For FINAL FY 2025, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.
The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for Iowa. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of Iowa is 1,230,660, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of Iowa is 615,330.
In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of Iowa are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 615,330. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.
| Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Cumulative Nonmetro Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| $680 | Cherokee County | 11,600 | 11,600 |
| $687 | Sac County | 9,780 | 21,380 |
| $710 | Worth County | 7,415 | 28,795 |
| $732 | Palo Alto County | 8,940 | 37,735 |
| $736 | Winnebago County | 10,705 | 48,440 |
| $738 | O'Brien County, Van Buren County | 21,345 | 69,785 |
| $740 | Chickasaw County | 11,955 | 81,740 |
| $747 | Emmet County | 9,350 | 91,090 |
| $751 | Howard County | 9,480 | 100,570 |
| $753 | Wayne County | 6,485 | 107,055 |
| $754 | Hancock County | 10,790 | 117,845 |
| $757 | Delaware County | 17,525 | 135,370 |
| $758 | Floyd County, Fremont County | 22,240 | 157,610 |
| $762 | Iowa County | 16,575 | 174,185 |
| $764 | Clarke County | 9,735 | 183,920 |
| $765 | Calhoun County | 9,895 | 193,815 |
| $774 | Cass County, Taylor County | 19,030 | 212,845 |
| $781 | Carroll County, Decatur County, Hardin County | 45,275 | 258,120 |
| $784 | Humboldt County | 9,605 | 267,725 |
| $785 | Crawford County | 16,450 | 284,175 |
| $787 | Shelby County | 11,735 | 295,910 |
| $788 | Greene County | 8,800 | 304,710 |
| $792 | Ida County | 6,970 | 311,680 |
| $797 | Allamakee County | 14,045 | 325,725 |
| $809 | Montgomery County | 10,285 | 336,010 |
| $813 | Butler County | 14,375 | 350,385 |
| $814 | Fayette County | 19,520 | 369,905 |
| $820 | Mitchell County | 10,535 | 380,440 |
| $826 | Jackson County | 19,470 | 399,910 |
| $827 | Ringgold County | 4,690 | 404,600 |
| $828 | Franklin County, Monona County | 18,685 | 423,285 |
| $835 | Wright County | 12,895 | 436,180 |
| $839 | Audubon County, Union County | 17,755 | 453,935 |
| $841 | Osceola County | 6,150 | 460,085 |
| $845 | Kossuth County | 14,720 | 474,805 |
| $847 | Page County | 15,225 | 490,030 |
| $850 | Pocahontas County | 7,060 | 497,090 |
| $855 | Winneshiek County | 20,050 | 517,140 |
| $856 | Louisa County | 10,825 | 527,965 |
| $858 | Appanoose County | 12,280 | 540,245 |
| $863 | Clayton County | 17,125 | 557,370 |
| $865 | Clay County | 16,425 | 573,795 |
| $866 | Monroe County | 7,575 | 581,370 |
| $867 | Adair County | 7,480 | 588,850 |
| $869 | Lyon County | 12,025 | 600,875 |
| $873 | Keokuk County | 10,025 | 610,900 |
| $877 | Webster County | 36,985 | 647,885 |
| $890 | Henry County | 20,435 | 668,320 |
| $899 | Mahaska County | 22,060 | 690,380 |
| $900 | Plymouth County | 25,620 | 716,000 |
| $904 | Sioux County | 35,815 | 751,815 |
| $915 | Tama County | 17,015 | 768,830 |
| $917 | Cerro Gordo County | 42,980 | 811,810 |
| $921 | Buchanan County, Lee County | 54,070 | 865,880 |
| $922 | Adams County | 3,680 | 869,560 |
| $930 | Cedar County | 18,480 | 888,040 |
| $934 | Poweshiek County | 18,610 | 906,650 |
| $948 | Clinton County | 46,490 | 953,140 |
| $954 | Buena Vista County | 20,685 | 973,825 |
| $955 | Hamilton County | 14,980 | 988,805 |
| $958 | Marshall County | 40,050 | 1,028,855 |
| $971 | Davis County | 9,095 | 1,037,950 |
| $976 | Marion County | 33,485 | 1,071,435 |
| $977 | Lucas County | 8,665 | 1,080,100 |
| $1,018 | Wapello County | 35,290 | 1,115,390 |
| $1,031 | Muscatine County | 42,970 | 1,158,360 |
| $1,032 | Jefferson County | 15,785 | 1,174,145 |
| $1,057 | Dickinson County | 17,690 | 1,191,835 |
| $1,072 | Des Moines County | 38,825 | 1,230,660 |
The Iowa State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $877. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $933, the Iowa State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $877.
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