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Highest renter share, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Ames, IAIA68,22057.9%+7%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22952.8%−1%

03Centerville, IAIA5,32744.1%+17%

04Coralville, IAIA23,96044.1%−13%

05West Des Moines, IAIA74,22442.6%+12%

06Red Oak, IAIA5,38840.1%+28%

07Fairfield, IAIA9,22040.0%−2%

08Des Moines, IAIA212,08639.5%+12%

09Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49339.2%+7%

10Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01338.8%+26%

11Le Mars, IAIA10,76038.5%+38%

12Newton, IAIA15,74138.5%+24%

13Decorah, IAIA7,41738.5%+6%

14Ottumwa, IAIA25,31938.3%+34%

15Osceola, IAIA5,67938.2%+7%

16Waterloo, IAIA66,91937.9%+15%

17Pella, IAIA10,99237.5%+17%

18Atlantic, IAIA6,67637.4%+25%

19Davenport, IAIA100,35837.1%+7%

20Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68036.9%+5%

21Washington, IAIA7,26136.8%+25%

22Keokuk, IAIA9,51036.4%+19%

23Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50036.3%+6%

24Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24036.0%+1%

25Perry, IAIA8,20835.8%+3%

26Webster City, IAIA7,81535.7%+19%

27Creston, IAIA7,33535.6%+8%

28Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83735.6%+6%

29Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.4%+2%

30Winterset, IAIA5,52035.3%+11%

31Adel, IAIA7,09834.8%+12%

32Sioux City, IAIA86,35634.7%+3%

33Mason City, IAIA26,85334.5%+6%

34Dubuque, IAIA59,14834.2%+5%

35Manchester, IAIA5,35733.7%+16%

36Storm Lake, IAIA11,59033.7%−7%

37Muscatine, IAIA23,16433.5%+14%

38Waukee, IAIA34,89033.5%+111%

39Hiawatha, IAIA7,43233.2%−15%

40Orange City, IAIA6,46833.1%+65%

41North Liberty, IAIA21,97633.1%+13%

42Sheldon, IAIA5,57533.0%+11%

43Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52532.5%+10%

44Cherokee, IAIA5,12232.2%+2%

45Charles City, IAIA7,01332.1%−3%

46Spencer, IAIA11,21831.9%−9%

47Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93531.5%+2%

48Altoona, IAIA22,79631.3%+8%

49Marshalltown, IAIA27,53631.2%+4%

50Algona, IAIA5,30931.1%+18%

51Waverly, IAIA10,56131.0%+7%

52Clinton, IAIA24,04930.9%+0%

53Clarinda, IAIA5,27330.6%−3%

54Indianola, IAIA16,82930.1%−11%

55Maquoketa, IAIA6,02730.0%−8%

56Burlington, IAIA23,33629.4%−2%

57Johnston, IAIA25,06529.2%+13%

58Grimes, IAIA17,40529.1%+54%

59Denison, IAIA8,21428.7%−18%

60Ankeny, IAIA77,83328.7%+2%

61Boone, IAIA12,47128.4%−5%

62Anamosa, IAIA5,90128.4%−7%

63Carroll, IAIA10,08528.2%−6%

64Nevada, IAIA6,97428.1%−3%

65Independence, IAIA6,31227.8%+2%

66Fort Madison, IAIA9,93527.6%−9%

67Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32426.8%−10%

68Estherville, IAIA5,80726.3%−6%

69Sioux Center, IAIA8,86425.0%+9%

70Bettendorf, IAIA40,71025.0%+10%

71Clive, IAIA19,86124.6%+3%

72Knoxville, IAIA7,46924.0%−26%

73Clear Lake, IAIA7,60123.7%−6%

74Glenwood, IAIA5,28723.5%−24%

75Oelwein, IAIA5,75723.4%−13%

76Marion, IAIA42,73222.6%+4%

77Urbandale, IAIA48,57021.9%−2%

78Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23921.6%+1%

79Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05921.3%+10%

80DeWitt, IAIA5,70420.6%−33%

81Vinton, IAIA5,00420.1%−29%

82Tiffin, IAIA7,15619.8%−40%

83Norwalk, IAIA15,00417.5%+4%

84Eldridge, IAIA6,95414.1%−36%

85Polk City, IAIA6,63010.9%−41%

86Bondurant, IAIA9,6479.0%−37%

87Asbury, IAIA6,0358.4%−35%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES