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Highest housing vacancy, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of housing units that are vacant (2024 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 2010

01Clear Lake, IAIA7,60121.3%+4.1 pts

02Centerville, IAIA5,32714.0%+1.1 pts

03Sheldon, IAIA5,57514.0%+5.4 pts

04Clinton, IAIA24,04913.2%+4.1 pts

05Keokuk, IAIA9,51013.1%−2.5 pts

06Charles City, IAIA7,01313.0%+4.1 pts

07Osceola, IAIA5,67912.4%−2.5 pts

08Ottumwa, IAIA25,31912.4%+3.1 pts

09Clarinda, IAIA5,27311.9%−2.3 pts

10Boone, IAIA12,47111.6%+3.9 pts

11Decorah, IAIA7,41711.5%+3.9 pts

12Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50011.2%+2.6 pts

13Fairfield, IAIA9,22011.1%−2.2 pts

14Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49311.1%+3.9 pts

15Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310.9%+1.3 pts

16Mason City, IAIA26,85310.8%+5.5 pts

17Creston, IAIA7,33510.8%+1.7 pts

18Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83710.5%+4.7 pts

19Burlington, IAIA23,33610.0%−0.6 pts

20Fort Madison, IAIA9,9359.6%−4.2 pts

21Oelwein, IAIA5,7579.5%−2.7 pts

22Vinton, IAIA5,0049.4%−1.5 pts

23Perry, IAIA8,2089.3%−3.0 pts

24Iowa City, IAIA76,2299.0%+2.2 pts

25Waterloo, IAIA66,9198.9%+0.9 pts

26Atlantic, IAIA6,6768.8%−1.4 pts

27Knoxville, IAIA7,4698.8%−1.2 pts

28Spencer, IAIA11,2188.6%+2.0 pts

29Red Oak, IAIA5,3888.6%−6.8 pts

30Grinnell, IAIA9,4308.6%−0.9 pts

31Webster City, IAIA7,8158.5%−0.4 pts

32Estherville, IAIA5,8078.3%−1.4 pts

33Glenwood, IAIA5,2878.3%−1.9 pts

34Marshalltown, IAIA27,5368.2%+0.6 pts

35Manchester, IAIA5,3578.1%−0.9 pts

36Ames, IAIA68,2208.0%+3.2 pts

37Newton, IAIA15,7417.9%+0.9 pts

38Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.9%+0.9 pts

39Hiawatha, IAIA7,4327.8%+2.9 pts

40Nevada, IAIA6,9747.7%+2.8 pts

41Davenport, IAIA100,3587.7%−0.2 pts

42Des Moines, IAIA212,0867.7%+0.1 pts

43Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3247.6%+6.2 pts

44Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0597.5%+3.0 pts

45Muscatine, IAIA23,1647.4%+0.3 pts

46Pella, IAIA10,9927.4%−1.5 pts

47Anamosa, IAIA5,9017.2%−2.7 pts

48North Liberty, IAIA21,9766.6%+2.3 pts

49Washington, IAIA7,2616.4%−2.5 pts

50Waverly, IAIA10,5616.2%+1.9 pts

51Marion, IAIA42,7326.2%+1.6 pts

52Dubuque, IAIA59,1486.1%+0.7 pts

53Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2396.0%+0.0 pts

54Sioux City, IAIA86,3565.9%−1.1 pts

55Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6805.8%−2.2 pts

56Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5255.7%−3.5 pts

57Indianola, IAIA16,8295.7%+1.2 pts

58Coralville, IAIA23,9605.7%−4.2 pts

59Algona, IAIA5,3095.6%−6.2 pts

60Maquoketa, IAIA6,0275.5%−0.9 pts

61DeWitt, IAIA5,7045.4%+5.4 pts

62Carroll, IAIA10,0855.4%−2.0 pts

63Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2405.3%+0.0 pts

64Storm Lake, IAIA11,5905.3%−3.5 pts

65Independence, IAIA6,3125.3%−0.8 pts

66West Des Moines, IAIA74,2245.2%−2.4 pts

67Urbandale, IAIA48,5705.1%−0.4 pts

68Asbury, IAIA6,0355.0%+2.7 pts

69Denison, IAIA8,2144.9%+2.6 pts

70Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.8%−1.2 pts

71Johnston, IAIA25,0654.7%−0.6 pts

72Clive, IAIA19,8614.2%−0.4 pts

73Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103.9%+0.2 pts

74Cherokee, IAIA5,1223.8%−2.6 pts

75Le Mars, IAIA10,7603.8%−2.1 pts

76Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.6%−2.1 pts

77Altoona, IAIA22,7963.2%+0.8 pts

78Winterset, IAIA5,5203.2%−14.4 pts

79Waukee, IAIA34,8903.2%+0.9 pts

80Eldridge, IAIA6,9542.2%+0.1 pts

81Polk City, IAIA6,6302.1%−4.4 pts

82Bondurant, IAIA9,6472.0%+2.0 pts

83Adel, IAIA7,0982.0%−2.7 pts

84Grimes, IAIA17,4051.7%−5.1 pts

85Sioux Center, IAIA8,8641.5%−1.3 pts

86Orange City, IAIA6,4681.1%−3.3 pts

87Tiffin, IAIA7,1560.0%−7.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES