Below-median FMR - Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,141/month - 27th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#106 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 7.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Johnson 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 Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Lower-half placement for Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area; Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area; Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area; Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Ithaca, NY MSA, Kalawao County, HI HUD Metro FMR Area, Beaufort County, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, Broadwater County, MT HUD Metro FMR Area, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA, Kingston, NY MSA .
IA-state FMR neighbors for Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IA: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA ($1,143); Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA ($1,154); Dubuque, IA MSA ($1,077); Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,051); Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,026); Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,318); 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 Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $880/mo |
| 1-BR | $961/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,141/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,587/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,914/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Iowa City, 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 Iowa City, 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 | $880/mo | $792/mo | $968/mo |
| 1-BR | $961/mo | $865/mo | $1,057/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,141/mo | $1,027/mo | $1,255/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,587/mo | $1,428/mo | $1,746/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,914/mo | $1,723/mo | $2,105/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,141/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,027–$1,255/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,064/mo → 7.2% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area.
PHAs naming Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Iowa City Housing Authority · 1,431 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):
- 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
- Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,141
- Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,140
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Rocky Mount, NC MSA · $1,143
- Altoona, PA MSA · $1,138
- Anson County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,138
- Wichita Falls, TX MSA · $1,136
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,147
- Morristown, TN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,135
- Wausau, WI MSA · $1,147
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA · $1,149
What to do with this FMR desk
Iowa City, IA HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,141/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Iowa City Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (7.2% 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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