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Least affordable housing, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Johnson County, IAIA160,0444.1+20%

02Story County, IAIA101,2913.7+15%

03Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.6+18%

04Dallas County, IAIA118,4573.5+32%

05Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7333.3+13%

06Polk County, IAIA516,5463.1+18%

07Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3683.1+45%

08Dubuque County, IAIA99,3813.1+9%

09Lyon County, IAIA12,3543.0+52%

10Marion County, IAIA34,1923.0+15%

11Sioux County, IAIA36,7742.9+25%

12Warren County, IAIA57,3312.9+17%

13Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5322.8+6%

14Scott County, IAIA175,2592.8+5%

15Linn County, IAIA232,0282.8+9%

16Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.7+30%

17Clay County, IAIA16,2022.7+21%

18Iowa County, IAIA16,5042.7+19%

19Madison County, IAIA17,2702.7−1%

20Washington County, IAIA22,6672.7+15%

21Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9962.7+3%

22Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.7+27%

23Muscatine County, IAIA41,8532.6+11%

24Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.6+13%

25Mills County, IAIA14,7932.6+8%

26Jasper County, IAIA38,1532.6+6%

27Boone County, IAIA26,7992.5+9%

28O'Brien County, IAIA14,2202.5+34%

29Bremer County, IAIA25,2962.5+6%

30Jones County, IAIA21,2532.5+13%

31Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.5+19%

32Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492.5+16%

33Mitchell County, IAIA10,6502.5+20%

34Greene County, IAIA8,6582.5+32%

35Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.4+1%

36Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.4+8%

37Henry County, IAIA19,3492.4+6%

38Carroll County, IAIA20,3032.4+7%

39Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6632.4+6%

40Clinton County, IAIA46,0022.4+4%

41Benton County, IAIA26,0042.4+2%

42Cass County, IAIA12,9602.4+18%

43Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.4−2%

44Jackson County, IAIA19,2882.4−6%

45Adair County, IAIA7,4032.4+14%

46Guthrie County, IAIA10,7822.3+23%

47Crawford County, IAIA16,2372.3+25%

48Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.3+15%

49Fayette County, IAIA19,0472.3+15%

50Lee County, IAIA32,3062.3+22%

51Appanoose County, IAIA12,0772.3+8%

52Shelby County, IAIA11,6892.3−4%

53Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.2+3%

54Clarke County, IAIA9,5742.2+11%

55Butler County, IAIA14,0492.2+18%

56Webster County, IAIA36,8382.2+6%

57Cherokee County, IAIA11,3692.2+28%

58Mahaska County, IAIA21,8802.2+5%

59Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4492.2+10%

60Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.2+2%

61Monroe County, IAIA7,4062.2+19%

62Howard County, IAIA9,4152.2+12%

63Kossuth County, IAIA14,3222.2+25%

64Des Moines County, IAIA38,0772.2+1%

65Humboldt County, IAIA9,4092.2+20%

66Page County, IAIA14,8562.2+8%

67Hamilton County, IAIA14,9442.2+10%

68Fremont County, IAIA6,5222.2+10%

69Ringgold County, IAIA4,6422.1+8%

70Union County, IAIA11,8292.1−2%

71Tama County, IAIA16,7962.1+1%

72Davis County, IAIA9,2302.1−4%

73Audubon County, IAIA5,5092.1+23%

74Floyd County, IAIA14,9012.1−7%

75Monona County, IAIA8,5392.1+21%

76Franklin County, IAIA9,8682.1+13%

77Hancock County, IAIA10,5282.0+17%

78Winnebago County, IAIA10,2512.0−8%

79Marshall County, IAIA39,8902.0−10%

80Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.9−2%

81Louisa County, IAIA10,4161.9+12%

82Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.9+4%

83Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.9+3%

84Sac County, IAIA9,5251.9+7%

85Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021.9−9%

86Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971.9+9%

87Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.9−2%

88Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311.9+11%

89Worth County, IAIA7,3381.9−2%

90Adams County, IAIA3,6171.8−9%

91Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621.8+8%

92Wayne County, IAIA6,7381.8+5%

93Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.8−4%

94Wright County, IAIA12,8011.8+8%

95Osceola County, IAIA5,9801.8+11%

96Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.7+4%

97Ida County, IAIA6,7771.7+3%

98Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.7−3%

99Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.6+19%

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