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Least affordable housing, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Iowa City, IAIA76,2294.3+25%

02Ames, IAIA68,2204.2+20%

03Coralville, IAIA23,9603.5+13%

04Adel, IAIA7,0983.5+48%

05Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5253.4+36%

06Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2403.2+32%

07Decorah, IAIA7,4173.2+22%

08Winterset, IAIA5,5203.1+19%

09Clear Lake, IAIA7,6012.8+13%

10West Des Moines, IAIA74,2242.8+12%

11Dubuque, IAIA59,1482.8+20%

12Tiffin, IAIA7,1562.8+20%

13Sioux Center, IAIA8,8642.8+12%

14Eldridge, IAIA6,9542.8+17%

15Pella, IAIA10,9922.7+7%

16Davenport, IAIA100,3582.7+29%

17DeWitt, IAIA5,7042.7+33%

18Des Moines, IAIA212,0862.7+28%

19Johnston, IAIA25,0652.6+7%

20Indianola, IAIA16,8292.6+18%

21Carroll, IAIA10,0852.6+22%

22Orange City, IAIA6,4682.6+8%

23Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0592.6+21%

24Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6802.6+24%

25Sheldon, IAIA5,5752.6+13%

26Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9352.6+20%

27Altoona, IAIA22,7962.6+13%

28Waverly, IAIA10,5612.5+5%

29Asbury, IAIA6,0352.5+19%

30Glenwood, IAIA5,2872.5+8%

31North Liberty, IAIA21,9762.5+14%

32Maquoketa, IAIA6,0272.5+11%

33Bettendorf, IAIA40,7102.5+19%

34Newton, IAIA15,7412.5+28%

35Grinnell, IAIA9,4302.5+4%

36Spencer, IAIA11,2182.5+2%

37Vinton, IAIA5,0042.5+20%

38Waukee, IAIA34,8902.5+19%

39Waterloo, IAIA66,9192.5+32%

40Charles City, IAIA7,0132.5+18%

41Hiawatha, IAIA7,4322.4+18%

42Fairfield, IAIA9,2202.4+10%

43Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2392.4+25%

44Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5002.4+10%

45Boone, IAIA12,4712.4+39%

46Marion, IAIA42,7322.4+20%

47Ankeny, IAIA77,8332.4+7%

48Mason City, IAIA26,8532.4+12%

49Anamosa, IAIA5,9012.4+9%

50Urbandale, IAIA48,5702.4+8%

51Perry, IAIA8,2082.4+25%

52Red Oak, IAIA5,3882.4+25%

53Clive, IAIA19,8612.3−2%

54Independence, IAIA6,3122.3+12%

55Le Mars, IAIA10,7602.3+3%

56Manchester, IAIA5,3572.3−4%

57Centerville, IAIA5,3272.3+33%

58Algona, IAIA5,3092.3+7%

59Knoxville, IAIA7,4692.3+10%

60Nevada, IAIA6,9742.3+15%

61Creston, IAIA7,3352.3+18%

62Denison, IAIA8,2142.3+5%

63Bondurant, IAIA9,6472.3+29%

64Clinton, IAIA24,0492.2+24%

65Marshalltown, IAIA27,5362.2+19%

66Grimes, IAIA17,4052.2+16%

67Clarinda, IAIA5,2732.2+20%

68Oskaloosa, IAIA11,4932.2+17%

69Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3242.2+0%

70Norwalk, IAIA15,0042.2+22%

71Storm Lake, IAIA11,5902.2+10%

72Atlantic, IAIA6,6762.2+6%

73Webster City, IAIA7,8152.2+17%

74Washington, IAIA7,2612.2−0%

75Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8372.2+13%

76Sioux City, IAIA86,3562.1+9%

77Muscatine, IAIA23,1642.1+7%

78Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0132.1+6%

79Burlington, IAIA23,3362.1+11%

80Polk City, IAIA6,6302.0+4%

81Estherville, IAIA5,8071.9+11%

82Cherokee, IAIA5,1221.9+11%

83Ottumwa, IAIA25,3191.9+23%

84Osceola, IAIA5,6791.9−9%

85Keokuk, IAIA9,5101.8+13%

86Oelwein, IAIA5,7571.8−9%

87Fort Madison, IAIA9,9351.7+13%

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