Most Expensive Places to Rent in Iowa
94 cities ranked by average 2BR rent · HUD Fair Market Rents
The most expensive place to rent in Iowa is Omaha, with an average 2-bedroom rent of $1,261/mo. Below are all 94 Iowa cities ranked from highest to lowest rent.
| # | City | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omaha Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $990 | $1,052 | $1,261 | $1,675 |
| 2 | Des Moines Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $954 | $1,017 | $1,216 | $1,632 |
| 3 | Iowa City Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $816 | $921 | $1,105 | $1,548 |
| 4 | Des Moines County Des Moines County, IA | $735 | $817 | $1,072 | $1,324 |
| 5 | Dickinson County Dickinson County, IA | $800 | $806 | $1,057 | $1,273 |
| 6 | Ames Ames, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $875 | $951 | $1,056 | $1,476 |
| 7 | Sioux City Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA | $715 | $818 | $1,043 | $1,257 |
| 8 | Jefferson County Jefferson County, IA | $781 | $787 | $1,032 | $1,243 |
| 9 | Muscatine County Muscatine County, IA | $760 | $811 | $1,031 | $1,337 |
| 10 | Wapello County Wapello County, IA | $750 | $776 | $1,018 | $1,271 |
| 11 | Waterloo Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $684 | $760 | $997 | $1,301 |
| 12 | Dubuque Dubuque, IA MSA | $722 | $763 | $996 | $1,315 |
| 13 | Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $681 | $757 | $993 | $1,391 |
| 14 | Lucas County Lucas County, IA | $720 | $745 | $977 | $1,177 |
| 15 | Marion County Marion County, IA | $669 | $769 | $976 | $1,176 |
| 16 | Davis County Davis County, IA | $716 | $740 | $971 | $1,170 |
| 17 | Marshall County Marshall County, IA | $706 | $735 | $958 | $1,265 |
| 18 | Hamilton County Hamilton County, IA | $704 | $753 | $955 | $1,151 |
| 19 | Buena Vista County Buena Vista County, IA | $722 | $727 | $954 | $1,169 |
| 20 | Clinton County Clinton County, IA | $673 | $723 | $948 | $1,158 |
| 21 | Poweshiek County Poweshiek County, IA | $688 | $840 | $934 | $1,234 |
| 22 | Boone County Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $714 | $719 | $930 | $1,303 |
| 23 | Cedar County Cedar County, IA | $685 | $709 | $930 | $1,170 |
| 24 | Adams County Adams County, IA | $679 | $703 | $922 | $1,147 |
| 25 | Buchanan County Buchanan County, IA | $697 | $702 | $921 | $1,218 |
| 26 | Lee County Lee County, IA | $632 | $702 | $921 | $1,216 |
| 27 | Jasper County Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $707 | $711 | $920 | $1,265 |
| 28 | Bremer County Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $656 | $701 | $920 | $1,196 |
| 29 | Cerro Gordo County Cerro Gordo County, IA | $701 | $706 | $917 | $1,175 |
| 30 | Tama County Tama County, IA | $674 | $697 | $915 | $1,102 |
| 31 | Sioux County Sioux County, IA | $703 | $719 | $904 | $1,190 |
| 32 | Plymouth County Plymouth County, IA | $672 | $730 | $900 | $1,227 |
| 33 | Mahaska County Mahaska County, IA | $616 | $685 | $899 | $1,083 |
| 34 | Henry County Henry County, IA | $656 | $678 | $890 | $1,211 |
| 35 | Washington County Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $662 | $674 | $882 | $1,102 |
| 36 | Crawford County Crawford County, IA | $646 | $759 | $877 | $1,160 |
| 37 | Cass County Cass County, IA | $646 | $680 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 38 | Decatur County Decatur County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 39 | Delaware County Delaware County, IA | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 40 | Carroll County Carroll County, IA | $601 | $726 | $877 | $1,104 |
| 41 | Calhoun County Calhoun County, IA | $646 | $688 | $877 | $1,108 |
| 42 | Emmet County Emmet County, IA | $646 | $745 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 43 | Fayette County Fayette County, IA | $646 | $684 | $877 | $1,135 |
| 44 | Floyd County Floyd County, IA | $664 | $668 | $877 | $1,150 |
| 45 | Franklin County Franklin County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 46 | Fremont County Fremont County, IA | $646 | $685 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 47 | Greene County Greene County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 48 | Butler County Butler County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 49 | Hancock County Hancock County, IA | $646 | $716 | $877 | $1,182 |
| 50 | Hardin County Hardin County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,159 |
| 51 | Howard County Howard County, IA | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 52 | Humboldt County Humboldt County, IA | $646 | $737 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 53 | Ida County Ida County, IA | $646 | $669 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 54 | Iowa County Iowa County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 55 | Jackson County Jackson County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,126 |
| 56 | Keokuk County Keokuk County, IA | $646 | $742 | $877 | $1,110 |
| 57 | Kossuth County Kossuth County, IA | $646 | $693 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 58 | Audubon County Audubon County, IA | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 59 | Louisa County Louisa County, IA | $601 | $668 | $877 | $1,080 |
| 60 | Appanoose County Appanoose County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 61 | Lyon County Lyon County, IA | $646 | $728 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 62 | Chickasaw County Chickasaw County, IA | $665 | $722 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 63 | Clay County Clay County, IA | $646 | $697 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 64 | Clayton County Clayton County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,066 |
| 65 | Cherokee County Cherokee County, IA | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 66 | Winneshiek County Winneshiek County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 67 | Worth County Worth County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 68 | Clarke County Clarke County, IA | $646 | $728 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 69 | Allamakee County Allamakee County, IA | $646 | $696 | $877 | $1,185 |
| 70 | Adair County Adair County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 71 | Mitchell County Mitchell County, IA | $646 | $696 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 72 | Monona County Monona County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 73 | Monroe County Monroe County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 74 | Montgomery County Montgomery County, IA | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,096 |
| 75 | O'Brien County O'Brien County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 76 | Osceola County Osceola County, IA | $646 | $676 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 77 | Page County Page County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,107 |
| 78 | Palo Alto County Palo Alto County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 79 | Pocahontas County Pocahontas County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 80 | Ringgold County Ringgold County, IA | $646 | $733 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 81 | Sac County Sac County, IA | $739 | $744 | $877 | $1,161 |
| 82 | Shelby County Shelby County, IA | $646 | $732 | $877 | $1,229 |
| 83 | Wright County Wright County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 84 | Jones County Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $601 | $696 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 85 | Taylor County Taylor County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 86 | Union County Union County, IA | $646 | $668 | $877 | $1,158 |
| 87 | Van Buren County Van Buren County, IA | $646 | $792 | $877 | $1,110 |
| 88 | Benton County Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $601 | $668 | $877 | $1,140 |
| 89 | Wayne County Wayne County, IA | $646 | $712 | $877 | $1,057 |
| 90 | Webster County Webster County, IA | $664 | $668 | $877 | $1,155 |
| 91 | Winnebago County Winnebago County, IA | $646 | $684 | $877 | $1,182 |
| 92 | Boone County Boone County, IA | $572 | $626 | $788 | $1,037 |
| 93 | Jasper County Jasper County, IA | $558 | $583 | $768 | $1,048 |
| 94 | Plymouth County Plymouth County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $472 | $592 | $715 | $1,023 |