Section 8 Housing in Iowa
15,868 active Housing Choice Vouchers across 7 markets. Rent limits, housing authorities, waitlist status, and voucher rights for every metro in Iowa.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Iowa?
Source-of-income protection status for Iowa is not yet in our database. Check with local legal aid or the state civil-rights office before assuming either way.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
All Section 8 markets in Iowa
Sorted by active voucher count. Each metro page has HUD Fair Market Rent by bedroom, the housing authorities that administer vouchers there, and waitlist status.
Des Moines, IA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 19780
4,914 vouchersDavenport, IA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 19340
2,509 vouchersDubuque, IA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 20220
2,203 vouchersWaterloo, IA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 47940
1,977 vouchersSioux City, IA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 43580
1,518 vouchersIowa City, IA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 26980
1,431 vouchersCedar Rapids, IA
Metropolitan Statistical Area · CBSA 16300
1,316 vouchers
Section 8 by county in Iowa
County pages show the local voucher count, housing authorities, and metro rollup. Useful when you are looking at a specific address.
- Polk County4,739 vouchers
- Dubuque County2,203 vouchers
- Black Hawk County1,660 vouchers
- Johnson County1,431 vouchers
- Linn County1,316 vouchers
- Woodbury County1,221 vouchers
- Union County1,132 vouchers
- Clay County1,086 vouchers
- Webster County1,072 vouchers
- Carroll County952 vouchers
- Cerro Gordo County936 vouchers
- Scott County865 vouchers
- Pottawattamie County784 vouchers
- Wapello County668 vouchers
- Des Moines County618 vouchers
- Winneshiek County499 vouchers
- Marshall County469 vouchers
- Clinton County428 vouchers
- Muscatine County385 vouchers
- Bremer County317 vouchers
- Marion County263 vouchers
- Lee County248 vouchers
- Mahaska County234 vouchers
- Floyd County210 vouchers
- Warren County175 vouchers
- Poweshiek County170 vouchers
- Dickinson County156 vouchers
- Appanoose County101 vouchers
- Monroe County99 vouchers
Find Section 8 apartments in Iowa
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.