RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Fastest gentrifying, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the CensusEasy Gentrification Score, blending a decade of growth in real income, real home value, and college attainment. Higher means faster upmarket change. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 53.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGENTRIFICATION SCOREVS 2000

01Bondurant, IAIA9,64787–

02Tiffin, IAIA7,15686–

03Adel, IAIA7,09883–

04Eldridge, IAIA6,95481–

05DeWitt, IAIA5,70476–

06Grimes, IAIA17,40576–

07Sioux Center, IAIA8,86474–

08Cherokee, IAIA5,12271–

09Maquoketa, IAIA6,02770–

10Polk City, IAIA6,63070–

11Fairfield, IAIA9,22068–

12Asbury, IAIA6,03566–

13Knoxville, IAIA7,46965–

14Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49365–

15Orange City, IAIA6,46865–

16North Liberty, IAIA21,97664–

17Clear Lake, IAIA7,60164–

18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24063–

19Atlantic, IAIA6,67663–

20Grinnell, IAIA9,43062–

21Norwalk, IAIA15,00461–

22Spencer, IAIA11,21861–

23Bettendorf, IAIA40,71060–

24Winterset, IAIA5,52060–

25Pella, IAIA10,99259–

26Ottumwa, IAIA25,31958–

27Dubuque, IAIA59,14858–

28Ankeny, IAIA77,83358–

29Waverly, IAIA10,56158–

30Hiawatha, IAIA7,43257–

31Sioux City, IAIA86,35657–

32Perry, IAIA8,20857–

33Decorah, IAIA7,41757–

34Vinton, IAIA5,00456–

35Waukee, IAIA34,89055–

36Webster City, IAIA7,81555–

37Glenwood, IAIA5,28755–

38Algona, IAIA5,30954–

39Keokuk, IAIA9,51054–

40Anamosa, IAIA5,90154–

41Carroll, IAIA10,08554–

42Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32453–

43Des Moines, IAIA212,08653–

44Boone, IAIA12,47153–

45Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83752–

46Marion, IAIA42,73252–

47Ames, IAIA68,22052–

48Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68051–

49Clive, IAIA19,86150–

50Creston, IAIA7,33549–

51Manchester, IAIA5,35749–

52Le Mars, IAIA10,76048–

53West Des Moines, IAIA74,22447–

54Urbandale, IAIA48,57047–

55Osceola, IAIA5,67947–

56Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23946–

57Storm Lake, IAIA11,59046–

58Sheldon, IAIA5,57546–

59Davenport, IAIA100,35845–

60Johnston, IAIA25,06545–

61Burlington, IAIA23,33645–

62Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50044–

63Indianola, IAIA16,82944–

64Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52543–

65Oelwein, IAIA5,75743–

66Marshalltown, IAIA27,53642–

67Nevada, IAIA6,97442–

68Altoona, IAIA22,79641–

69Coralville, IAIA23,96041–

70Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93540–

71Clinton, IAIA24,04940–

72Mason City, IAIA26,85340–

73Iowa City, IAIA76,22940–

74Waterloo, IAIA66,91939–

75Independence, IAIA6,31239–

76Newton, IAIA15,74138–

77Centerville, IAIA5,32737–

78Charles City, IAIA7,01337–

79Denison, IAIA8,21437–

80Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05935–

81Red Oak, IAIA5,38834–

82Muscatine, IAIA23,16433–

83Fort Madison, IAIA9,93531–

84Washington, IAIA7,26129–

85Clarinda, IAIA5,27326–

86Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01325–

87Estherville, IAIA5,80720–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES