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Lowest median rent, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties with the lowest median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Cherokee County, IAIA11,369$536+52%

02Floyd County, IAIA14,901$537+50%

03Wayne County, IAIA6,738$543+79%

04Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899$545+62%

05Ida County, IAIA6,777$562+66%

06Decatur County, IAIA7,655$568+67%

07Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$571+71%

08Adair County, IAIA7,403$575+54%

09O'Brien County, IAIA14,220$576+54%

10Taylor County, IAIA5,835$581+65%

11Humboldt County, IAIA9,409$586+62%

12Worth County, IAIA7,338$586+64%

13Calhoun County, IAIA9,562$591+88%

14Monroe County, IAIA7,406$598+50%

15Clarke County, IAIA9,574$601+34%

16Audubon County, IAIA5,509$606+73%

17Sac County, IAIA9,525$606+84%

18Union County, IAIA11,829$610+77%

19Mitchell County, IAIA10,650$610+83%

20Carroll County, IAIA20,303$610+51%

21Iowa County, IAIA16,504$615+49%

22Jackson County, IAIA19,288$616+60%

23Winnebago County, IAIA10,251$617+81%

24Delaware County, IAIA17,674$621+68%

25Butler County, IAIA14,049$628+79%

26Allamakee County, IAIA14,238$629+81%

27Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819$630+100%

28Cass County, IAIA12,960$633+77%

29Monona County, IAIA8,539$635+65%

30Ringgold County, IAIA4,642$636+73%

31Emmet County, IAIA9,107$637+98%

32Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663$638+96%

33Fremont County, IAIA6,522$640+64%

34Crawford County, IAIA16,237$643+78%

35Wright County, IAIA12,801$644+84%

36Fayette County, IAIA19,047$645+79%

37Franklin County, IAIA9,868$647+73%

38Louisa County, IAIA10,416$647+54%

39Clayton County, IAIA16,845$656+86%

40Montgomery County, IAIA10,002$656+82%

41Clinton County, IAIA46,002$659+65%

42Jones County, IAIA21,253$659+58%

43Lucas County, IAIA8,847$659+102%

44Howard County, IAIA9,415$660+98%

45Appanoose County, IAIA12,077$661+91%

46Page County, IAIA14,856$663+63%

47Henry County, IAIA19,349$665+55%

48Webster County, IAIA36,838$667+63%

49Osceola County, IAIA5,980$672+80%

50Mahaska County, IAIA21,880$673+60%

51Bremer County, IAIA25,296$677+69%

52Adams County, IAIA3,617$679+104%

53Buchanan County, IAIA20,883$691+84%

54Greene County, IAIA8,658$693+103%

55Clay County, IAIA16,202$693+83%

56Hardin County, IAIA16,455$693+72%

57Sioux County, IAIA36,774$693+80%

58Benton County, IAIA26,004$695+81%

59Grundy County, IAIA12,361$698+86%

60Cedar County, IAIA18,359$700+59%

61Shelby County, IAIA11,689$701+76%

62Guthrie County, IAIA10,782$704+81%

63Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449$706+69%

64Kossuth County, IAIA14,322$710+105%

65Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372$711+76%

66Keokuk County, IAIA9,797$711+91%

67Lee County, IAIA32,306$711+79%

68Lyon County, IAIA12,354$714+104%

69Plymouth County, IAIA25,697$714+72%

70Marion County, IAIA34,192$721+53%

71Davis County, IAIA9,230$722+105%

72Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733$723+86%

73Marshall County, IAIA39,890$725+58%

74Harrison County, IAIA14,623$729+74%

75Tama County, IAIA16,796$729+74%

76Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368$734+70%

77Jasper County, IAIA38,153$734+64%

78Boone County, IAIA26,799$747+69%

79Hancock County, IAIA10,528$755+114%

80Jefferson County, IAIA15,291$756+77%

81Hamilton County, IAIA14,944$762+81%

82Wapello County, IAIA35,210$767+83%

83Linn County, IAIA232,028$778+53%

84Washington County, IAIA22,667$784+85%

85Dubuque County, IAIA99,381$802+85%

86Woodbury County, IAIA106,649$802+62%

87Des Moines County, IAIA38,077$808+84%

88Scott County, IAIA175,259$812+64%

89Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532$818+73%

90Madison County, IAIA17,270$827+86%

91Muscatine County, IAIA41,853$829+80%

92Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$833+100%

93Warren County, IAIA57,331$833+69%

94Mills County, IAIA14,793$837+80%

95Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996$850+58%

96Story County, IAIA101,291$921+60%

97Polk County, IAIA516,546$938+63%

98Johnson County, IAIA160,044$984+74%

99Dallas County, IAIA118,457$1,064+101%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS