Low Income & Subsidized Housing in Iowa

1,033 assisted properties with about 46,505 subsidized units, drawn from HUD administrative records. Typical tenant-paid rent across them averages around $375/mo.

396
PB Section 8 buildings
30
public housing developments
653
LIHTC tax-credit properties
80
cities with inventory

Largest cities for low income housing in Iowa

CityPropertiesAssisted unitsAvg rent range
Des Moines1447,312$254–$721
Cedar Rapids483,400$267–$427
Davenport432,512$220–$431
Sioux City402,100$200–$443
Council Bluffs572,061$188–$445
West Des Moines151,943$384–$384
Waterloo271,498$276–$518
Dubuque261,177$334–$382
Iowa City241,084$349–$581
Burlington13950$248–$416
Muscatine19897$300–$396
Ames11821$367–$384
Newton16689$336–$402
Ankeny11656$439–$489
Fort Dodge12639$234–$440
Bettendorf8609$401–$463
Ottumwa9568$310–$478
Mason City13548$294–$425
Clinton15527$350–$440
Marion9525$387–$433
Indianola9520$283–$410
Waukee10486—
Johnston7481$406–$406
Marshalltown13476$320–$400
Altoona7456—

All cities with subsidized housing in Iowa

Grouped alphabetically; every listing links to its full city database page.

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Fair Market Rents by county

CountyTracked properties2-BR FMR
Missing, Iowa199—
Polk County142$1,318
Linn County56$1,071
Scott County48$1,143
Pottawattamie County37$1,368
Black Hawk County33$1,051
Woodbury County33$1,154
Johnson County31$1,141
Dubuque County23$1,077
Dallas County19$1,318
Muscatine County19$1,071
Jasper County17$1,008
Cerro Gordo County16$949
Clinton County15$956
Marshall County15$959
Story County14$1,153
Lee County13$962
Des Moines County12$1,063
Webster County12$919
Mahaska County10$947
Clay County9$919
Marion County9$1,016
Plymouth County9$980
Wapello County9$1,068
Warren County9$1,318

How FMRs work →

Housing agencies operating in Iowa

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