Metro FMR · CBSA 43580 · HUD FY2026

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA metro area - 4% below the US average.

$925
1-bedroom FMR
$1,154
2-bedroom FMR
+13.1%
YoY change
-4%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA area rents at $1,154 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 2% below the US average, lower than 72% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#109
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-2%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$46,160
income to afford it (30% rule)
+13.1%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Sioux City: #109 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $72,027, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 15.4% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Sioux City in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 143,534 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$796/mo

13.3% of median income

1 Bedroom

$925/mo

15.4% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,154/mo

19.2% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,386/mo

23.1% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,528/mo

25.5% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·43580

Sioux City: $925/mo 1BR · #109 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 43580

  • CBSA 43580
  • 1BR-FMR $925
  • 2BR-FMR $1,154
  • RANK-MID #109
  • YOY-SURGE +13.1%
  • VSUS-NEAR -4%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #5 IA
  • INC-ROOM 15%
  • POP-MID 144K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Benton County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $833–$1,018
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Benton County ($196 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Sioux City sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,154 higher than 28% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 43580

Counties inside Sioux City

Across 3 HUD counties in CBSA 43580, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,154–$1,154, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Woodbury County 2BR $1,154 · 106K Dakota County 2BR $1,154 · 21K Union County 2BR $1,154 · 17K

Sioux City studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #109 most affordable

1BR $925 (-4% vs US, +13.1% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 43580.

Studio
$796
US avg $893
↑11.3% YoY -11% vs US
1 Bedroom
$925
US avg $959
↑13.1% YoY -4% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,154
US avg $1,175
↑10.6% YoY -2% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,386
US avg $1,525
↑10.3% YoY -9% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,528
US avg $1,756
↑10.5% YoY -13% vs US

How Sioux City compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other IA metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Sioux City highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Sioux City: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Sioux City with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside IA (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside IA

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Michigan City-La Porte
IN · 2 BR $1,152/mo
Oshkosh-Neenah
WI · 2 BR $1,149/mo
Columbia
MO · 2 BR $1,160/mo
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
AR · 2 BR $1,147/mo

Burden % · outside IA

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Logan
UT · 19.2% of income · 2 BR $1,241/mo
Fort Wayne
IN · 19.3% of income · 2 BR $1,113/mo
Little River County
AR · 19.2% of income · 2 BR $880/mo
Camden County
NC · 19.2% of income · 2 BR $1,287/mo

Sioux City: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA is $925 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,154 and a studio is $796.
How does Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA metro area is 4% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $925 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Sioux City rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,154 ranks #109 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Sioux City metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 43580, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,154–$1,154 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Sioux City vs Benton County →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $925/mo · 1BR IA

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