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Highest median rent, Iowa cities · 2000

Iowa cities ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is $436.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 1990

01Johnston, IAIA25,065$727+27%

02Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059$717+38%

03Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324$683+47%

04West Des Moines, IAIA74,224$674+28%

05Urbandale, IAIA48,570$645+25%

06Polk City, IAIA6,630$619+52%

07Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239$607+39%

08Ames, IAIA68,220$600+49%

09Ankeny, IAIA77,833$596+39%

10Tiffin, IAIA7,156$588+59%

11Clive, IAIA19,861$587+24%

12Bettendorf, IAIA40,710$572+38%

13Iowa City, IAIA76,229$572+38%

14Coralville, IAIA23,960$561+35%

15Altoona, IAIA22,796$559+29%

16Waukee, IAIA34,890$557+36%

17North Liberty, IAIA21,976$555+36%

18Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680$550+46%

19Pella, IAIA10,992$535+51%

20Des Moines, IAIA212,086$532+30%

21Norwalk, IAIA15,004$529+27%

22Eldridge, IAIA6,954$521+37%

23Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935$521+37%

24Grimes, IAIA17,405$516+28%

25Hiawatha, IAIA7,432$515+43%

26Adel, IAIA7,098$507+42%

27Nevada, IAIA6,974$500+51%

28Sioux City, IAIA86,356$495+52%

29Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$492+50%

30Indianola, IAIA16,829$487+45%

31Davenport, IAIA100,358$482+37%

32Asbury, IAIA6,035$480+25%

33Perry, IAIA8,208$473+53%

34Waterloo, IAIA66,919$467+43%

35Osceola, IAIA5,679$467+64%

36Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$464+42%

37Glenwood, IAIA5,287$462+46%

38Muscatine, IAIA23,164$460+40%

39Marion, IAIA42,732$456+34%

40Newton, IAIA15,741$445+48%

41Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493$440+53%

42Grinnell, IAIA9,430$439+36%

43Burlington, IAIA23,336$437+37%

44Dubuque, IAIA59,148$436+38%

45Storm Lake, IAIA11,590$435+45%

46Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013$435+48%

47Winterset, IAIA5,520$434+51%

48Carroll, IAIA10,085$433+48%

49DeWitt, IAIA5,704$432+36%

50Washington, IAIA7,261$430+52%

51Boone, IAIA12,471$429+46%

52Fairfield, IAIA9,220$428+27%

53Ottumwa, IAIA25,319$427+53%

54Knoxville, IAIA7,469$421+39%

55Bondurant, IAIA9,647$420+6%

56Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$419+47%

57Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$418+39%

58Waverly, IAIA10,561$418+41%

59Webster City, IAIA7,815$413+33%

60Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500$412+36%

61Fort Madison, IAIA9,935$411+42%

62Decorah, IAIA7,417$410+40%

63Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$409+25%

64Oelwein, IAIA5,757$407+35%

65Anamosa, IAIA5,901$406+53%

66Mason City, IAIA26,853$405+26%

67Le Mars, IAIA10,760$404+34%

68Clarinda, IAIA5,273$404+70%

69Sioux Center, IAIA8,864$388+48%

70Orange City, IAIA6,468$386+37%

71Clinton, IAIA24,049$383+27%

72Keokuk, IAIA9,510$381+35%

73Maquoketa, IAIA6,027$381+40%

74Manchester, IAIA5,357$380+26%

75Denison, IAIA8,214$379+35%

76Algona, IAIA5,309$378+26%

77Red Oak, IAIA5,388$375+40%

78Sheldon, IAIA5,575$372+43%

79Independence, IAIA6,312$371+32%

80Spencer, IAIA11,218$369+40%

81Atlantic, IAIA6,676$351+24%

82Charles City, IAIA7,013$349+37%

83Creston, IAIA7,335$343+18%

84Centerville, IAIA5,327$341+37%

85Cherokee, IAIA5,122$338+42%

86Vinton, IAIA5,004$334+37%

87Estherville, IAIA5,807$323+33%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS