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Highest homeownership rate, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Asbury, IAIA6,03591.6%+4.4 pts

02Bondurant, IAIA9,64791.0%+5.3 pts

03Polk City, IAIA6,63089.1%+7.4 pts

04Eldridge, IAIA6,95485.9%+8.0 pts

05Norwalk, IAIA15,00482.5%−0.7 pts

06Tiffin, IAIA7,15680.2%+13.1 pts

07Vinton, IAIA5,00479.9%+8.2 pts

08DeWitt, IAIA5,70479.4%+10.1 pts

09Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05978.7%−1.9 pts

10Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23978.4%−0.1 pts

11Urbandale, IAIA48,57078.1%+0.5 pts

12Marion, IAIA42,73277.4%−1.0 pts

13Oelwein, IAIA5,75776.6%+3.6 pts

14Glenwood, IAIA5,28776.5%+7.2 pts

15Clear Lake, IAIA7,60176.3%+1.5 pts

16Knoxville, IAIA7,46976.0%+8.4 pts

17Clive, IAIA19,86175.4%−0.8 pts

18Bettendorf, IAIA40,71075.0%−2.3 pts

19Sioux Center, IAIA8,86475.0%−2.1 pts

20Estherville, IAIA5,80773.7%+1.7 pts

21Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32473.2%+2.9 pts

22Fort Madison, IAIA9,93572.4%+2.9 pts

23Independence, IAIA6,31272.2%−0.6 pts

24Nevada, IAIA6,97471.9%+1.0 pts

25Carroll, IAIA10,08571.8%+1.7 pts

26Anamosa, IAIA5,90171.6%+2.0 pts

27Boone, IAIA12,47171.6%+1.4 pts

28Ankeny, IAIA77,83371.3%−0.5 pts

29Denison, IAIA8,21471.3%+6.3 pts

30Grimes, IAIA17,40570.9%−10.3 pts

31Johnston, IAIA25,06570.8%−3.3 pts

32Burlington, IAIA23,33670.6%+0.5 pts

33Maquoketa, IAIA6,02770.0%+2.7 pts

34Indianola, IAIA16,82969.9%+3.7 pts

35Clarinda, IAIA5,27369.4%+0.8 pts

36Clinton, IAIA24,04969.1%−0.1 pts

37Waverly, IAIA10,56169.0%−2.0 pts

38Algona, IAIA5,30968.9%−4.7 pts

39Marshalltown, IAIA27,53668.8%−1.2 pts

40Altoona, IAIA22,79668.7%−2.2 pts

41Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93568.5%−0.5 pts

42Spencer, IAIA11,21868.1%+3.1 pts

43Charles City, IAIA7,01367.9%+0.9 pts

44Cherokee, IAIA5,12267.8%−0.8 pts

45Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52567.5%−3.0 pts

46Sheldon, IAIA5,57567.0%−3.3 pts

47North Liberty, IAIA21,97666.9%−3.7 pts

48Orange City, IAIA6,46866.9%−13.0 pts

49Hiawatha, IAIA7,43266.8%+5.8 pts

50Waukee, IAIA34,89066.5%−17.6 pts

51Muscatine, IAIA23,16466.5%−4.2 pts

52Storm Lake, IAIA11,59066.3%+2.4 pts

53Manchester, IAIA5,35766.3%−4.7 pts

54Dubuque, IAIA59,14865.8%−1.6 pts

55Mason City, IAIA26,85365.5%−1.9 pts

56Sioux City, IAIA86,35665.3%−1.0 pts

57Adel, IAIA7,09865.2%−3.7 pts

58Winterset, IAIA5,52064.7%−3.5 pts

59Grinnell, IAIA9,43064.6%−0.6 pts

60Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83764.4%−2.0 pts

61Creston, IAIA7,33564.4%−2.6 pts

62Webster City, IAIA7,81564.3%−5.7 pts

63Perry, IAIA8,20864.2%−1.0 pts

64Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24064.0%−0.4 pts

65Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50063.7%−1.9 pts

66Keokuk, IAIA9,51063.6%−5.7 pts

67Washington, IAIA7,26163.2%−7.3 pts

68Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68063.1%−1.9 pts

69Davenport, IAIA100,35862.9%−2.3 pts

70Atlantic, IAIA6,67662.6%−7.4 pts

71Pella, IAIA10,99262.5%−5.4 pts

72Waterloo, IAIA66,91962.1%−5.0 pts

73Osceola, IAIA5,67961.8%−2.5 pts

74Ottumwa, IAIA25,31961.7%−9.8 pts

75Decorah, IAIA7,41761.5%−2.0 pts

76Newton, IAIA15,74161.5%−7.3 pts

77Le Mars, IAIA10,76061.5%−10.6 pts

78Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01361.2%−8.0 pts

79Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49360.8%−2.7 pts

80Des Moines, IAIA212,08660.5%−4.2 pts

81Fairfield, IAIA9,22060.0%+0.8 pts

82Red Oak, IAIA5,38859.9%−8.8 pts

83West Des Moines, IAIA74,22457.4%−4.7 pts

84Coralville, IAIA23,96055.9%+6.9 pts

85Centerville, IAIA5,32755.9%−6.5 pts

86Iowa City, IAIA76,22947.2%+0.7 pts

87Ames, IAIA68,22042.1%−4.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES