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Least affordable housing, Iowa counties · 2010

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, IAIA160,0443.4+12%

02Story County, IAIA101,2913.2+18%

03Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.0+26%

04Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.9+25%

05Dubuque County, IAIA99,3812.8+21%

06Madison County, IAIA17,2702.7+23%

07Scott County, IAIA175,2592.7+27%

08Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5322.7+31%

09Polk County, IAIA516,5462.7+23%

10Dallas County, IAIA118,4572.6+21%

11Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9962.6+22%

12Marion County, IAIA34,1922.6+25%

13Linn County, IAIA232,0282.5+21%

14Jackson County, IAIA19,2882.5+7%

15Jasper County, IAIA38,1532.5+23%

16Warren County, IAIA57,3312.4+19%

17Mills County, IAIA14,7932.4+8%

18Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.4+7%

19Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.4+14%

20Bremer County, IAIA25,2962.4+7%

21Muscatine County, IAIA41,8532.4+20%

22Benton County, IAIA26,0042.4+16%

23Washington County, IAIA22,6672.3+9%

24Shelby County, IAIA11,6892.3+14%

25Boone County, IAIA26,7992.3+23%

26Sioux County, IAIA36,7742.3+10%

27Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.3+13%

28Clinton County, IAIA46,0022.3+18%

29Henry County, IAIA19,3492.3+19%

30Iowa County, IAIA16,5042.3+7%

31Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6632.3+17%

32Clay County, IAIA16,2022.3+7%

33Floyd County, IAIA14,9012.3+16%

34Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.3+10%

35Carroll County, IAIA20,3032.2+8%

36Jones County, IAIA21,2532.2+2%

37Marshall County, IAIA39,8902.2+19%

38Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.2+9%

39Davis County, IAIA9,2302.2+17%

40Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.2+5%

41Winnebago County, IAIA10,2512.2+30%

42Des Moines County, IAIA38,0772.2+15%

43Union County, IAIA11,8292.2+17%

44Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492.1+9%

45Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3682.1−1%

46Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.1−2%

47Mahaska County, IAIA21,8802.1+14%

48Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.1+1%

49Webster County, IAIA36,8382.1+12%

50Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.1−3%

51Montgomery County, IAIA10,0022.1+18%

52Appanoose County, IAIA12,0772.1+21%

53Tama County, IAIA16,7962.1+15%

54Adair County, IAIA7,4032.1+16%

55Mitchell County, IAIA10,6502.0+1%

56Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4492.0+9%

57Clarke County, IAIA9,5742.0−3%

58Cass County, IAIA12,9602.0+4%

59Adams County, IAIA3,6172.0+8%

60Page County, IAIA14,8562.0+15%

61Lucas County, IAIA8,8472.0+3%

62Fayette County, IAIA19,0472.0+3%

63Lyon County, IAIA12,3542.0+6%

64Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.0+5%

65Ringgold County, IAIA4,6422.0+14%

66Fremont County, IAIA6,5222.0+11%

67Howard County, IAIA9,4152.0+5%

68Hamilton County, IAIA14,9442.0+5%

69Worth County, IAIA7,3381.9+16%

70Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.9+16%

71Butler County, IAIA14,0491.9+3%

72Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821.9+3%

73O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.9+14%

74Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.9−2%

75Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.9+16%

76Lee County, IAIA32,3061.9+10%

77Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.9+11%

78Greene County, IAIA8,6581.9+15%

79Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.9+11%

80Franklin County, IAIA9,8681.8+13%

81Crawford County, IAIA16,2371.8+4%

82Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091.8−5%

83Sac County, IAIA9,5251.8+8%

84Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.8+6%

85Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971.7+8%

86Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.7+1%

87Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.7+1%

88Louisa County, IAIA10,4161.7+2%

89Monona County, IAIA8,5391.7+4%

90Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.7+5%

91Wayne County, IAIA6,7381.7+17%

92Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.7−6%

93Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621.7−0%

94Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311.7+7%

95Ida County, IAIA6,7771.7−2%

96Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.7+20%

97Wright County, IAIA12,8011.7+9%

98Osceola County, IAIA5,9801.6−1%

99Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.3+1%

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