuque, IA MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $774/mo |
| 1-BR | $841/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,077/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,450/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,807/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Dubuque, IA MSA
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 Dubuque, IA MSA; 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 | $774/mo | $697/mo | $851/mo |
| 1-BR | $841/mo | $757/mo | $925/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,077/mo | $969/mo | $1,185/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,450/mo | $1,305/mo | $1,595/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,807/mo | $1,626/mo | $1,988/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Dubuque, IA MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,077/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $969–$1,185/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Dubuque, IA MSA
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
- $1,077
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +8.1%
- from FY2025 $996
- Span change
- +29.1%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $834/mo | - |
| 2023 | $929/mo | +11.4% |
| 2024 | $936/mo | +0.8% |
| 2025 | $996/mo | +6.4% |
| 2026 | $1,077/mo | +8.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Dubuque, IA MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $957/mo → 12.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Dubuque, IA MSA.
PHAs naming Dubuque, IA MSA
- City of Dubuque · 1,125 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Iowa . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
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):
- Waterloo Housing Authority
- Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Authority
- Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority
- City of Dubuque
- Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency
- Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority
- Central Iowa Regional Housing Authority
- City of Sioux City Housing Authority
- Region XII Regional Housing Authority
- Cedar Rapids Housing Services
Full near-amount ladder
- St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA · $1,077
- Toledo, OH MSA · $1,076
- Casper, WY MSA · $1,082
- Mobile, AL MSA · $1,083
- Farmington, NM MSA · $1,085
- Canton-Massillon, OH MSA · $1,086
- Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,088
- Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA · $1,089
- Hot Springs, AR MSA · $1,090
- Decatur, IL MSA · $1,063
- Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA · $1,060
What to do with this FMR desk
Dubuque, IA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,077/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+29.1% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. City of Dubuque
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (12.5% 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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