Rents are right about where Bettendorf's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,466 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Bettendorf is 0.2% below its high of $1,469 in August 2026, at $1,466 as of September 2026.
Rent in Bettendorf changed +5.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 26 Iowa cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.5%.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($100,495) is $2,512 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,860).
Davenport, 6 miles away, rents for 34% less ($965/mo), about $6,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bettendorf. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Bettendorf, IA is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 50.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bettendorf, IA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Bettendorf, IA has shifted from $1,183 to $1,466, up 23.9% since 2022. Census figures show median household income at $100,495 today, compared with $89,375 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Bettendorf, IA adding about 1,016 residents over the five-year window, up 2.6% on net. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bettendorf is $1,466/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $830/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,210/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $980/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,580/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($100,495/yr), Bettendorf ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.1% over the past year.
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