Rents are 5% above what Coralville's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
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 $1,282 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
June. Asking rents in Coralville usually run 0.4% below trend in June and 0.5% above it in March, about $12 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Coralville is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2021.
Rent in Coralville changed +10.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 26 Iowa cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.5%.
Rent has risen 9 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($69,144) is $1,729 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,500); a 4-bedroom is $1,800.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Coralville. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. 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
Coralville, IA is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 56% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Coralville, IA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Coralville, IA stood at $951 in 2022 and currently runs about $1,282, reflecting a 34.8% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $69,144 today, compared with $67,474 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 4.5% since 2021, moving from about 22,226 residents to roughly 23,234. College-educated residents now make up 56% of adults here, versus 59.9% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Coralville rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Coralville is $1,282/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $790/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,070/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $890/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,500/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($69,144/yr), Coralville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 10.8% over the past year.
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