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Highest median rent, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by median gross rent (2010 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is $581.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Bondurant, IAIA9,647$942+124%

02Johnston, IAIA25,065$934+28%

03Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059$912+27%

04Tiffin, IAIA7,156$845+44%

05West Des Moines, IAIA74,224$800+19%

06Polk City, IAIA6,630$791+28%

07Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239$787+30%

08North Liberty, IAIA21,976$779+40%

09Grimes, IAIA17,405$772+50%

10Urbandale, IAIA48,570$769+19%

11Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324$764+12%

12Pella, IAIA10,992$743+39%

13Iowa City, IAIA76,229$742+30%

14Ankeny, IAIA77,833$723+21%

15Ames, IAIA68,220$721+20%

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,710$718+26%

17Clive, IAIA19,861$717+22%

18Coralville, IAIA23,960$700+25%

19Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680$694+26%

20Norwalk, IAIA15,004$682+29%

21Altoona, IAIA22,796$675+21%

22Des Moines, IAIA212,086$673+27%

23Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$662+35%

24Asbury, IAIA6,035$660+38%

25Waverly, IAIA10,561$648+55%

26Eldridge, IAIA6,954$645+24%

27Waukee, IAIA34,890$641+15%

28Indianola, IAIA16,829$640+31%

29Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935$636+22%

30Sioux Center, IAIA8,864$635+64%

31Glenwood, IAIA5,287$632+37%

32Davenport, IAIA100,358$629+30%

33Adel, IAIA7,098$624+23%

34Washington, IAIA7,261$609+42%

35Sioux City, IAIA86,356$600+21%

36Waterloo, IAIA66,919$599+28%

37Nevada, IAIA6,974$598+20%

38Muscatine, IAIA23,164$595+29%

39Burlington, IAIA23,336$586+34%

40Dubuque, IAIA59,148$586+34%

41Newton, IAIA15,741$584+31%

42Estherville, IAIA5,807$584+81%

43Marion, IAIA42,732$584+28%

44Hiawatha, IAIA7,432$581+13%

45Winterset, IAIA5,520$579+33%

46Ottumwa, IAIA25,319$573+34%

47Creston, IAIA7,335$570+66%

48Mason City, IAIA26,853$568+40%

49Webster City, IAIA7,815$566+37%

50Grinnell, IAIA9,430$563+28%

51Fairfield, IAIA9,220$563+32%

52Boone, IAIA12,471$561+31%

53Storm Lake, IAIA11,590$557+28%

54Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500$553+34%

55Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$552+19%

56Independence, IAIA6,312$549+48%

57Anamosa, IAIA5,901$547+35%

58Knoxville, IAIA7,469$544+29%

59Perry, IAIA8,208$543+15%

60Red Oak, IAIA5,388$538+43%

61Clinton, IAIA24,049$535+40%

62Vinton, IAIA5,004$533+60%

63Le Mars, IAIA10,760$528+31%

64DeWitt, IAIA5,704$521+21%

65Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493$520+18%

66Decorah, IAIA7,417$518+26%

67Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$518+24%

68Orange City, IAIA6,468$517+34%

69Atlantic, IAIA6,676$517+47%

70Fort Madison, IAIA9,935$515+25%

71Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013$515+18%

72Clarinda, IAIA5,273$514+27%

73Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$513+22%

74Centerville, IAIA5,327$508+49%

75Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$508+24%

76Keokuk, IAIA9,510$505+33%

77Oelwein, IAIA5,757$500+23%

78Maquoketa, IAIA6,027$491+29%

79Spencer, IAIA11,218$478+30%

80Denison, IAIA8,214$472+25%

81Manchester, IAIA5,357$464+22%

82Carroll, IAIA10,085$454+5%

83Algona, IAIA5,309$448+19%

84Cherokee, IAIA5,122$446+32%

85Sheldon, IAIA5,575$433+16%

86Osceola, IAIA5,679$416−11%

87Charles City, IAIA7,013$410+17%

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