ZIP 50252 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 50252 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA FMR area.

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

$800Efficiency

$8601 bedroom

$1,0502 bedrooms

$1,3603 bedrooms

$1,4504 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$800	$720	$880	$1,102
1 bedroom	$860	$774	$946	$1,145
2 bedrooms	$1,050	$945	$1,155	$1,360
3 bedrooms	$1,360	$1,224	$1,496	$1,856
4 bedrooms	$1,450	$1,305	$1,595	$1,901

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Marion County, IA

$800Efficiency

$8601 bedroom

$1,0502 bedrooms

$1,3603 bedrooms

$1,4504 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit size	SAFMR	90%	110%	Metro FMR
Efficiency	$800	$720	$880	$711
1 bedroom	$860	$774	$946	$826
2 bedrooms	$1,050	$945	$1,155	$1,021
3 bedrooms	$1,360	$1,224	$1,496	$1,217
4 bedrooms	$1,450	$1,305	$1,595	$1,378

Housing authorities may set voucher payment standards from 90% to 110% of the FMR that applies to them.

Income in ZIP 50252

$88,806average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)

$63,019average salaries and wages per return

160tax returns filed

14%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR

Adjusted gross income	Share of returns
$1 to $25,000	18.8%
$25,000 to $50,000	18.8%
$50,000 to $75,000	18.8%
$75,000 to $100,000	12.5%
$100,000 to $200,000	31.2%
$200,000 or more	0.0%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 0.0% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 50252?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 50252 (Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA) are $800 efficiency, $860 one bedroom, $1,050 two bedrooms, $1,360 three and $1,450 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 50252?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $945 to $1,155.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 50252?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 50252 reported an average adjusted gross income of $88,806 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $12,600 a year, or 14% of that income.