ZIP 50265 Fair Market Rent FY2027

Small Area Fair Market Rents for ZIP code 50265 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA FMR area.

$1,070Efficiency
$1,1101 bedroom
$1,3202 bedrooms
$1,8003 bedrooms
$1,8504 bedrooms

Payment standard range

Unit sizeSAFMR90%110%Metro FMR
Efficiency$1,070$963$1,177$1,102
1 bedroom$1,110$999$1,221$1,145
2 bedrooms$1,320$1,188$1,452$1,360
3 bedrooms$1,800$1,620$1,980$1,856
4 bedrooms$1,850$1,665$2,035$1,901

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

Income in ZIP 50265

$112,744average adjusted gross income per tax return (2022)
$71,626average salaries and wages per return
16,580tax returns filed
14%of average income for a 2-bedroom SAFMR
Adjusted gross incomeShare of returns
$1 to $25,00021.0%
$25,000 to $50,00022.6%
$50,000 to $75,00016.7%
$75,000 to $100,00010.4%
$100,000 to $200,00019.9%
$200,000 or more9.4%

IRS Statistics of Income, individual income tax returns by ZIP code, tax year 2022. 9.0% of returns claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Questions and answers

What is the Small Area Fair Market Rent for ZIP code 50265?

HUD's FY2027 Small Area FMRs for ZIP 50265 (Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA) are $1,070 efficiency, $1,110 one bedroom, $1,320 two bedrooms, $1,800 three and $1,850 four bedrooms.

What payment standard can a housing authority set in ZIP 50265?

Public housing agencies may set voucher payment standards between 90% and 110% of the Small Area FMR – for a two-bedroom unit $1,188 to $1,452.

How affordable is rent in ZIP 50265?

Tax returns filed from ZIP 50265 reported an average adjusted gross income of $112,744 (2022). A two-bedroom unit at the Small Area FMR costs $15,840 a year, or 14% of that income.