Below-median FMR - Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA is $1,154/month - 29th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#114 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 15.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Dakota County, Union County, Woodbury County .
Lower-half placement for Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA; Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA; Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area; Laredo, TX MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Springfield, MA MSA, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, Savannah, GA MSA, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA .
IA-state FMR neighbors for Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside IA: 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); 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 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $796/mo |
| 1-BR | $925/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,154/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,386/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,528/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 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 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 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 | $796/mo | $716/mo | $876/mo |
| 1-BR | $925/mo | $833/mo | $1,018/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,154/mo | $1,039/mo | $1,269/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,386/mo | $1,247/mo | $1,525/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,528/mo | $1,375/mo | $1,681/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,154/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,039–$1,269/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 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
- $1,154
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +10.6%
- from FY2025 $1,043
- Span change
- +32.6%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $870/mo | - |
| 2023 | $928/mo | +6.7% |
| 2024 | $1,010/mo | +8.8% |
| 2025 | $1,043/mo | +3.3% |
| 2026 | $1,154/mo | +10.6% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,001/mo → 15.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA.
PHAs naming Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
- City of Sioux City Housing Authority · 1,221 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):
- City of Marshalltown Rent Assistance Program
- Low Rent Housing Agency of Clinton
- Area XV Multi-County Housing Agency
- Upper Explorerland Regional Housing Authority
- Cedar Falls Housing Commission
- North Iowa Regional Housing Authority
- Mason City Housing Authority
- Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency
- Low Rent Housing Agency of Burlington
- Iowa Northland Regional Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA · $1,152
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA · $1,149
- Columbia, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,160
- Laredo, TX MSA · $1,161
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,147
- Wausau, WI MSA · $1,147
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA · $1,162
- Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,164
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA · $1,143
- Jackson, MI MSA · $1,165
- Rocky Mount, NC MSA · $1,143
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,166
What to do with this FMR desk
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,154/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+32.6% 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 Sioux City Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (15.3% 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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