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Most expensive homes, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities ranked by median home value (1990 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 $48,600.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOME VALUEVS –

01Clive, IAIA19,861$104,500–

02Johnston, IAIA25,065$96,000–

03West Des Moines, IAIA74,224$90,100–

04Urbandale, IAIA48,570$86,500–

05Iowa City, IAIA76,229$78,400–

06Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059$77,500–

07Coralville, IAIA23,960$72,600–

08Ames, IAIA68,220$72,300–

09Asbury, IAIA6,035$71,500–

10Ankeny, IAIA77,833$70,200–

11Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239$67,600–

12Bettendorf, IAIA40,710$67,300–

13Waukee, IAIA34,890$65,900–

14Hiawatha, IAIA7,432$64,000–

15Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,324$63,600–

16Altoona, IAIA22,796$62,500–

17Eldridge, IAIA6,954$62,400–

18North Liberty, IAIA21,976$62,300–

19Indianola, IAIA16,829$62,100–

20Marion, IAIA42,732$61,300–

21Pella, IAIA10,992$61,100–

22Grimes, IAIA17,405$60,300–

23Norwalk, IAIA15,004$59,900–

24Decorah, IAIA7,417$58,000–

25Sioux Center, IAIA8,864$57,900–

26Tiffin, IAIA7,156$57,400–

27Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240$56,600–

28Polk City, IAIA6,630$56,400–

29Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935$56,400–

30Orange City, IAIA6,468$55,500–

31Bondurant, IAIA9,647$54,900–

32Le Mars, IAIA10,760$54,200–

33Grinnell, IAIA9,430$54,100–

34Adel, IAIA7,098$53,600–

35Clear Lake, IAIA7,601$53,600–

36Waverly, IAIA10,561$53,100–

37Nevada, IAIA6,974$51,500–

38Glenwood, IAIA5,287$51,500–

39Dubuque, IAIA59,148$51,300–

40Carroll, IAIA10,085$51,000–

41Fairfield, IAIA9,220$49,500–

42Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500$49,500–

43Des Moines, IAIA212,086$49,000–

44Muscatine, IAIA23,164$48,600–

45Davenport, IAIA100,358$48,600–

46DeWitt, IAIA5,704$48,100–

47Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525$47,200–

48Manchester, IAIA5,357$47,000–

49Storm Lake, IAIA11,590$47,000–

50Newton, IAIA15,741$45,900–

51Spencer, IAIA11,218$45,200–

52Knoxville, IAIA7,469$44,100–

53Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680$43,900–

54Mason City, IAIA26,853$43,800–

55Webster City, IAIA7,815$43,800–

56Winterset, IAIA5,520$43,200–

57Marshalltown, IAIA27,536$43,000–

58Anamosa, IAIA5,901$42,900–

59Sheldon, IAIA5,575$42,800–

60Denison, IAIA8,214$42,700–

61Algona, IAIA5,309$42,300–

62Atlantic, IAIA6,676$41,400–

63Washington, IAIA7,261$41,200–

64Sioux City, IAIA86,356$40,600–

65Maquoketa, IAIA6,027$40,400–

66Red Oak, IAIA5,388$39,600–

67Waterloo, IAIA66,919$39,500–

68Osceola, IAIA5,679$39,200–

69Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837$38,800–

70Burlington, IAIA23,336$38,500–

71Independence, IAIA6,312$38,500–

72Boone, IAIA12,471$38,300–

73Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013$38,200–

74Clarinda, IAIA5,273$37,100–

75Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493$36,900–

76Clinton, IAIA24,049$36,600–

77Charles City, IAIA7,013$35,700–

78Vinton, IAIA5,004$35,200–

79Creston, IAIA7,335$34,900–

80Perry, IAIA8,208$33,500–

81Fort Madison, IAIA9,935$33,300–

82Keokuk, IAIA9,510$31,900–

83Cherokee, IAIA5,122$30,300–

84Estherville, IAIA5,807$28,200–

85Centerville, IAIA5,327$27,100–

86Oelwein, IAIA5,757$26,800–

87Ottumwa, IAIA25,319$26,000–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS