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Tightest housing markets, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2000

01Sioux County, IAIA36,7744.5%–

02Dallas County, IAIA118,4575.2%–

03Plymouth County, IAIA25,6975.3%–

04Dubuque County, IAIA99,3815.3%–

05Warren County, IAIA57,3315.7%–

06Madison County, IAIA17,2705.7%–

07Polk County, IAIA516,5466.0%–

08Muscatine County, IAIA41,8536.0%–

09Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9966.1%–

10Woodbury County, IAIA106,6496.2%–

11Iowa County, IAIA16,5046.2%–

12Scott County, IAIA175,2596.9%–

13Grundy County, IAIA12,3616.9%–

14Audubon County, IAIA5,5097.0%–

15Washington County, IAIA22,6677.1%–

16Story County, IAIA101,2917.1%–

17Mitchell County, IAIA10,6507.1%–

18Johnson County, IAIA160,0447.1%–

19Linn County, IAIA232,0287.3%–

20Marion County, IAIA34,1927.4%–

21Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5327.5%–

22Jasper County, IAIA38,1537.6%–

23Buchanan County, IAIA20,8837.7%–

24Jones County, IAIA21,2537.8%–

25Crawford County, IAIA16,2377.8%–

26Carroll County, IAIA20,3037.9%–

27Lyon County, IAIA12,3548.0%–

28Osceola County, IAIA5,9808.2%–

29Cedar County, IAIA18,3598.2%–

30Benton County, IAIA26,0048.2%–

31Bremer County, IAIA25,2968.2%–

32Humboldt County, IAIA9,4098.3%–

33Montgomery County, IAIA10,0028.4%–

34Marshall County, IAIA39,8908.5%–

35Worth County, IAIA7,3388.5%–

36Cass County, IAIA12,9608.6%–

37Winnebago County, IAIA10,2518.6%–

38Hamilton County, IAIA14,9448.6%–

39Des Moines County, IAIA38,0778.6%–

40Hancock County, IAIA10,5288.7%–

41Lucas County, IAIA8,8479.0%–

42Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4499.0%–

43Harrison County, IAIA14,6239.1%–

44Boone County, IAIA26,7999.2%–

45Kossuth County, IAIA14,3229.2%–

46Greene County, IAIA8,6589.2%–

47Cherokee County, IAIA11,3699.2%–

48Adair County, IAIA7,4039.3%–

49Lee County, IAIA32,3069.3%–

50Ida County, IAIA6,7779.5%–

51Henry County, IAIA19,3499.5%–

52Clinton County, IAIA46,0029.6%–

53Fremont County, IAIA6,5229.7%–

54Jefferson County, IAIA15,2919.8%–

55Delaware County, IAIA17,6749.8%–

56Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6639.8%–

57Franklin County, IAIA9,8689.9%–

58Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7339.9%–

59Clarke County, IAIA9,57410.0%–

60Webster County, IAIA36,83810.0%–

61Emmet County, IAIA9,10710.1%–

62Mahaska County, IAIA21,88010.1%–

63Shelby County, IAIA11,68910.3%–

64Fayette County, IAIA19,04710.5%–

65Louisa County, IAIA10,41610.6%–

66Page County, IAIA14,85610.7%–

67Clay County, IAIA16,20210.7%–

68Butler County, IAIA14,04910.8%–

69Floyd County, IAIA14,90111.0%–

70Wapello County, IAIA35,21011.0%–

71Jackson County, IAIA19,28811.2%–

72Monona County, IAIA8,53911.3%–

73Davis County, IAIA9,23011.4%–

74O'Brien County, IAIA14,22011.5%–

75Tama County, IAIA16,79611.5%–

76Union County, IAIA11,82911.6%–

77Mills County, IAIA14,79312.1%–

78Hardin County, IAIA16,45512.1%–

79Keokuk County, IAIA9,79712.5%–

80Howard County, IAIA9,41512.7%–

81Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36813.0%–

82Taylor County, IAIA5,83513.9%–

83Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37214.3%–

84Clayton County, IAIA16,84514.6%–

85Wright County, IAIA12,80114.7%–

86Wayne County, IAIA6,73815.0%–

87Monroe County, IAIA7,40615.5%–

88Sac County, IAIA9,52515.9%–

89Decatur County, IAIA7,65516.5%–

90Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89916.6%–

91Calhoun County, IAIA9,56216.8%–

92Van Buren County, IAIA7,13117.0%–

93Appanoose County, IAIA12,07717.6%–

94Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81917.8%–

95Adams County, IAIA3,61718.5%–

96Guthrie County, IAIA10,78220.8%–

97Allamakee County, IAIA14,23823.3%–

98Ringgold County, IAIA4,64229.1%–

99Dickinson County, IAIA18,07737.7%–

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