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Lowest median rent, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Clarinda, IAIA5,273$660+63%

02Creston, IAIA7,335$703+105%

03Carroll, IAIA10,085$722+67%

04Cherokee, IAIA5,122$728+115%

05Denison, IAIA8,214$731+93%

06Charles City, IAIA7,013$735+111%

07Estherville, IAIA5,807$754+133%

08Centerville, IAIA5,327$755+121%

09Atlantic, IAIA6,676$764+118%

10Polk City, IAIA6,630$782+26%

11Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$785+88%

12Orange City, IAIA6,468$789+104%

13Clinton, IAIA24,049$791+107%

14Maquoketa, IAIA6,027$795+109%

15Knoxville, IAIA7,469$801+90%

16Manchester, IAIA5,357$802+111%

17Spencer, IAIA11,218$805+118%

18Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$808+98%

19Red Oak, IAIA5,388$812+117%

20Newton, IAIA15,741$819+84%

21Independence, IAIA6,312$820+121%

22Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500$826+100%

23Fort Madison, IAIA9,935$826+101%

24Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493$831+89%

25Boone, IAIA12,471$831+94%

26Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013$831+91%

27Norwalk, IAIA15,004$838+58%

28Oelwein, IAIA5,757$847+108%

29Decorah, IAIA7,417$853+108%

30Hiawatha, IAIA7,432$855+66%

31Fairfield, IAIA9,220$870+103%

32Keokuk, IAIA9,510$871+129%

33Mason City, IAIA26,853$882+118%

34Algona, IAIA5,309$885+134%

35Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$891+92%

36Grinnell, IAIA9,430$895+104%

37Storm Lake, IAIA11,590$898+106%

38Webster City, IAIA7,815$907+120%

39Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$911+117%

40Ottumwa, IAIA25,319$921+116%

41Waterloo, IAIA66,919$923+98%

42Burlington, IAIA23,336$924+111%

43Glenwood, IAIA5,287$924+100%

44Adel, IAIA7,098$926+83%

45Le Mars, IAIA10,760$929+130%

46Sheldon, IAIA5,575$930+150%

47Perry, IAIA8,208$931+97%

48Vinton, IAIA5,004$942+182%

49Osceola, IAIA5,679$943+102%

50Eldridge, IAIA6,954$945+81%

51Dubuque, IAIA59,148$948+117%

52Nevada, IAIA6,974$953+91%

53DeWitt, IAIA5,704$955+121%

54Marion, IAIA42,732$961+111%

55Anamosa, IAIA5,901$966+138%

56Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935$967+86%

57Washington, IAIA7,261$968+125%

58Muscatine, IAIA23,164$974+112%

59Sioux City, IAIA86,356$976+97%

60Davenport, IAIA100,358$978+103%

61Indianola, IAIA16,829$986+102%

62Ames, IAIA68,220$1,023+71%

63Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680$1,030+87%

64Pella, IAIA10,992$1,046+96%

65Coralville, IAIA23,960$1,057+88%

66Waverly, IAIA10,561$1,057+153%

67Clive, IAIA19,861$1,073+83%

68Des Moines, IAIA212,086$1,090+105%

69Iowa City, IAIA76,229$1,094+91%

70Winterset, IAIA5,520$1,095+152%

71Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324$1,156+69%

72Bettendorf, IAIA40,710$1,187+108%

73Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$1,203+145%

74Urbandale, IAIA48,570$1,211+88%

75Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239$1,215+100%

76Tiffin, IAIA7,156$1,224+108%

77Altoona, IAIA22,796$1,235+121%

78West Des Moines, IAIA74,224$1,237+84%

79North Liberty, IAIA21,976$1,246+125%

80Grimes, IAIA17,405$1,251+142%

81Ankeny, IAIA77,833$1,319+121%

82Bondurant, IAIA9,647$1,337+218%

83Johnston, IAIA25,065$1,338+84%

84Waukee, IAIA34,890$1,383+148%

85Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059$1,498+109%

86Asbury, IAIA6,035$1,522+217%

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