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Most affordable housing, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.6+20%

02Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.7−2%

03Ida County, IAIA6,7771.7+1%

04Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.7+24%

05Osceola County, IAIA5,9801.8+10%

06Wright County, IAIA12,8011.8+18%

07Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.8+7%

08Wayne County, IAIA6,7381.8+23%

09Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621.8+7%

10Adams County, IAIA3,6171.8−1%

11Worth County, IAIA7,3381.9+13%

12Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311.9+19%

13Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.9+14%

14Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971.9+17%

15Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021.9+8%

16Sac County, IAIA9,5251.9+16%

17Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.9+2%

18Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.9+20%

19Louisa County, IAIA10,4161.9+14%

20Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.9+1%

21Marshall County, IAIA39,8902.0+7%

22Winnebago County, IAIA10,2512.0+19%

23Hancock County, IAIA10,5282.0+23%

24Franklin County, IAIA9,8682.1+27%

25Monona County, IAIA8,5392.1+26%

26Floyd County, IAIA14,9012.1+7%

27Audubon County, IAIA5,5092.1+15%

28Davis County, IAIA9,2302.1+13%

29Tama County, IAIA16,7962.1+16%

30Union County, IAIA11,8292.1+14%

31Ringgold County, IAIA4,6422.1+23%

32Fremont County, IAIA6,5222.2+22%

33Hamilton County, IAIA14,9442.2+16%

34Page County, IAIA14,8562.2+24%

35Humboldt County, IAIA9,4092.2+14%

36Des Moines County, IAIA38,0772.2+16%

37Kossuth County, IAIA14,3222.2+32%

38Howard County, IAIA9,4152.2+18%

39Monroe County, IAIA7,4062.2+32%

40Harrison County, IAIA14,6232.2+7%

41Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4492.2+19%

42Mahaska County, IAIA21,8802.2+20%

43Cherokee County, IAIA11,3692.2+30%

44Webster County, IAIA36,8382.2+20%

45Butler County, IAIA14,0492.2+21%

46Clarke County, IAIA9,5742.2+8%

47Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.2+12%

48Shelby County, IAIA11,6892.3+10%

49Appanoose County, IAIA12,0772.3+31%

50Lee County, IAIA32,3062.3+34%

51Fayette County, IAIA19,0472.3+18%

52Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.3+21%

53Crawford County, IAIA16,2372.3+30%

54Guthrie County, IAIA10,7822.3+26%

55Adair County, IAIA7,4032.4+32%

56Jackson County, IAIA19,2882.4+1%

57Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.4+5%

58Cass County, IAIA12,9602.4+23%

59Benton County, IAIA26,0042.4+18%

60Clinton County, IAIA46,0022.4+24%

61Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6632.4+24%

62Carroll County, IAIA20,3032.4+16%

63Henry County, IAIA19,3492.4+26%

64Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382.4+18%

65Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.4+15%

66Greene County, IAIA8,6582.5+52%

67Mitchell County, IAIA10,6502.5+21%

68Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492.5+27%

69Clayton County, IAIA16,8452.5+20%

70Jones County, IAIA21,2532.5+15%

71Bremer County, IAIA25,2962.5+14%

72O'Brien County, IAIA14,2202.5+53%

73Boone County, IAIA26,7992.5+34%

74Jasper County, IAIA38,1532.6+31%

75Mills County, IAIA14,7932.6+17%

76Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.6+28%

77Muscatine County, IAIA41,8532.6+33%

78Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.7+23%

79Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9962.7+26%

80Washington County, IAIA22,6672.7+25%

81Madison County, IAIA17,2702.7+21%

82Iowa County, IAIA16,5042.7+27%

83Clay County, IAIA16,2022.7+29%

84Plymouth County, IAIA25,6972.7+27%

85Linn County, IAIA232,0282.8+31%

86Scott County, IAIA175,2592.8+34%

87Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5322.8+39%

88Warren County, IAIA57,3312.9+40%

89Sioux County, IAIA36,7742.9+38%

90Marion County, IAIA34,1923.0+44%

91Lyon County, IAIA12,3543.0+61%

92Dubuque County, IAIA99,3813.1+32%

93Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3683.1+44%

94Polk County, IAIA516,5463.1+44%

95Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7333.3+41%

96Dallas County, IAIA118,4573.5+59%

97Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.6+48%

98Story County, IAIA101,2913.7+36%

99Johnson County, IAIA160,0444.1+33%

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