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Least affordable housing, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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. The median across all 99 is 2.1.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.8+38%

02Story County, IAIA101,2913.3+40%

03Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.3+69%

04Dallas County, IAIA118,4572.9+71%

05Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.9+39%

06Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3682.7+54%

07Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5322.7+60%

08Polk County, IAIA516,5462.7+44%

09Dubuque County, IAIA99,3812.7+44%

10Scott County, IAIA175,2592.6+46%

11Madison County, IAIA17,2702.6+64%

12Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.5+23%

13Clay County, IAIA16,2022.5+54%

14Washington County, IAIA22,6672.5+51%

15Marion County, IAIA34,1922.5+43%

16Sioux County, IAIA36,7742.5+42%

17Iowa County, IAIA16,5042.5+54%

18Jones County, IAIA21,2532.5+45%

19Warren County, IAIA57,3312.4+33%

20Lyon County, IAIA12,3542.4+74%

21Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.4+35%

22Benton County, IAIA26,0042.4+65%

23Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.4+28%

24Linn County, IAIA232,0282.4+33%

25Mills County, IAIA14,7932.4+39%

26Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9962.4+36%

27Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.4+42%

28Carroll County, IAIA20,3032.3+38%

29Bremer County, IAIA25,2962.3+39%

30Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.3+35%

31Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.3+29%

32Jasper County, IAIA38,1532.3+46%

33Clinton County, IAIA46,0022.3+50%

34Muscatine County, IAIA41,8532.2+32%

35Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4492.2+37%

36Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.2+28%

37Union County, IAIA11,8292.2+42%

38Henry County, IAIA19,3492.2+23%

39Jackson County, IAIA19,2882.2+17%

40Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492.2+34%

41Des Moines County, IAIA38,0772.2+38%

42Appanoose County, IAIA12,0772.1+55%

43Fayette County, IAIA19,0472.1+48%

44Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.1+37%

45Butler County, IAIA14,0492.1+59%

46Clarke County, IAIA9,5742.1+31%

47Boone County, IAIA26,7992.1+36%

48Tama County, IAIA16,7962.1+57%

49Cherokee County, IAIA11,3692.1+53%

50Floyd County, IAIA14,9012.1+36%

51Webster County, IAIA36,8382.1+32%

52Cass County, IAIA12,9602.1+29%

53Guthrie County, IAIA10,7822.1+59%

54O'Brien County, IAIA14,2202.0+45%

55Ringgold County, IAIA4,6422.0+92%

56Shelby County, IAIA11,6892.0+27%

57Mahaska County, IAIA21,8802.0+26%

58Mitchell County, IAIA10,6502.0+40%

59Adair County, IAIA7,4032.0+43%

60Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6632.0+35%

61Humboldt County, IAIA9,4092.0+42%

62Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.9+34%

63Harrison County, IAIA14,6231.9+29%

64Grundy County, IAIA12,3611.9+34%

65Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.9+48%

66Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.9+40%

67Fremont County, IAIA6,5221.9+36%

68Lee County, IAIA32,3061.9+31%

69Ida County, IAIA6,7771.9+48%

70Page County, IAIA14,8561.9+21%

71Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.9+49%

72Howard County, IAIA9,4151.9+35%

73Winnebago County, IAIA10,2511.9+12%

74Crawford County, IAIA16,2371.8+23%

75Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971.8+71%

76Greene County, IAIA8,6581.8+48%

77Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311.8+64%

78Worth County, IAIA7,3381.8+22%

79Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.8+21%

80Sac County, IAIA9,5251.8+40%

81Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441.7+13%

82Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.7+24%

83Davis County, IAIA9,2301.7+22%

84Monona County, IAIA8,5391.7+27%

85Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.7+22%

86Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.7+37%

87Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.7+47%

88Louisa County, IAIA10,4161.7+12%

89Wright County, IAIA12,8011.7+23%

90Wayne County, IAIA6,7381.7+48%

91Franklin County, IAIA9,8681.7+30%

92Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.6+12%

93Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.6+30%

94Osceola County, IAIA5,9801.6+35%

95Adams County, IAIA3,6171.6+10%

96Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621.5+29%

97Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021.5+2%

98Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.5+34%

99Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.5+15%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS