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Most owner cost-burdened, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52527.0%+7.5 pts

02Oelwein, IAIA5,75726.2%+2.7 pts

03Muscatine, IAIA23,16425.9%+2.5 pts

04Vinton, IAIA5,00425.8%+2.4 pts

05Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23922.9%−1.3 pts

06Creston, IAIA7,33522.4%+2.9 pts

07Anamosa, IAIA5,90122.3%−4.0 pts

08Glenwood, IAIA5,28722.3%−2.7 pts

09Polk City, IAIA6,63022.1%+5.1 pts

10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68021.6%−1.6 pts

11Clarinda, IAIA5,27321.5%+3.0 pts

12Des Moines, IAIA212,08621.5%−5.1 pts

13Tiffin, IAIA7,15621.5%+0.2 pts

14Altoona, IAIA22,79621.2%+0.1 pts

15Indianola, IAIA16,82921.2%+2.5 pts

16Marshalltown, IAIA27,53621.0%−1.0 pts

17Washington, IAIA7,26120.6%+2.1 pts

18Iowa City, IAIA76,22920.5%−2.9 pts

19Centerville, IAIA5,32720.2%−6.7 pts

20Spencer, IAIA11,21819.9%−0.1 pts

21Waukee, IAIA34,89019.7%+2.2 pts

22Nevada, IAIA6,97419.7%−2.1 pts

23Bondurant, IAIA9,64719.5%−3.6 pts

24Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93519.5%−1.5 pts

25Estherville, IAIA5,80719.4%+4.6 pts

26Boone, IAIA12,47119.4%−3.7 pts

27Grinnell, IAIA9,43019.3%+1.1 pts

28Winterset, IAIA5,52019.2%−11.3 pts

29Sheldon, IAIA5,57519.0%+2.7 pts

30Hiawatha, IAIA7,43218.9%−0.1 pts

31Osceola, IAIA5,67918.6%+2.7 pts

32Keokuk, IAIA9,51018.5%−1.2 pts

33Fort Madison, IAIA9,93518.4%+4.4 pts

34Algona, IAIA5,30918.4%+1.2 pts

35Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05918.3%+3.9 pts

36Dubuque, IAIA59,14818.2%−2.0 pts

37Davenport, IAIA100,35818.1%−4.4 pts

38Knoxville, IAIA7,46918.0%+5.1 pts

39Waterloo, IAIA66,91917.9%−4.2 pts

40Mason City, IAIA26,85317.8%−4.7 pts

41Sioux City, IAIA86,35617.6%−0.9 pts

42Coralville, IAIA23,96017.5%−2.8 pts

43Clinton, IAIA24,04917.2%−3.6 pts

44Atlantic, IAIA6,67617.0%+1.4 pts

45Red Oak, IAIA5,38816.9%−6.7 pts

46Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83716.8%−0.6 pts

47Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24016.7%+2.9 pts

48Clive, IAIA19,86116.7%+2.7 pts

49Newton, IAIA15,74116.7%−2.2 pts

50Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49316.5%+2.6 pts

51Decorah, IAIA7,41716.3%+3.5 pts

52Independence, IAIA6,31216.1%−5.6 pts

53Norwalk, IAIA15,00416.1%+0.4 pts

54Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01316.1%−4.6 pts

55Urbandale, IAIA48,57015.8%−1.5 pts

56Ames, IAIA68,22015.6%+1.5 pts

57Fairfield, IAIA9,22015.5%−6.7 pts

58Clear Lake, IAIA7,60115.4%−7.2 pts

59Bettendorf, IAIA40,71015.1%−3.3 pts

60Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50015.1%−9.0 pts

61Ankeny, IAIA77,83315.1%−5.0 pts

62Grimes, IAIA17,40515.0%−4.8 pts

63Burlington, IAIA23,33614.8%−6.6 pts

64Manchester, IAIA5,35714.7%−8.9 pts

65West Des Moines, IAIA74,22414.7%−5.2 pts

66Ottumwa, IAIA25,31914.6%−7.2 pts

67Waverly, IAIA10,56114.4%−2.2 pts

68Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32414.4%−5.7 pts

69Eldridge, IAIA6,95414.3%+3.1 pts

70Marion, IAIA42,73214.3%−4.2 pts

71Asbury, IAIA6,03513.8%−4.1 pts

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86413.2%−3.3 pts

73Adel, IAIA7,09813.2%−7.6 pts

74Charles City, IAIA7,01313.1%−6.3 pts

75North Liberty, IAIA21,97613.0%−7.2 pts

76Johnston, IAIA25,06513.0%−9.5 pts

77Storm Lake, IAIA11,59012.7%−2.9 pts

78Le Mars, IAIA10,76012.4%−1.6 pts

79Maquoketa, IAIA6,02711.9%−9.7 pts

80Perry, IAIA8,20811.9%−12.6 pts

81Pella, IAIA10,99211.5%−3.4 pts

82Webster City, IAIA7,81510.8%−9.6 pts

83Orange City, IAIA6,4689.7%−4.4 pts

84Carroll, IAIA10,0859.4%−6.0 pts

85DeWitt, IAIA5,7048.6%−15.6 pts

86Denison, IAIA8,2148.3%−7.6 pts

87Cherokee, IAIA5,1226.9%−15.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES