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Cheapest homes, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities with the lowest median home value (2023 ACS owner-occupied units). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS 2000

01Ottumwa, IAIA25,319$26,000−45%

02Oelwein, IAIA5,757$26,800−49%

03Centerville, IAIA5,327$27,100−39%

04Estherville, IAIA5,807$28,200−48%

05Cherokee, IAIA5,122$30,300−44%

06Keokuk, IAIA9,510$31,900−37%

07Fort Madison, IAIA9,935$33,300−37%

08Perry, IAIA8,208$33,500−50%

09Creston, IAIA7,335$34,900−39%

10Vinton, IAIA5,004$35,200−52%

11Charles City, IAIA7,013$35,700−44%

12Clinton, IAIA24,049$36,600−40%

13Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493$36,900−43%

14Clarinda, IAIA5,273$37,100−44%

15Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013$38,200−41%

16Boone, IAIA12,471$38,300−42%

17Burlington, IAIA23,336$38,500−39%

18Independence, IAIA6,312$38,500−50%

19Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$38,800−39%

20Osceola, IAIA5,679$39,200−42%

21Waterloo, IAIA66,919$39,500−38%

22Red Oak, IAIA5,388$39,600−30%

23Maquoketa, IAIA6,027$40,400−38%

24Sioux City, IAIA86,356$40,600−44%

25Washington, IAIA7,261$41,200−47%

26Atlantic, IAIA6,676$41,400−39%

27Algona, IAIA5,309$42,300−39%

28Denison, IAIA8,214$42,700−40%

29Sheldon, IAIA5,575$42,800−45%

30Anamosa, IAIA5,901$42,900−41%

31Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$43,000−36%

32Winterset, IAIA5,520$43,200−49%

33Mason City, IAIA26,853$43,800−40%

34Webster City, IAIA7,815$43,800−36%

35Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680$43,900−43%

36Knoxville, IAIA7,469$44,100−37%

37Spencer, IAIA11,218$45,200−44%

38Newton, IAIA15,741$45,900−42%

39Manchester, IAIA5,357$47,000−37%

40Storm Lake, IAIA11,590$47,000−33%

41Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$47,200−48%

42DeWitt, IAIA5,704$48,100−47%

43Davenport, IAIA100,358$48,600−38%

44Muscatine, IAIA23,164$48,600−36%

45Des Moines, IAIA212,086$49,000−39%

46Fairfield, IAIA9,220$49,500−29%

47Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500$49,500−37%

48Carroll, IAIA10,085$51,000−40%

49Dubuque, IAIA59,148$51,300−41%

50Nevada, IAIA6,974$51,500−39%

51Glenwood, IAIA5,287$51,500−45%

52Waverly, IAIA10,561$53,100−44%

53Adel, IAIA7,098$53,600−42%

54Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$53,600−40%

55Grinnell, IAIA9,430$54,100−37%

56Le Mars, IAIA10,760$54,200−39%

57Bondurant, IAIA9,647$54,900−41%

58Orange City, IAIA6,468$55,500−43%

59Polk City, IAIA6,630$56,400−49%

60Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935$56,400−39%

61Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$56,600−42%

62Tiffin, IAIA7,156$57,400−42%

63Sioux Center, IAIA8,864$57,900−45%

64Decorah, IAIA7,417$58,000−40%

65Norwalk, IAIA15,004$59,900−43%

66Grimes, IAIA17,405$60,300−44%

67Pella, IAIA10,992$61,100−48%

68Marion, IAIA42,732$61,300−37%

69Indianola, IAIA16,829$62,100−37%

70North Liberty, IAIA21,976$62,300−34%

71Eldridge, IAIA6,954$62,400−51%

72Altoona, IAIA22,796$62,500−45%

73Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324$63,600−38%

74Hiawatha, IAIA7,432$64,000−24%

75Waukee, IAIA34,890$65,900−45%

76Bettendorf, IAIA40,710$67,300−41%

77Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239$67,600−42%

78Ankeny, IAIA77,833$70,200−43%

79Asbury, IAIA6,035$71,500−44%

80Ames, IAIA68,220$72,300−42%

81Coralville, IAIA23,960$72,600−38%

82Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059$77,500−36%

83Iowa City, IAIA76,229$78,400−35%

84Urbandale, IAIA48,570$86,500−34%

85West Des Moines, IAIA74,224$90,100−35%

86Johnston, IAIA25,065$96,000−49%

87Clive, IAIA19,861$104,500−41%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES