This page is a directory of federal housing data for Iowa: the housing authorities that run the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program here, the counties with published HUD income limits and Fair Market Rents, and the properties HUD records as assisted or affordable. Every figure comes from a named federal dataset, and each one’s refresh date is listed at the foot of this page. Data last updated October 4, 2026.
Housing authorities
63
Counties with income limits
99
HUD-recorded properties
1,034
Fair Market Rent areas (FY2027)
91
What these records do and do not tell you
A HUD record is not evidence that a home is available. None of the federal datasets behind this page publishes vacancies, waiting-list status, or whether a property is accepting applications today. A property appears here because it has a federal subsidy contract, is public housing, or received low-income housing tax credits — not because it has somewhere to rent. Availability, rent, eligibility and whether vouchers are accepted must be confirmed directly with the property or the administering housing authority.
Waiting-list status is the single most useful fact for most people reading this, and no federal dataset contains it. It exists only on each authority’s own notices, so this site shows a waiting list as open or closed only where a person has checked it and recorded the source.
Applying through a housing authority is always free. If any site asks you to pay to apply for Section 8, do not pay.
Iowa at a glance
Federal housing records for Iowa
Housing authorities recorded by HUD
63
Housing Choice Vouchers under contract
24,441
Public housing developments
49 (3,948 dwelling units)
HUD-assisted multifamily properties
262 (13,408 assisted units)
Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties
723
Counties with FY2026 income limits
99
Fair Market Rent areas
91
Housing authorities in Iowa
These are the agencies HUD records as administering federal housing programs here. The authority is who you contact about vouchers and waiting lists — not this site, and not HUD directly.
Authority
HUD code
City
Vouchers
Phone
Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency
IA020
Des Moines
3,702
(515) 323-8950
Iowa City Housing Authority
IA022
Iowa City
1,431
(319) 356-5400
Cedar Rapids Housing Services
IA024
Cedar Rapids
1,320
(319) 286-5872
City of Sioux City Housing Authority
IA018
Sioux City
1,221
(712) 279-6980
Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority
IA117
Creston
1,132
(641) 782-8585
City of Dubuque
IA087
Dubuque
1,125
(563) 589-4230
Waterloo Housing Authority
IA050
Waterloo
1,091
(319) 233-0201
Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Authority
IA129
Spencer
1,086
(712) 262-7460
Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority
IA126
Dubuque
1,078
(563) 556-4166
Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency
IA107
Fort Dodge
1,072
(515) 573-7751
Central Iowa Regional Housing Authority
IA131
Grimes
1,037
(515) 986-1882
Region XII Regional Housing Authority
IA122
Carroll
952
(712) 792-5560
Davenport Housing Commission
IA045
Davenport
865
(563) 888-2202
Municipal Housing Agency of Council Bluffs
IA023
Council Bluffs
784
(712) 322-1491
Mason City Housing Authority
IA108
Mason City
533
(641) 421-2711
Upper Explorerland Regional Housing Authority
IA130
Decorah
499
(563) 382-6171
City of Marshalltown Rent Assistance Program
IA125
Marshalltown
469
(641) 754-5756
Low Rent Housing Agency of Clinton
IA098
Clinton
428
(563) 243-1280
Area XV Multi-County Housing Agency
IA124
Agency
427
(641) 937-5222
Cedar Falls Housing Commission
IA113
Cedar Falls
406
(319) 273-8669
North Iowa Regional Housing Authority
IA127
Mason City
403
(641) 423-0897
Muscatine Municipal Housing Agency
IA049
Muscatine
385
(563) 264-1554
Low Rent Housing Agency of Burlington
IA015
Burlington
347
(319) 753-2142
Iowa Northland Regional Housing Authority
IA132
Waverly
317
(319) 483-5079
Southeast Iowa Regional Housing Authority
IA128
Burlington
271
(319) 753-5109
