City	Pop.	Home Value	Rent	Income	Index
Des Moines	212,464	$183,700	$1,054	$63,966	54
Cedar Rapids	136,859	$177,100	$925	$67,859	50
Davenport	101,083	$162,900	$930	$64,497	48
Sioux City	85,651	$162,600	$936	$65,473	48
Iowa City	75,264	$273,600	$1,094	$57,533	67
Ankeny	70,542	$311,300	$1,279	$106,603	78
West Des Moines	69,893	$286,300	$1,194	$84,925	72
Waterloo	66,947	$150,200	$896	$56,344	45
Ames	66,112	$263,800	$1,040	$60,102	65
Council Bluffs	62,564	$164,300	$980	$64,092	50
Dubuque	59,271	$193,100	$943	$64,985	52
Urbandale	46,026	$318,800	$1,176	$113,086	76
Marion	41,690	$230,800	$978	$87,105	58
Cedar Falls	40,662	$252,500	$1,177	$74,165	67
Bettendorf	39,297	$295,600	$1,148	$102,917	72
Marshalltown	27,491	$117,100	$864	$68,854	40
Mason City	27,135	$130,000	$874	$62,369	42
Waukee	26,974	$328,200	$1,290	$106,728	80
Ottumwa	25,352	$92,400	$956	$56,994	40
Fort Dodge	24,788	$128,900	$764	$61,769	39
Clinton	24,425	$115,400	$751	$57,493	36
Johnston	24,196	$346,200	$1,288	$103,430	82
Burlington	23,800	$115,800	$931	$55,274	42
Muscatine	23,567	$146,900	$979	$59,332	47
Coralville	22,846	$286,000	$1,021	$66,508	67
North Liberty	20,782	$300,000	$1,226	$103,933	74
Altoona	20,592	$257,300	$1,203	$87,123	68
Clive	18,776	$379,000	$1,099	$131,082	82
Indianola	15,918	$228,100	$966	$78,125	57
Grimes	15,810	$281,000	$1,156	$104,497	70
Newton	15,696	$151,600	$828	$56,321	44
Norwalk	13,610	$275,700	$869	$94,583	62
Boone	12,445	$156,400	$791	$67,269	43
Oskaloosa	11,492	$128,900	$880	$62,172	42
Spencer	11,393	$178,300	$795	$57,068	46
Storm Lake	11,275	$163,600	$830	$58,341	45
Pleasant Hill	10,796	$284,100	$1,204	$86,890	72
Pella	10,624	$259,600	$1,041	$81,201	64
Le Mars	10,597	$202,200	$908	$72,381	52
Waverly	10,446	$215,200	$909	$78,429	54
Carroll	10,261	$184,100	$718	$59,323	45
Fort Madison	10,221	$95,900	$824	$49,359	36
Keokuk	9,748	$93,700	$810	$49,340	35
Grinnell	9,527	$191,700	$876	$64,426	50
Fairfield	9,438	$152,900	$864	$48,302	45
Mount Pleasant	9,093	$145,600	$773	$59,216	41
Sioux Center	8,335	$275,900	$884	$87,555	62
Denison	8,247	$137,600	$770	$63,850	40
Bondurant	8,061	$288,600	$1,176	$128,341	72
Perry	7,928	$122,100	$877	$63,983	41
Webster City	7,769	$115,400	$878	$65,844	40
Clear Lake	7,603	$235,100	$755	$70,278	52
Decorah	7,597	$234,600	$788	$62,177	54
Knoxville	7,493	$147,600	$810	$70,136	43
Creston	7,466	$112,600	$672	$50,752	34
Charles City	7,321	$118,900	$628	$56,734	34
Washington	7,314	$144,500	$927	$56,536	46
Hiawatha	7,178	$210,200	$846	$67,628	52
Nevada	6,952	$177,800	$884	$75,221	49
Atlantic	6,773	$134,900	$750	$57,486	39
Eldridge	6,743	$329,400	$845	$101,089	68
Orange City	6,312	$245,300	$815	$81,667	55
Adel	6,259	$320,500	$842	$96,905	66
Independence	6,149	$156,900	$769	$72,250	43
Maquoketa	6,105	$126,800	$745	$56,039	38
Asbury	5,949	$312,400	$1,379	$130,071	80
Oelwein	5,878	$96,800	$762	$49,821	35
Estherville	5,865	$96,300	$739	$54,624	34
Polk City	5,833	$385,000	$746	$163,000	72
Anamosa	5,553	$164,900	$897	$56,167	48
Red Oak	5,542	$91,600	$768	$52,996	33
DeWitt	5,535	$223,100	$950	$84,474	56
Osceola	5,495	$145,300	$832	$62,363	43
Spirit Lake	5,469	$218,400	$885	$73,627	54
Algona	5,414	$156,200	$887	$52,542	46
Sheldon	5,386	$173,600	$842	$68,448	47
Winterset	5,384	$181,500	$943	$69,268	51
Centerville	5,377	$99,000	$758	$41,472	35
Clarinda	5,366	$112,200	$653	$50,644	33
Tiffin	5,271	$315,800	$1,367	$106,034	81
Windsor Heights	5,171	$251,800	$1,355	$89,083	72
Cherokee	5,157	$119,400	$707	$48,693	36
Manchester	5,144	$130,500	$743	$58,578	39
Glenwood	5,118	$193,800	$842	$69,320	49
Sergeant Bluff	5,090	$287,600	$1,232	$122,610	73
Iowa Falls	5,062	$106,300	$898	$53,051	40

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📊 Data Sources

Housing & Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023
Tax Rates: Tax Foundation, 2024

Last data update: March 2026 · See methodology