RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Lowest median rent, Iowa counties · 1990

Iowa counties with the lowest median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Highest median rent, US counties →

IowaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

RELATEDMost expensive homes Cheapest homes Highest median rent Highest homeownership rate Highest renter share Newest housing stock

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Decatur County, IAIA7,655$220−35%

02Mitchell County, IAIA10,650$232−31%

03Howard County, IAIA9,415$233−30%

04Wayne County, IAIA6,738$233−23%

05Taylor County, IAIA5,835$235−33%

06Adams County, IAIA3,617$239−28%

07Adair County, IAIA7,403$240−36%

08Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$240−28%

09Clayton County, IAIA16,845$241−32%

10Allamakee County, IAIA14,238$243−30%

11Monona County, IAIA8,539$243−37%

12Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899$245−27%

13Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819$246−22%

14Cherokee County, IAIA11,369$247−30%

15Emmet County, IAIA9,107$247−23%

16O'Brien County, IAIA14,220$249−33%

17Fayette County, IAIA19,047$250−31%

18Keokuk County, IAIA9,797$250−33%

19Sac County, IAIA9,525$250−24%

20Lyon County, IAIA12,354$252−28%

21Page County, IAIA14,856$253−38%

22Appanoose County, IAIA12,077$254−27%

23Audubon County, IAIA5,509$254−28%

24Montgomery County, IAIA10,002$254−30%

25Worth County, IAIA7,338$254−29%

26Calhoun County, IAIA9,562$255−19%

27Lucas County, IAIA8,847$258−21%

28Kossuth County, IAIA14,322$260−25%

29Shelby County, IAIA11,689$261−35%

30Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663$262−19%

31Fremont County, IAIA6,522$262−33%

32Osceola County, IAIA5,980$262−30%

33Ringgold County, IAIA4,642$262−29%

34Greene County, IAIA8,658$265−23%

35Clay County, IAIA16,202$265−30%

36Floyd County, IAIA14,901$265−26%

37Ida County, IAIA6,777$268−21%

38Sioux County, IAIA36,774$268−30%

39Humboldt County, IAIA9,409$270−25%

40Buchanan County, IAIA20,883$271−28%

41Grundy County, IAIA12,361$271−28%

42Winnebago County, IAIA10,251$271−21%

43Crawford County, IAIA16,237$272−25%

44Jackson County, IAIA19,288$272−30%

45Monroe County, IAIA7,406$272−32%

46Cass County, IAIA12,960$273−24%

47Davis County, IAIA9,230$275−22%

48Wapello County, IAIA35,210$276−34%

49Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733$276−29%

50Harrison County, IAIA14,623$277−34%

51Jones County, IAIA21,253$278−33%

52Butler County, IAIA14,049$279−21%

53Franklin County, IAIA9,868$280−25%

54Benton County, IAIA26,004$281−27%

55Wright County, IAIA12,801$282−19%

56Carroll County, IAIA20,303$283−30%

57Delaware County, IAIA17,674$283−24%

58Clarke County, IAIA9,574$286−36%

59Hardin County, IAIA16,455$287−29%

60Bremer County, IAIA25,296$288−28%

61Guthrie County, IAIA10,782$289−26%

62Mahaska County, IAIA21,880$289−31%

63Union County, IAIA11,829$291−15%

64Hancock County, IAIA10,528$291−18%

65Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$292−30%

66Lee County, IAIA32,306$293−26%

67Madison County, IAIA17,270$294−34%

68Hamilton County, IAIA14,944$295−30%

69Iowa County, IAIA16,504$295−28%

70Webster County, IAIA36,838$296−27%

71Washington County, IAIA22,667$297−30%

72Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449$298−29%

73Plymouth County, IAIA25,697$298−28%

74Boone County, IAIA26,799$301−32%

75Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368$303−30%

76Louisa County, IAIA10,416$304−27%

77Tama County, IAIA16,796$304−27%

78Jasper County, IAIA38,153$305−32%

79Clinton County, IAIA46,002$306−23%

80Henry County, IAIA19,349$308−28%

81Dubuque County, IAIA99,381$315−27%

82Cedar County, IAIA18,359$316−28%

83Mills County, IAIA14,793$319−31%

84Des Moines County, IAIA38,077$321−27%

85Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372$321−21%

86Marshall County, IAIA39,890$321−30%

87Marion County, IAIA34,192$323−32%

88Woodbury County, IAIA106,649$325−34%

89Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532$326−31%

90Dallas County, IAIA118,457$336−36%

91Jefferson County, IAIA15,291$339−20%

92Muscatine County, IAIA41,853$343−25%

93Warren County, IAIA57,331$348−30%

94Scott County, IAIA175,259$361−27%

95Linn County, IAIA232,028$369−28%

96Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996$371−31%

97Story County, IAIA101,291$392−32%

98Johnson County, IAIA160,044$412−27%

99Polk County, IAIA516,546$437−24%

SHOWING 1–99 OF 99

Download CSV (full list, 99 rows)

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