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Least affordable housing, Iowa counties · 1990

Iowa counties 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 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Johnson County, IAIA160,0442.7−11%

02Story County, IAIA101,2912.4−13%

03Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.1−10%

04Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.1−4%

05Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771.9−20%

06Polk County, IAIA516,5461.9−12%

07Dubuque County, IAIA99,3811.9−19%

08Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381.9−9%

09Jackson County, IAIA19,2881.8−21%

10Warren County, IAIA57,3311.8−10%

11Linn County, IAIA232,0281.8−14%

12Scott County, IAIA175,2591.8−15%

13Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3721.8−15%

14Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971.8−17%

15Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681.8−17%

16Henry County, IAIA19,3491.8−9%

17Sioux County, IAIA36,7741.8−17%

18Marion County, IAIA34,1921.7−15%

19Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961.7−18%

20Clayton County, IAIA16,8451.7−17%

21Delaware County, IAIA17,6741.7−24%

22Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.7−16%

23Mills County, IAIA14,7931.7−24%

24Dallas County, IAIA118,4571.7−22%

25Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.7−18%

26Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531.7−14%

27Jones County, IAIA21,2531.7−22%

28Bremer County, IAIA25,2961.7−24%

29Winnebago County, IAIA10,2511.7−0%

30Cedar County, IAIA18,3591.7−19%

31Washington County, IAIA22,6671.7−23%

32Clay County, IAIA16,2021.6−22%

33Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4491.6−13%

34Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.6−24%

35Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491.6−18%

36Clarke County, IAIA9,5741.6−23%

37Cass County, IAIA12,9601.6−18%

38Mahaska County, IAIA21,8801.6−14%

39Madison County, IAIA17,2701.6−29%

40Shelby County, IAIA11,6891.6−23%

41Jasper County, IAIA38,1531.6−21%

42Webster County, IAIA36,8381.6−16%

43Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.6−17%

44Page County, IAIA14,8561.6−11%

45Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831.6−23%

46Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441.5−17%

47Union County, IAIA11,8291.5−17%

48Boone County, IAIA26,7991.5−19%

49Clinton County, IAIA46,0021.5−21%

50Floyd County, IAIA14,9011.5−22%

51Louisa County, IAIA10,4161.5−10%

52Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021.5−15%

53Crawford County, IAIA16,2371.5−15%

54Harrison County, IAIA14,6231.5−27%

55Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.5−24%

56Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.5−21%

57Worth County, IAIA7,3381.5−12%

58Benton County, IAIA26,0041.5−28%

59Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.5−11%

60Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.5−12%

61Lee County, IAIA32,3061.4−15%

62Fayette County, IAIA19,0471.4−25%

63Grundy County, IAIA12,3611.4−24%

64Davis County, IAIA9,2301.4−23%

65Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.4−30%

66Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.4−14%

67Adams County, IAIA3,6171.4−24%

68Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.4−26%

69O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.4−15%

70Lyon County, IAIA12,3541.4−25%

71Fremont County, IAIA6,5221.4−21%

72Adair County, IAIA7,4031.4−22%

73Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771.4−20%

74Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091.4−27%

75Howard County, IAIA9,4151.4−26%

76Wright County, IAIA12,8011.4−10%

77Monona County, IAIA8,5391.4−18%

78Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.4−21%

79Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.4−21%

80Butler County, IAIA14,0491.3−28%

81Tama County, IAIA16,7961.3−27%

82Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.3−22%

83Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821.3−30%

84Franklin County, IAIA9,8681.3−21%

85Ida County, IAIA6,7771.3−25%

86Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.3−21%

87Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.3−9%

88Sac County, IAIA9,5251.3−24%

89Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.3−34%

90Greene County, IAIA8,6581.2−23%

91Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.2−27%

92Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621.2−30%

93Osceola County, IAIA5,9801.2−27%

94Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.2−36%

95Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.1−14%

96Wayne County, IAIA6,7381.1−22%

97Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311.1−29%

98Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971.1−34%

99Ringgold County, IAIA4,6421.1−39%

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