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Highest renter share, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 32.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Adel, IA, up 42 places to #31.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Ames, IAIA68,22057.9%+4.0 pts

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22952.8%−0.7 pts

03▲4Centerville, IAIA5,32744.1%+6.5 pts

04▼1Coralville, IAIA23,96044.1%−6.9 pts

05▲1West Des Moines, IAIA74,22442.6%+4.7 pts

06▲20Red Oak, IAIA5,38840.1%+8.8 pts

07▼2Fairfield, IAIA9,22040.0%−0.8 pts

08Des Moines, IAIA212,08639.5%+4.2 pts

09▲10Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49339.2%+2.7 pts

10▲34Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01338.8%+8.0 pts

11▲35Le Mars, IAIA10,76038.5%+10.6 pts

12▲15Newton, IAIA15,74138.5%+7.3 pts

13▲24Decorah, IAIA7,41738.5%+2.0 pts

14▲11Ottumwa, IAIA25,31938.3%+9.8 pts

15▼11Osceola, IAIA5,67938.2%+2.5 pts

16▼5Waterloo, IAIA66,91937.9%+5.0 pts

17▲11Pella, IAIA10,99237.5%+5.4 pts

18▲21Atlantic, IAIA6,67637.4%+7.4 pts

19▼9Davenport, IAIA100,35837.1%+2.3 pts

20▼8Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68036.9%+1.9 pts

21▲31Washington, IAIA7,26136.8%+7.3 pts

22▲11Keokuk, IAIA9,51036.4%+5.7 pts

23▼5Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50036.3%+1.9 pts

24▲10Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24036.0%+0.4 pts

25▼16Perry, IAIA8,20835.8%+1.0 pts

26▲9Webster City, IAIA7,81535.7%+5.7 pts

27▼4Creston, IAIA7,33535.6%+2.6 pts

28▼6Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83735.6%+2.0 pts

29▼13Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.4%+0.6 pts

30▲11Winterset, IAIA5,52035.3%+3.5 pts

31▲42Adel, IAIA7,09834.8%+3.7 pts

32▼18Sioux City, IAIA86,35634.7%+1.0 pts

33▼3Mason City, IAIA26,85334.5%+1.9 pts

34▼19Dubuque, IAIA59,14834.2%+1.6 pts

35▲16Manchester, IAIA5,35733.7%+4.7 pts

36▼23Storm Lake, IAIA11,59033.7%−2.4 pts

37▲1Muscatine, IAIA23,16433.5%+4.2 pts

38▲15Waukee, IAIA34,89033.5%+17.6 pts

39▼8Hiawatha, IAIA7,43233.2%−5.8 pts

40▲41Orange City, IAIA6,46833.1%+13.0 pts

41▲7North Liberty, IAIA21,97633.1%+3.7 pts

42▼21Sheldon, IAIA5,57533.0%+3.3 pts

43▲20Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52532.5%+3.0 pts

44▲12Cherokee, IAIA5,12232.2%+0.8 pts

45▼9Charles City, IAIA7,01332.1%−0.9 pts

46▼4Spencer, IAIA11,21831.9%−3.1 pts

47▼7Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93531.5%+0.5 pts

48▲7Altoona, IAIA22,79631.3%+2.2 pts

49▼4Marshalltown, IAIA27,53631.2%+1.2 pts

50▲4Algona, IAIA5,30931.1%+4.7 pts

51▲27Waverly, IAIA10,56131.0%+2.0 pts

52▼3Clinton, IAIA24,04930.9%+0.1 pts

53▼29Clarinda, IAIA5,27330.6%−0.8 pts

54▼7Indianola, IAIA16,82930.1%−3.7 pts

55▼38Maquoketa, IAIA6,02730.0%−2.7 pts

56▼24Burlington, IAIA23,33629.4%−0.5 pts

57▼14Johnston, IAIA25,06529.2%+3.3 pts

58▲19Grimes, IAIA17,40529.1%+10.3 pts

59▼39Denison, IAIA8,21428.7%−6.3 pts

60▲1Ankeny, IAIA77,83328.7%+0.5 pts

61▲7Boone, IAIA12,47128.4%−1.4 pts

62▼5Anamosa, IAIA5,90128.4%−2.0 pts

63▼13Carroll, IAIA10,08528.2%−1.7 pts

64▲6Nevada, IAIA6,97428.1%−1.0 pts

65▲6Independence, IAIA6,31227.8%+0.6 pts

66▼8Fort Madison, IAIA9,93527.6%−2.9 pts

67▲2Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32426.8%−2.9 pts

68▲6Estherville, IAIA5,80726.3%−1.7 pts

69▲10Sioux Center, IAIA8,86425.0%+2.1 pts

70▲2Bettendorf, IAIA40,71025.0%+2.3 pts

71▲9Clive, IAIA19,86124.6%+0.8 pts

72▼43Knoxville, IAIA7,46924.0%−8.4 pts

73▼9Clear Lake, IAIA7,60123.7%−1.5 pts

74▼15Glenwood, IAIA5,28723.5%−7.2 pts

75▼9Oelwein, IAIA5,75723.4%−3.6 pts

76▼1Marion, IAIA42,73222.6%+1.0 pts

77▲6Urbandale, IAIA48,57021.9%−0.5 pts

78▼13Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23921.6%+0.1 pts

79▼3Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05921.3%+1.9 pts

80▼13DeWitt, IAIA5,70420.6%−10.1 pts

81▼19Vinton, IAIA5,00420.1%−8.2 pts

82▼22Tiffin, IAIA7,15619.8%−13.1 pts

83▲1Norwalk, IAIA15,00417.5%+0.7 pts

84▼2Eldridge, IAIA6,95414.1%−8.0 pts

85Polk City, IAIA6,63010.9%−7.4 pts

86Bondurant, IAIA9,6479.0%−5.3 pts

87Asbury, IAIA6,0358.4%−4.4 pts

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