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Highest housing vacancy, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of housing units that are vacant (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2000

01Clear Lake, IAIA7,60121.3%–

02Centerville, IAIA5,32714.0%–

03Sheldon, IAIA5,57514.0%–

04Clinton, IAIA24,04913.2%–

05Keokuk, IAIA9,51013.1%–

06Charles City, IAIA7,01313.0%–

07Osceola, IAIA5,67912.4%–

08Ottumwa, IAIA25,31912.4%–

09Clarinda, IAIA5,27311.9%–

10Boone, IAIA12,47111.6%–

11Decorah, IAIA7,41711.5%–

12Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50011.2%–

13Fairfield, IAIA9,22011.1%–

14Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49311.1%–

15Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310.9%–

16Mason City, IAIA26,85310.8%–

17Creston, IAIA7,33510.8%–

18Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83710.5%–

19Burlington, IAIA23,33610.0%–

20Fort Madison, IAIA9,9359.6%–

21Oelwein, IAIA5,7579.5%–

22Vinton, IAIA5,0049.4%–

23Perry, IAIA8,2089.3%–

24Iowa City, IAIA76,2299.0%–

25Waterloo, IAIA66,9198.9%–

26Atlantic, IAIA6,6768.8%–

27Knoxville, IAIA7,4698.8%–

28Spencer, IAIA11,2188.6%–

29Red Oak, IAIA5,3888.6%–

30Grinnell, IAIA9,4308.6%–

31Webster City, IAIA7,8158.5%–

32Estherville, IAIA5,8078.3%–

33Glenwood, IAIA5,2878.3%–

34Marshalltown, IAIA27,5368.2%–

35Manchester, IAIA5,3578.1%–

36Ames, IAIA68,2208.0%–

37Newton, IAIA15,7417.9%–

38Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.9%–

39Hiawatha, IAIA7,4327.8%–

40Nevada, IAIA6,9747.7%–

41Davenport, IAIA100,3587.7%–

42Des Moines, IAIA212,0867.7%–

43Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3247.6%–

44Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0597.5%–

45Muscatine, IAIA23,1647.4%–

46Pella, IAIA10,9927.4%–

47Anamosa, IAIA5,9017.2%–

48North Liberty, IAIA21,9766.6%–

49Washington, IAIA7,2616.4%–

50Waverly, IAIA10,5616.2%–

51Marion, IAIA42,7326.2%–

52Dubuque, IAIA59,1486.1%–

53Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2396.0%–

54Sioux City, IAIA86,3565.9%–

55Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6805.8%–

56Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5255.7%–

57Indianola, IAIA16,8295.7%–

58Coralville, IAIA23,9605.7%–

59Algona, IAIA5,3095.6%–

60Maquoketa, IAIA6,0275.5%–

61DeWitt, IAIA5,7045.4%–

62Carroll, IAIA10,0855.4%–

63Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2405.3%–

64Storm Lake, IAIA11,5905.3%–

65Independence, IAIA6,3125.3%–

66West Des Moines, IAIA74,2245.2%–

67Urbandale, IAIA48,5705.1%–

68Asbury, IAIA6,0355.0%–

69Denison, IAIA8,2144.9%–

70Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.8%–

71Johnston, IAIA25,0654.7%–

72Clive, IAIA19,8614.2%–

73Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103.9%–

74Cherokee, IAIA5,1223.8%–

75Le Mars, IAIA10,7603.8%–

76Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.6%–

77Altoona, IAIA22,7963.2%–

78Winterset, IAIA5,5203.2%–

79Waukee, IAIA34,8903.2%–

80Eldridge, IAIA6,9542.2%–

81Polk City, IAIA6,6302.1%–

82Bondurant, IAIA9,6472.0%–

83Adel, IAIA7,0982.0%–

84Grimes, IAIA17,4051.7%–

85Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.5%–

86Orange City, IAIA6,4681.1%–

87Tiffin, IAIA7,1560.0%–

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