Most Affordable Cities in Iowa

Cost of living rankings for 86 cities in Iowa with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Iowa is affordable with a statewide average Cost Index of 81.

Source dates vary by dataset

Cheapest City

Keokuk

Index: 67

Most Expensive

Clive

Index: 107

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

with precise housing and income data

All 86 Cities in Iowa — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Keokuk	67	$93,700	$810	$49,340
2	Oelwein	67	$96,800	$762	$49,821
3	Estherville	67	$96,300	$739	$54,624
4	Red Oak	67	$91,600	$768	$52,996
5	Fort Madison	68	$95,900	$824	$49,359
6	Creston	68	$112,600	$672	$50,752
7	Charles City	68	$118,900	$628	$56,734
8	Centerville	68	$99,000	$758	$41,472
9	Clarinda	68	$112,200	$653	$50,644
10	Ottumwa	69	$92,400	$956	$56,994
11	Clinton	69	$115,400	$751	$57,493
12	Cherokee	69	$119,400	$707	$48,693
13	Perry	70	$122,100	$877	$63,983
14	Iowa Falls	70	$106,300	$898	$53,051
15	Marshalltown	71	$117,100	$864	$68,854
16	Fort Dodge	71	$127,576	$764	$61,769
17	Webster City	71	$115,400	$878	$65,844
18	Atlantic	71	$134,900	$750	$57,486
19	Maquoketa	71	$126,800	$745	$56,039
20	Manchester	71	$130,500	$743	$58,578
21	Mason City	72	$130,000	$874	$62,369
22	Burlington	72	$115,800	$931	$55,274
23	Oskaloosa	72	$128,900	$880	$62,172
24	Denison	72	$137,600	$770	$63,850
25	Waterloo	73	$150,200	$896	$56,344
26	Boone	73	$156,400	$791	$67,269
27	Mount Pleasant	73	$145,600	$773	$59,216
28	Washington	73	$144,500	$927	$56,536
29	Knoxville	74	$147,600	$810	$70,136
30	Independence	74	$156,900	$769	$72,250
31	Osceola	74	$145,300	$832	$62,363
32	Sioux City	75	$162,600	$936	$65,473
33	Council Bluffs	75	$164,300	$980	$64,092
34	Muscatine	75	$146,900	$979	$59,332
35	Fairfield	75	$152,900	$864	$48,302
36	Anamosa	75	$164,900	$897	$56,167
37	Algona	75	$156,200	$887	$52,542
38	Davenport	76	$162,900	$930	$64,497
39	Storm Lake	76	$163,600	$830	$58,341
40	Nevada	76	$177,800	$884	$75,221
41	Spencer	77	$178,300	$795	$57,068
42	Carroll	77	$184,100	$718	$59,323
43	Sheldon	77	$173,600	$842	$68,448
44	Winterset	77	$181,500	$943	$69,268
45	Glenwood	77	$193,800	$842	$69,320
46	Dubuque	78	$193,100	$943	$64,985
47	Newton	78	$196,481	$828	$56,321
48	Grinnell	79	$204,472	$876	$64,426
49	Cedar Rapids	80	$204,214	$925	$67,859
50	Le Mars	81	$202,200	$908	$72,381
51	Waverly	81	$215,200	$909	$78,429
52	Des Moines	82	$204,843	$1,141	$63,966
53	Indianola	83	$228,100	$966	$78,125
54	Clear Lake	83	$235,100	$755	$70,278
55	Decorah	83	$234,600	$788	$62,177
56	Spirit Lake	83	$218,400	$885	$73,627
57	Hiawatha	84	$252,318	$846	$67,628
58	DeWitt	84	$223,100	$950	$84,474
59	Orange City	85	$245,300	$815	$81,667
60	Norwalk	87	$275,700	$869	$94,583
61	Ames	88	$263,800	$1,040	$60,102
62	Marion	88	$268,012	$978	$87,105
63	Cedar Falls	88	$252,500	$1,177	$74,165
64	Iowa City	89	$273,600	$1,094	$57,533
65	Pella	89	$259,600	$1,041	$81,201
66	Sioux Center	89	$275,900	$884	$87,555
67	Coralville	90	$286,000	$1,021	$66,508
68	Adel	92	$320,500	$842	$96,905
69	Bettendorf	93	$295,600	$1,148	$102,917
70	Windsor Heights	93	$278,474	$1,355	$89,083
71	Sergeant Bluff	93	$287,600	$1,232	$122,610
72	North Liberty	94	$300,000	$1,226	$103,933
73	Pleasant Hill	94	$297,605	$1,204	$86,890
74	Eldridge	94	$329,400	$845	$101,089
75	West Des Moines	96	$316,621	$1,194	$84,925
76	Altoona	96	$317,292	$1,203	$87,123
77	Bondurant	97	$329,745	$1,176	$128,341
78	Asbury	97	$312,400	$1,379	$130,071
79	Tiffin	97	$315,800	$1,367	$106,034
80	Waukee	98	$328,200	$1,290	$106,728
81	Ankeny	99	$335,711	$1,279	$106,603
82	Urbandale	99	$348,073	$1,176	$113,086
83	Grimes	99	$346,961	$1,156	$104,497
84	Polk City	102	$419,774	$746	$163,000
85	Johnston	106	$393,938	$1,288	$103,430
86	Clive	107	$426,162	$1,099	$131,082

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