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Highest homeownership rate, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Asbury, IAIA6,03591.8%+5%

02Bondurant, IAIA9,64784.6%−1%

03Polk City, IAIA6,63082.6%+1%

04Norwalk, IAIA15,00480.6%−3%

05Urbandale, IAIA48,57078.7%+1%

06Eldridge, IAIA6,95477.3%−1%

07Orange City, IAIA6,46876.4%−4%

08Clive, IAIA19,86176.1%−0%

09Sioux Center, IAIA8,86475.5%−2%

10Waverly, IAIA10,56174.7%+5%

11Grimes, IAIA17,40574.5%−8%

12Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05974.4%−8%

13Marion, IAIA42,73274.4%−5%

14Estherville, IAIA5,80773.9%+3%

15Adel, IAIA7,09873.6%+7%

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,71072.8%−6%

17Independence, IAIA6,31272.4%−0%

18Nevada, IAIA6,97471.9%+1%

19Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32471.8%+2%

20Boone, IAIA12,47171.7%+2%

21DeWitt, IAIA5,70471.7%+3%

22Oelwein, IAIA5,75771.7%−2%

23Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23971.5%−9%

24Clear Lake, IAIA7,60171.2%−5%

25Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52570.4%−0%

26Vinton, IAIA5,00470.1%−2%

27Ankeny, IAIA77,83370.0%−3%

28Tiffin, IAIA7,15669.5%+4%

29Glenwood, IAIA5,28769.3%+0%

30Fort Madison, IAIA9,93568.9%−1%

31Anamosa, IAIA5,90168.9%−1%

32Cherokee, IAIA5,12268.6%+0%

33Altoona, IAIA22,79668.5%−3%

34Algona, IAIA5,30968.4%−7%

35Waukee, IAIA34,89068.3%−19%

36Washington, IAIA7,26168.3%−3%

37Manchester, IAIA5,35768.3%−4%

38Carroll, IAIA10,08567.6%−4%

39Clinton, IAIA24,04967.6%−2%

40North Liberty, IAIA21,97667.4%−5%

41Indianola, IAIA16,82967.3%+2%

42Le Mars, IAIA10,76067.2%−7%

43Marshalltown, IAIA27,53667.1%−4%

44Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01367.1%−3%

45Johnston, IAIA25,06566.8%−10%

46Spencer, IAIA11,21866.6%+3%

47Winterset, IAIA5,52066.2%−3%

48Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93565.7%−5%

49Atlantic, IAIA6,67665.6%−6%

50Muscatine, IAIA23,16465.5%−7%

51Decorah, IAIA7,41765.4%+3%

52Charles City, IAIA7,01365.2%−3%

53Webster City, IAIA7,81565.2%−7%

54Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24065.1%+1%

55Keokuk, IAIA9,51065.0%−6%

56Burlington, IAIA23,33664.9%−8%

57Hiawatha, IAIA7,43264.7%+6%

58Mason City, IAIA26,85364.5%−4%

59Knoxville, IAIA7,46964.3%−5%

60Pella, IAIA10,99264.2%−5%

61Newton, IAIA15,74164.1%−7%

62Red Oak, IAIA5,38864.1%−7%

63Ottumwa, IAIA25,31963.7%−11%

64Clarinda, IAIA5,27363.5%−7%

65Creston, IAIA7,33563.3%−5%

66Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83763.1%−5%

67Sheldon, IAIA5,57563.0%−10%

68Denison, IAIA8,21463.0%−3%

69Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49363.0%−1%

70Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50062.8%−4%

71Maquoketa, IAIA6,02762.7%−7%

72Grinnell, IAIA9,43062.5%−4%

73Dubuque, IAIA59,14861.7%−8%

74Sioux City, IAIA86,35661.6%−7%

75Storm Lake, IAIA11,59060.8%−5%

76Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68060.3%−7%

77Waterloo, IAIA66,91960.0%−11%

78Davenport, IAIA100,35859.8%−8%

79Perry, IAIA8,20859.2%−9%

80Des Moines, IAIA212,08658.4%−10%

81Centerville, IAIA5,32757.9%−7%

82West Des Moines, IAIA74,22457.5%−7%

83Fairfield, IAIA9,22057.4%−3%

84Osceola, IAIA5,67956.2%−13%

85Coralville, IAIA23,96048.1%−2%

86Iowa City, IAIA76,22945.7%−2%

87Ames, IAIA68,22040.3%−13%

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