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Lowest median rent, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities with the lowest median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is $766.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Charles City, IAIA7,013$530+52%

02Sheldon, IAIA5,575$538+45%

03Cherokee, IAIA5,122$544+61%

04Maquoketa, IAIA6,027$569+49%

05Osceola, IAIA5,679$582+25%

06Creston, IAIA7,335$600+75%

07Atlantic, IAIA6,676$607+73%

08Carroll, IAIA10,085$607+40%

09Clarinda, IAIA5,273$612+51%

10Manchester, IAIA5,357$623+64%

11Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$636+56%

12Centerville, IAIA5,327$637+87%

13Oelwein, IAIA5,757$641+57%

14Red Oak, IAIA5,388$647+73%

15Estherville, IAIA5,807$650+101%

16Clinton, IAIA24,049$652+70%

17Decorah, IAIA7,417$652+59%

18Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500$666+62%

19Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$667+60%

20Knoxville, IAIA7,469$680+62%

21Orange City, IAIA6,468$681+76%

22Glenwood, IAIA5,287$691+50%

23Keokuk, IAIA9,510$692+82%

24Spencer, IAIA11,218$693+88%

25Storm Lake, IAIA11,590$695+60%

26Adel, IAIA7,098$697+37%

27Denison, IAIA8,214$697+84%

28Sioux Center, IAIA8,864$699+80%

29Nevada, IAIA6,974$701+40%

30Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493$711+62%

31Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$719+55%

32Eldridge, IAIA6,954$721+38%

33Marion, IAIA42,732$724+59%

34Anamosa, IAIA5,901$731+80%

35Mason City, IAIA26,853$733+81%

36Grinnell, IAIA9,430$739+68%

37Independence, IAIA6,312$744+101%

38Fort Madison, IAIA9,935$745+81%

39Newton, IAIA15,741$747+68%

40Boone, IAIA12,471$752+75%

41Hiawatha, IAIA7,432$759+47%

42Fairfield, IAIA9,220$761+78%

43Ottumwa, IAIA25,319$765+79%

44Le Mars, IAIA10,760$766+90%

45Winterset, IAIA5,520$770+77%

46Webster City, IAIA7,815$772+87%

47Waterloo, IAIA66,919$776+66%

48Algona, IAIA5,309$781+107%

49Waverly, IAIA10,561$783+87%

50Davenport, IAIA100,358$786+63%

51Pella, IAIA10,992$788+47%

52Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935$791+52%

53Sioux City, IAIA86,356$797+61%

54Perry, IAIA8,208$807+71%

55Dubuque, IAIA59,148$807+85%

56Indianola, IAIA16,829$810+66%

57Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013$817+88%

58Vinton, IAIA5,004$826+147%

59Burlington, IAIA23,336$826+89%

60DeWitt, IAIA5,704$828+92%

61Muscatine, IAIA23,164$837+82%

62Washington, IAIA7,261$856+99%

63Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$859+105%

64Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680$860+56%

65Des Moines, IAIA212,086$881+66%

66Coralville, IAIA23,960$910+62%

67Clive, IAIA19,861$923+57%

68Bettendorf, IAIA40,710$933+63%

69Grimes, IAIA17,405$942+83%

70Ames, IAIA68,220$944+57%

71Urbandale, IAIA48,570$944+46%

72Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$944+92%

73Bondurant, IAIA9,647$974+132%

74Iowa City, IAIA76,229$976+71%

75Norwalk, IAIA15,004$991+87%

76Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059$1,011+41%

77Asbury, IAIA6,035$1,023+113%

78Altoona, IAIA22,796$1,027+84%

79Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239$1,039+71%

80Tiffin, IAIA7,156$1,055+79%

81West Des Moines, IAIA74,224$1,058+57%

82Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324$1,064+56%

83Polk City, IAIA6,630$1,076+74%

84Ankeny, IAIA77,833$1,108+86%

85Waukee, IAIA34,890$1,133+103%

86Johnston, IAIA25,065$1,134+56%

87North Liberty, IAIA21,976$1,160+109%

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