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Least affordable housing, Iowa counties · 2000

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, IAIA160,0443.1+0%

02Story County, IAIA101,2912.7+0%

03Dickinson County, IAIA18,0772.4+0%

04Jackson County, IAIA19,2882.3+0%

05Dubuque County, IAIA99,3812.3+0%

06Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.3+0%

07Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.3+0%

08Mills County, IAIA14,7932.2+0%

09Madison County, IAIA17,2702.2+0%

10Bremer County, IAIA25,2962.2+0%

11Dallas County, IAIA118,4572.2+0%

12Jones County, IAIA21,2532.2+0%

13Polk County, IAIA516,5462.2+0%

14Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.2+0%

15Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3682.2+0%

16Washington County, IAIA22,6672.2+0%

17Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.1+0%

18Iowa County, IAIA16,5042.1+0%

19Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.1+0%

20Scott County, IAIA175,2592.1+0%

21Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9962.1+0%

22Clay County, IAIA16,2022.1+0%

23Sioux County, IAIA36,7742.1+0%

24Linn County, IAIA232,0282.1+0%

25Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.1+0%

26Clarke County, IAIA9,5742.1+0%

27Carroll County, IAIA20,3032.1+0%

28Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.1+0%

29Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.1+0%

30Shelby County, IAIA11,6892.1+0%

31Marion County, IAIA34,1922.1+0%

32Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.0+0%

33Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5322.0+0%

34Warren County, IAIA57,3312.0+0%

35Mitchell County, IAIA10,6502.0+0%

36Benton County, IAIA26,0042.0+0%

37Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.0+0%

38Jasper County, IAIA38,1532.0+0%

39Muscatine County, IAIA41,8532.0+0%

40Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492.0+0%

41Floyd County, IAIA14,9012.0+0%

42Cass County, IAIA12,9601.9+0%

43Clinton County, IAIA46,0021.9+0%

44Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.9+0%

45Henry County, IAIA19,3491.9+0%

46Fayette County, IAIA19,0471.9+0%

47Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.9+0%

48Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.9+0%

49Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091.9+0%

50Boone County, IAIA26,7991.9+0%

51Grundy County, IAIA12,3611.9+0%

52Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.9+0%

53Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4491.9+0%

54Webster County, IAIA36,8381.9+0%

55Howard County, IAIA9,4151.9+0%

56Lyon County, IAIA12,3541.9+0%

57Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441.9+0%

58Adams County, IAIA3,6171.9+0%

59Butler County, IAIA14,0491.9+0%

60Davis County, IAIA9,2301.9+0%

61Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.9+0%

62Mahaska County, IAIA21,8801.9+0%

63Union County, IAIA11,8291.8+0%

64Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821.8+0%

65Tama County, IAIA16,7961.8+0%

66Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.8+0%

67Adair County, IAIA7,4031.8+0%

68Fremont County, IAIA6,5221.8+0%

69Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021.8+0%

70Crawford County, IAIA16,2371.8+0%

71Page County, IAIA14,8561.7+0%

72Ringgold County, IAIA4,6421.7+0%

73Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.7+0%

74Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771.7+0%

75Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.7+0%

76Ida County, IAIA6,7771.7+0%

77Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621.7+0%

78Louisa County, IAIA10,4161.7+0%

79Lee County, IAIA32,3061.7+0%

80Winnebago County, IAIA10,2511.7+0%

81Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.7+0%

82Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.7+0%

83O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.7+0%

84Monona County, IAIA8,5391.7+0%

85Sac County, IAIA9,5251.7+0%

86Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.7+0%

87Worth County, IAIA7,3381.7+0%

88Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.6+0%

89Franklin County, IAIA9,8681.6+0%

90Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.6+0%

91Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971.6+0%

92Greene County, IAIA8,6581.6+0%

93Osceola County, IAIA5,9801.6+0%

94Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.6+0%

95Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311.6+0%

96Wright County, IAIA12,8011.5+0%

97Wayne County, IAIA6,7381.5+0%

98Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.4+0%

99Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.3+0%

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