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Highest median rent, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is $820. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarke County, IA, up 70 places to #15.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Dallas County, IAIA118,457$1,311+148%

02▲1Polk County, IAIA516,546$1,149+100%

03▼1Johnson County, IAIA160,044$1,122+99%

04▲6Madison County, IAIA17,270$1,036+133%

05Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996$1,018+90%

06▼2Story County, IAIA101,291$1,018+77%

07▲5Scott County, IAIA175,259$1,005+103%

08▲3Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532$989+110%

09▲6Woodbury County, IAIA106,649$981+99%

10▼2Warren County, IAIA57,331$973+97%

11▼2Muscatine County, IAIA41,853$971+111%

12▲2Dubuque County, IAIA99,381$959+121%

13▼7Mills County, IAIA14,793$959+106%

14▲3Linn County, IAIA232,028$945+85%

15▲70Clarke County, IAIA9,574$931+107%

16▼9Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$922+122%

17▲32Bremer County, IAIA25,296$921+130%

18Wapello County, IAIA35,210$920+120%

19▲13Plymouth County, IAIA25,697$910+119%

20▲26Sioux County, IAIA36,774$908+136%

21▼8Des Moines County, IAIA38,077$904+106%

22▲15Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449$894+114%

23▲25Adams County, IAIA3,617$893+168%

24▲3Marshall County, IAIA39,890$885+93%

25▲5Marion County, IAIA34,192$884+87%

26▼3Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368$883+104%

27▼7Jefferson County, IAIA15,291$883+107%

28▲36Fayette County, IAIA19,047$881+145%

29▲11Cedar County, IAIA18,359$879+99%

30▼14Washington County, IAIA22,667$879+107%

31▼12Hamilton County, IAIA14,944$877+108%

32▼6Tama County, IAIA16,796$872+109%

33▼4Davis County, IAIA9,230$868+147%

34▲57O'Brien County, IAIA14,220$868+133%

35▼7Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733$861+121%

36Kossuth County, IAIA14,322$859+148%

37▲34Monona County, IAIA8,539$855+123%

38▼5Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372$850+110%

39▲18Clinton County, IAIA46,002$850+113%

40▼15Harrison County, IAIA14,623$849+103%

41▲6Buchanan County, IAIA20,883$848+126%

42▼20Boone County, IAIA26,799$845+91%

43▼5Guthrie County, IAIA10,782$845+117%

44▼13Lyon County, IAIA12,354$843+141%

45▼21Jasper County, IAIA38,153$836+87%

46▼11Lee County, IAIA32,306$835+110%

47▲26Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819$832+164%

48▼14Keokuk County, IAIA9,797$828+123%

49▼7Benton County, IAIA26,004$826+115%

50▲3Henry County, IAIA19,349$820+92%

51▲10Montgomery County, IAIA10,002$814+125%

52▲23Butler County, IAIA14,049$812+131%

53▼9Clay County, IAIA16,202$811+114%

54▲24Jackson County, IAIA19,288$807+109%

55▲37Adair County, IAIA7,403$799+114%

56▲30Monroe County, IAIA7,406$798+100%

57▼6Osceola County, IAIA5,980$797+113%

58▲16Allamakee County, IAIA14,238$796+129%

59▼14Hardin County, IAIA16,455$795+97%

60▼10Mahaska County, IAIA21,880$793+89%

61▼1Clayton County, IAIA16,845$790+124%

62▲3Wright County, IAIA12,801$790+126%

63▼11Webster County, IAIA36,838$785+92%

64▼9Appanoose County, IAIA12,077$784+127%

65▼7Jones County, IAIA21,253$784+88%

66▼27Shelby County, IAIA11,689$783+96%

67▼24Greene County, IAIA8,658$781+128%

68▲4Cass County, IAIA12,960$777+118%

69▼6Louisa County, IAIA10,416$775+85%

70▼29Grundy County, IAIA12,361$774+106%

71▲19Taylor County, IAIA5,835$765+117%

72▲4Delaware County, IAIA17,674$764+106%

73▲10Audubon County, IAIA5,509$759+116%

74▲25Cherokee County, IAIA11,369$758+115%

75▲14Worth County, IAIA7,338$758+112%

76▼9Fremont County, IAIA6,522$746+91%

77▲21Floyd County, IAIA14,901$745+109%

78▲10Humboldt County, IAIA9,409$744+106%

79▼13Crawford County, IAIA16,237$743+105%

80▲1Mitchell County, IAIA10,650$738+121%

81▼13Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663$738+127%

82▼61Hancock County, IAIA10,528$736+108%

83▼14Emmet County, IAIA9,107$733+128%

84▼2Carroll County, IAIA20,303$731+81%

85▲2Calhoun County, IAIA9,562$723+130%

86▼2Sac County, IAIA9,525$722+119%

87▼7Union County, IAIA11,829$721+110%

88▼11Winnebago County, IAIA10,251$717+110%

89▼33Howard County, IAIA9,415$713+114%

90▼20Ringgold County, IAIA4,642$710+93%

91▼32Lucas County, IAIA8,847$709+117%

92▼38Page County, IAIA14,856$705+73%

93▼31Franklin County, IAIA9,868$696+86%

94▲1Ida County, IAIA6,777$696+106%

95▼16Iowa County, IAIA16,504$686+67%

96▲1Wayne County, IAIA6,738$659+117%

97▼1Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899$638+89%

98▼5Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$622+86%

99▼5Decatur County, IAIA7,655$611+80%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES