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Fair Market Rent · Iowa

Fair Market Rent in Cerro Gordo County, IA

FY2027 HUD figures, effective October 1, 2026, plus what renters pay by ZIP code.

$744studio
$7491 bedroom
$9272 bedrooms
$1,2183 bedrooms
$1,4854 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Cerro Gordo County is $927 a month, -2.3% from FY2026. Cerro Gordo County is part of the Cerro Gordo County, IA (a non-metro county area). HUD also publishes Small Area FMRs by ZIP code here; those can be higher or lower than the area-wide figure. See each ZIP code below.

Area-wide Fair Market Rents

SizeFY2027FY2026ChangeTypical voucher range (90–110%)
Studio$744$746-0.3%$670–818
1 bedroom$749$750-0.1%$674–824
2 bedrooms$927$949-2.3%$834–1,020
3 bedrooms$1,218$1,226-0.7%$1,096–1,340
4 bedrooms$1,485$1,446+2.7%$1,336–1,634

The voucher range is the typical band housing authorities use for payment standards; your housing authority sets the actual standard.

Rents by ZIP code in Cerro Gordo County

Open a ZIP code for every size, the spread of rents and nearby ZIP codes.

ZIPPlace2-bedroom FMR (ZIP)Census median, 2 bedroomsCensus median, all sizes
50401Mason City$950$915$875
50428Clear Lake$930$833$817
50433Dougherty$980––
50464Plymouth$1,000–$831
50467Rock Falls$990––
50469Rockwell$930$670$575
50477Swaledale$930–$752
50479Thornton$930$694$839
50482Ventura$1,090$1,063$1,077

Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents and Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (median gross rent by ZIP code). Fair Market Rents and Census figures include utilities. Not affiliated with HUD or the Census Bureau. About the data.