Section 8 · IA
Section 8 rent — Iowa
Fair Market Rents in Iowa for FY2026, by county and bedroom count. Each county's local housing authority sets its payment standard between 90% and 110% of these figures.
Iowa counties
FY2026 Section 8 rent by county, per bedroom count. Select a county for the full breakdown and payment-standard range.
- Adair County$926/mo
- Adams County$933/mo
- Allamakee County$919/mo
- Appanoose County$919/mo
- Audubon County$919/mo
- Benton County$956/mo
- Black Hawk County$1,051/mo
- Boone County$1,026/mo
- Bremer County$978/mo
- Buchanan County$942/mo
- Buena Vista County$1,010/mo
- Butler County$919/mo
- Calhoun County$919/mo
- Carroll County$919/mo
- Cass County$919/mo
- Cedar County$966/mo
- Cerro Gordo County$949/mo
- Cherokee County$919/mo
- Chickasaw County$919/mo
- Clarke County$919/mo
- Clay County$919/mo
- Clayton County$919/mo
- Clinton County$956/mo
- Crawford County$919/mo
- Dallas County$1,318/mo
- Davis County$1,043/mo
- Decatur County$919/mo
- Delaware County$919/mo
- Des Moines County$1,063/mo
- Dickinson County$1,091/mo
- Dubuque County$1,077/mo
- Emmet County$919/mo
- Fayette County$919/mo
- Floyd County$919/mo
- Franklin County$919/mo
- Fremont County$919/mo
- Greene County$919/mo
- Grundy County$1,051/mo
- Guthrie County$1,318/mo
- Hamilton County$994/mo
- Hancock County$919/mo
- Hardin County$919/mo
- Harrison County$1,368/mo
- Henry County$939/mo
- Howard County$919/mo
- Humboldt County$919/mo
- Ida County$919/mo
- Iowa County$919/mo
- Jackson County$919/mo
- Jasper County$1,008/mo
- Jefferson County$1,084/mo
- Johnson County$1,141/mo
- Jones County$919/mo
- Keokuk County$919/mo
- Kossuth County$919/mo
- Lee County$962/mo
- Linn County$1,071/mo
- Louisa County$919/mo
- Lucas County$975/mo
- Lyon County$919/mo
- Madison County$1,318/mo
- Mahaska County$947/mo
- Marion County$1,016/mo
- Marshall County$959/mo
- Mills County$1,368/mo
- Mitchell County$919/mo
- Monona County$919/mo
- Monroe County$919/mo
- Montgomery County$919/mo
- Muscatine County$1,071/mo
- O'Brien County$919/mo
- Osceola County$919/mo
- Page County$919/mo
- Palo Alto County$919/mo
- Plymouth County$980/mo
- Pocahontas County$919/mo
- Polk County$1,318/mo
- Pottawattamie County$1,368/mo
- Poweshiek County$988/mo
- Ringgold County$919/mo
- Sac County$919/mo
- Scott County$1,143/mo
- Shelby County$919/mo
- Sioux County$971/mo
- Story County$1,153/mo
- Tama County$941/mo
- Taylor County$919/mo
- Union County$919/mo
- Van Buren County$919/mo
- Wapello County$1,068/mo
- Warren County$1,318/mo
- Washington County$962/mo
- Wayne County$919/mo
- Webster County$919/mo
- Winnebago County$919/mo
- Winneshiek County$919/mo
- Woodbury County$1,154/mo
- Worth County$919/mo
- Wright County$919/mo
Frequently asked questions
What does Section 8 pay per bedroom in Iowa?
Section 8 is anchored to HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent. Select a county below for the 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4-bedroom figures, then expect the PHA's payment standard between 90% and 110% of each one.
Is the payment standard higher or lower than FMR in Iowa?
It depends on your county's public housing authority. PHAs set payment standards anywhere from 90% to 110% of the county FMR, so the actual voucher amount can be up to 10% above or below the published figure.
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