Housing market/Iowa/ZIP 52240
ZIP 52240 Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · Iowa. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 52240 · IA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 52240 — Iowa City, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 52240
- 1-unit detached7,65345.0%
- 1-unit attached1,0166.0%
- 2–4 units1,0316.1%
- 5–49 units4,92428.9%
- 50+ units1,3648.0%
- Mobile1,0326.1%
2–4 unit share 6.1% · 5–49 unit share 28.9% · combined 2–49 35.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,065 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $925.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 59.2%; ≥50% 36.9%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,260 (1.183× ACS median gross rent).
Population
36,046 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +3.9%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 7 projects, 187 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 5 properties, 251 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 673 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 52240 49.1% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 9.8%; ACS median gross rent is $1,065; population increased +3.9% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,031 units in 2–4-unit structures and 4,924 units in 5–49-unit structures; 7 LIHTC projects totaling 187 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,260 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,065. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Iowa research
ZIP 52240 is a Census / HUD profile for Iowa City, IA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 52240 — Iowa City, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Iowa ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Iowa research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 52240?
ZIP 52240 (Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 36,046 residents, 15,369 households, a renter share of 49.1%, median household income of $55,189, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,065. Vacancy is 9.8%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 52240?
ACS counts 450 units in 2-unit buildings, 581 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,796 in 5–9, 1,606 in 10–19, and 1,522 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 5,955 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 52240?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,260. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 52240 — Iowa City, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Iowa ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 52240 is Census / HUD research for Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Iowa property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.