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Highest homeownership rate, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (2020 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, IAIA6,03591.8%+4.6 pts

02Bondurant, IAIA9,64784.6%−1.1 pts

03Polk City, IAIA6,63082.6%+0.9 pts

04Norwalk, IAIA15,00480.6%−2.6 pts

05Urbandale, IAIA48,57078.7%+1.2 pts

06Eldridge, IAIA6,95477.3%−0.5 pts

07Orange City, IAIA6,46876.4%−3.5 pts

08Clive, IAIA19,86176.1%−0.0 pts

09Sioux Center, IAIA8,86475.5%−1.5 pts

10Waverly, IAIA10,56174.7%+3.7 pts

11Grimes, IAIA17,40574.5%−6.6 pts

12Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05974.4%−6.2 pts

13Marion, IAIA42,73274.4%−3.9 pts

14Estherville, IAIA5,80773.9%+1.8 pts

15Adel, IAIA7,09873.6%+4.7 pts

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,71072.8%−4.5 pts

17Independence, IAIA6,31272.4%−0.4 pts

18Nevada, IAIA6,97471.9%+1.0 pts

19Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32471.8%+1.4 pts

20Boone, IAIA12,47171.7%+1.6 pts

21DeWitt, IAIA5,70471.7%+2.4 pts

22Oelwein, IAIA5,75771.7%−1.2 pts

23Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23971.5%−7.1 pts

24Clear Lake, IAIA7,60171.2%−3.6 pts

25Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52570.4%−0.1 pts

26Vinton, IAIA5,00470.1%−1.5 pts

27Ankeny, IAIA77,83370.0%−1.8 pts

28Tiffin, IAIA7,15669.5%+2.4 pts

29Glenwood, IAIA5,28769.3%+0.1 pts

30Fort Madison, IAIA9,93568.9%−0.6 pts

31Anamosa, IAIA5,90168.9%−0.7 pts

32Cherokee, IAIA5,12268.6%+0.0 pts

33Altoona, IAIA22,79668.5%−2.4 pts

34Algona, IAIA5,30968.4%−5.3 pts

35Waukee, IAIA34,89068.3%−15.8 pts

36Washington, IAIA7,26168.3%−2.2 pts

37Manchester, IAIA5,35768.3%−2.7 pts

38Carroll, IAIA10,08567.6%−2.5 pts

39Clinton, IAIA24,04967.6%−1.7 pts

40North Liberty, IAIA21,97667.4%−3.2 pts

41Indianola, IAIA16,82967.3%+1.1 pts

42Le Mars, IAIA10,76067.2%−4.8 pts

43Marshalltown, IAIA27,53667.1%−3.0 pts

44Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01367.1%−2.2 pts

45Johnston, IAIA25,06566.8%−7.2 pts

46Spencer, IAIA11,21866.6%+1.6 pts

47Winterset, IAIA5,52066.2%−2.0 pts

48Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93565.7%−3.3 pts

49Atlantic, IAIA6,67665.6%−4.4 pts

50Muscatine, IAIA23,16465.5%−5.2 pts

51Decorah, IAIA7,41765.4%+1.8 pts

52Charles City, IAIA7,01365.2%−1.8 pts

53Webster City, IAIA7,81565.2%−4.8 pts

54Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24065.1%+0.8 pts

55Keokuk, IAIA9,51065.0%−4.3 pts

56Burlington, IAIA23,33664.9%−5.3 pts

57Hiawatha, IAIA7,43264.7%+3.8 pts

58Mason City, IAIA26,85364.5%−2.9 pts

59Knoxville, IAIA7,46964.3%−3.3 pts

60Pella, IAIA10,99264.2%−3.7 pts

61Newton, IAIA15,74164.1%−4.7 pts

62Red Oak, IAIA5,38864.1%−4.7 pts

63Ottumwa, IAIA25,31963.7%−7.8 pts

64Clarinda, IAIA5,27363.5%−5.1 pts

65Creston, IAIA7,33563.3%−3.6 pts

66Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83763.1%−3.3 pts

67Sheldon, IAIA5,57563.0%−7.3 pts

68Denison, IAIA8,21463.0%−2.0 pts

69Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49363.0%−0.5 pts

70Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50062.8%−2.7 pts

71Maquoketa, IAIA6,02762.7%−4.6 pts

72Grinnell, IAIA9,43062.5%−2.6 pts

73Dubuque, IAIA59,14861.7%−5.7 pts

74Sioux City, IAIA86,35661.6%−4.6 pts

75Storm Lake, IAIA11,59060.8%−3.1 pts

76Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68060.3%−4.7 pts

77Waterloo, IAIA66,91960.0%−7.1 pts

78Davenport, IAIA100,35859.8%−5.4 pts

79Perry, IAIA8,20859.2%−6.0 pts

80Des Moines, IAIA212,08658.4%−6.3 pts

81Centerville, IAIA5,32757.9%−4.6 pts

82West Des Moines, IAIA74,22457.5%−4.5 pts

83Fairfield, IAIA9,22057.4%−1.8 pts

84Osceola, IAIA5,67956.2%−8.2 pts

85Coralville, IAIA23,96048.1%−0.9 pts

86Iowa City, IAIA76,22945.7%−0.8 pts

87Ames, IAIA68,22040.3%−5.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS