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Fair Market Rent · Iowa

Fair Market Rent in Wapello County, IA

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

$799studio
$8231 bedroom
$1,0762 bedrooms
$1,4093 bedrooms
$1,4144 bedrooms

HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Wapello County is $1,076 a month, +0.7% from FY2026. Wapello County is part of the Wapello 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$799$793+0.8%$719–879
1 bedroom$823$814+1.1%$741–905
2 bedrooms$1,076$1,068+0.7%$968–1,184
3 bedrooms$1,409$1,354+4.1%$1,268–1,550
4 bedrooms$1,414$1,468-3.7%$1,273–1,555

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 Wapello 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
52501Ottumwa$1,080$941$926
52530Agency$1,300––
52536Blakesburg$970–$626
52548Chillicothe$1,080––
52553Eddyville$1,040$947$732
52554Eldon$980–$692
52566Kirkville$1,060––

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.