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Highest housing vacancy, Iowa cities · 2010

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

01Winterset, IAIA5,52017.6%–

02Clear Lake, IAIA7,60117.2%–

03Keokuk, IAIA9,51015.5%–

04Red Oak, IAIA5,38815.4%–

05Osceola, IAIA5,67914.9%–

06Clarinda, IAIA5,27314.1%–

07Fort Madison, IAIA9,93513.8%–

08Fairfield, IAIA9,22013.3%–

09Centerville, IAIA5,32712.9%–

10Perry, IAIA8,20812.2%–

11Oelwein, IAIA5,75712.2%–

12Algona, IAIA5,30911.8%–

13Vinton, IAIA5,00410.9%–

14Burlington, IAIA23,33610.6%–

15Glenwood, IAIA5,28710.3%–

16Atlantic, IAIA6,67610.2%–

17Knoxville, IAIA7,46910.0%–

18Anamosa, IAIA5,9019.9%–

19Coralville, IAIA23,9609.8%–

20Estherville, IAIA5,8079.7%–

21Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0139.7%–

22Grinnell, IAIA9,4309.5%–

23Ottumwa, IAIA25,3199.3%–

24Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5259.2%–

25Creston, IAIA7,3359.2%–

26Clinton, IAIA24,0499.1%–

27Manchester, IAIA5,3579.0%–

28Webster City, IAIA7,8158.9%–

29Pella, IAIA10,9928.9%–

30Washington, IAIA7,2618.8%–

31Charles City, IAIA7,0138.8%–

32Storm Lake, IAIA11,5908.8%–

33Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5008.7%–

34Sheldon, IAIA5,5758.6%–

35Waterloo, IAIA66,9198.0%–

36Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6808.0%–

37Davenport, IAIA100,3587.9%–

38Boone, IAIA12,4717.7%–

39Marshalltown, IAIA27,5367.6%–

40Tiffin, IAIA7,1567.6%–

41West Des Moines, IAIA74,2247.6%–

42Decorah, IAIA7,4177.6%–

43Des Moines, IAIA212,0867.5%–

44Carroll, IAIA10,0857.4%–

45Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4937.2%–

46Muscatine, IAIA23,1647.1%–

47Sioux City, IAIA86,3567.1%–

48Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.0%–

49Newton, IAIA15,7417.0%–

50Grimes, IAIA17,4056.8%–

51Iowa City, IAIA76,2296.8%–

52Spencer, IAIA11,2186.6%–

53Polk City, IAIA6,6306.5%–

54Cherokee, IAIA5,1226.4%–

55Maquoketa, IAIA6,0276.3%–

56Independence, IAIA6,3126.1%–

57Ankeny, IAIA77,8336.0%–

58Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2396.0%–

59Le Mars, IAIA10,7605.9%–

60Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8375.8%–

61Norwalk, IAIA15,0045.7%–

62Urbandale, IAIA48,5705.5%–

63Dubuque, IAIA59,1485.5%–

64Mason City, IAIA26,8535.4%–

65Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2405.3%–

66Johnston, IAIA25,0655.3%–

67Nevada, IAIA6,9745.0%–

68Ames, IAIA68,2204.9%–

69Hiawatha, IAIA7,4324.8%–

70Adel, IAIA7,0984.7%–

71Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0594.6%–

72Clive, IAIA19,8614.6%–

73Marion, IAIA42,7324.6%–

74Indianola, IAIA16,8294.6%–

75Orange City, IAIA6,4684.5%–

76North Liberty, IAIA21,9764.4%–

77Waverly, IAIA10,5614.3%–

78Bettendorf, IAIA40,7103.7%–

79Sioux Center, IAIA8,8642.7%–

80Altoona, IAIA22,7962.4%–

81Denison, IAIA8,2142.3%–

82Asbury, IAIA6,0352.3%–

83Waukee, IAIA34,8902.2%–

84Eldridge, IAIA6,9542.1%–

85Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3241.5%–

86Bondurant, IAIA9,6470.0%–

87DeWitt, IAIA5,7040.0%–

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