Low Rent Housing Agency of Knoxville
IA119
Knoxville
263
(641) 828-7371
Ottumwa Housing Authority
IA004
Ottumwa
241
(641) 682-8369
Oskaloosa Municipal Housing Agency
IA100
Oskaloosa
234
(641) 673-8361
Charles City Hsg and Redev Authority
IA002
Charles City
210
(641) 228-6661
Keokuk Housing Authority
IA030
Keokuk
175
(319) 524-4386
Warren County Housing Authority
IA120
Indianola
175
(515) 961-1073
Grinnell Low Rent Housing Authority
IA084
Grinnell
170
(641) 236-2611
Evansdale Municipal Housing Authority
IA038
Evansdale
163
(319) 234-0385
Low Rent Housing Agency of Spirit Lake
IA057
Spirit Lake
156
(712) 336-2318
Centerville Municipal Housing Agency
IA042
Centerville
101
(641) 856-8742
Albia Housing Agency
IA114
Albia
99
(641) 932-7859
Fort Madison Housing Authority
IA047
Fort Madison
73
(319) 372-6083
Afton Housing Commission
IA003
Afton
—
(641) 347-8826
Chariton Housing Agency
IA016
Chariton
—
(641) 774-2725
Clarinda Low Rent Housing Agency
IA034
Clarinda
—
(712) 542-2912
Corning Housing Commission
IA001
Corning
—
(641) 322-4098
Essex Low Rent Housing Agency
IA025
Essex
—
(712) 379-3510
Lenox Low Rent Housing Agency
IA032
Lenox
—
(641) 333-4415
Lone Tree Housing Commission
IA006
Lone Tree
—
(319) 629-4689
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Bancroft
IA028
Bancroft
—
(515) 885-2381
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Farragut
IA010
Farragut
—
(712) 385-8113
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Hamburg
IA007
Hamburg
—
(712) 382-1557
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Leon
IA027
Leon
—
(641) 446-4163
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Missouri Valley
IA029
Missouri Valley
—
(712) 642-2458
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Mount Ayr
IA026
Mount Ayr
—
(641) 464-3832
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Onawa
IA014
Onawa
—
(712) 423-1736
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Red Oak
IA044
Red Oak
—
(712) 623-4558
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Sidney
IA008
Sidney
—
(712) 374-2644
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Sioux Center
IA011
Sioux Center
—
(712) 722-2237
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Waverly
IA013
Waverly
—
(319) 352-3394
Low Rent Housing Agency Of Winterset
IA017
Winterset
—
(515) 462-4340
Malvern Low Rent Housing Agency
IA009
Malvern
—
(712) 624-8561
Municipal Housing Agency Of Manning
IA021
Manning
—
(712) 655-2155
Rock Rapids Municipal Housing Agency
IA046
Rock Rapids
—
(712) 472-3896
Shenandoah Low Rent Housing Agency
IA019
Shenandoah
—
(712) 246-3213
Stanton Housing Commission
IA005
Stanton
—
(712) 829-2504
Tabor Low Rent Housing Agency
IA012
Tabor
—
(712) 629-1645
Villisca Low Rent Housing Agency
IA079
Villisca
—
(712) 826-7602
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Counties in Iowa
Income limits and Fair Market Rents are set per county or HUD area, so the figures that apply to you depend on where you live. Each county guide shows that county’s FY2026 limits, its Fair Market Rents and the authority that administers Section 8 there.
HUD Public Housing Authorities · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 18 August 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Public Housing Developments · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 14 May 2025 · retrieved 22 September 2026
HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) · source updated 1 September 2026 · retrieved 4 October 2026
HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research · source updated not published by the provider · retrieved 22 September 2026
Sources: HUD Public Housing Authorities (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Public Housing Developments (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (retrieved 4 October 2026); HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 (retrieved 22 September 2026).
These federal datasets do not show vacancies, waiting-list status or whether a landlord accepts vouchers (about our data).