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Most expensive homes, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by median home value (2024 ACS owner-occupied units). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is $187,100. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oskaloosa, IA, up 16 places to #60.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS 2000

01Polk City, IAIA6,630$414,800+278%

02Clive, IAIA19,861$401,100+126%

03Johnston, IAIA25,065$369,100+97%

04Eldridge, IAIA6,954$350,500+176%

05▲1Waukee, IAIA34,890$350,500+192%

06▼1Asbury, IAIA6,035$339,000+165%

07▲9Tiffin, IAIA7,156$338,500+241%

08▼1Urbandale, IAIA48,570$335,500+156%

09Ankeny, IAIA77,833$331,000+168%

10▲12Adel, IAIA7,098$327,900+254%

11▲4Bondurant, IAIA9,647$318,800+245%

12West Des Moines, IAIA74,224$309,000+124%

13▼3Bettendorf, IAIA40,710$306,500+168%

14▲4Grimes, IAIA17,405$304,700+182%

15▼4North Liberty, IAIA21,976$303,800+223%

16▲7Norwalk, IAIA15,004$303,100+187%

17Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324$298,500+191%

18▼10Coralville, IAIA23,960$298,500+153%

19Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239$295,100+152%

20▲1Pella, IAIA10,992$292,700+151%

21▼7Sioux Center, IAIA8,864$290,800+177%

22▼9Iowa City, IAIA76,229$285,900+136%

23▼3Ames, IAIA68,220$277,400+121%

24▲1Altoona, IAIA22,796$274,600+142%

25▲1Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059$267,900+122%

26▲2Orange City, IAIA6,468$264,000+173%

27▼3Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$263,600+171%

28▲1Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$259,500+192%

29▼2Decorah, IAIA7,417$244,500+152%

30Marion, IAIA42,732$241,700+147%

31▲1Indianola, IAIA16,829$237,500+142%

32▲5DeWitt, IAIA5,704$237,100+160%

33▼2Waverly, IAIA10,561$223,300+134%

34▼1Le Mars, IAIA10,760$219,200+149%

35▲3Hiawatha, IAIA7,432$216,900+156%

36▼2Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$215,100+138%

37▲2Grinnell, IAIA9,430$209,500+146%

38▼2Glenwood, IAIA5,287$206,200+122%

39▲2Dubuque, IAIA59,148$204,800+137%

40▲6Des Moines, IAIA212,086$194,700+144%

41▲3Sheldon, IAIA5,575$192,700+146%

42▼7Winterset, IAIA5,520$192,500+127%

43▼1Carroll, IAIA10,085$188,700+120%

44▼1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935$187,100+101%

45▲2Spencer, IAIA11,218$184,800+129%

46▼6Nevada, IAIA6,974$182,400+118%

47▲9Sioux City, IAIA86,356$173,600+137%

48▲12Boone, IAIA12,471$173,000+161%

49▲4Anamosa, IAIA5,901$172,600+138%

50▼5Storm Lake, IAIA11,590$172,200+145%

51▲6Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680$171,800+125%

52▼4Davenport, IAIA100,358$166,400+111%

53▼2Independence, IAIA6,312$165,300+116%

54▲1Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500$160,900+106%

55▼6Algona, IAIA5,309$160,800+132%

56▲13Knoxville, IAIA7,469$160,300+127%

57▲7Fairfield, IAIA9,220$156,000+124%

58▼4Newton, IAIA15,741$153,700+95%

59▲4Muscatine, IAIA23,164$153,600+103%

60▲16Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493$153,300+137%

61▼2Waterloo, IAIA66,919$152,600+139%

62▼12Vinton, IAIA5,004$152,300+109%

63▼5Washington, IAIA7,261$152,300+95%

64▲3Denison, IAIA8,214$150,200+110%

65▼13Atlantic, IAIA6,676$149,900+119%

66▲13Osceola, IAIA5,679$146,300+116%

67▲1Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$144,100+125%

68▼6Mason City, IAIA26,853$142,000+96%

69▼8Manchester, IAIA5,357$139,400+87%

70Cherokee, IAIA5,122$136,700+151%

71▲7Maquoketa, IAIA6,027$132,500+103%

72▲1Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$127,700+91%

73▲4Webster City, IAIA7,815$127,200+87%

74▼2Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013$123,800+93%

75▲7Perry, IAIA8,208$121,400+81%

76▼10Clinton, IAIA24,049$118,200+92%

77▼3Charles City, IAIA7,013$115,400+81%

78▼13Creston, IAIA7,335$114,500+100%

79▼8Burlington, IAIA23,336$114,300+82%

80▼5Clarinda, IAIA5,273$114,200+72%

81▲4Ottumwa, IAIA25,319$106,300+126%

82▲4Keokuk, IAIA9,510$104,300+107%

83▲4Centerville, IAIA5,327$103,000+133%

84▼3Estherville, IAIA5,807$101,400+86%

85▼1Red Oak, IAIA5,388$99,700+76%

86▼6Oelwein, IAIA5,757$96,300+83%

87▼4Fort Madison, IAIA9,935$94,200+78%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES