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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%+39%

02Oelwein, IAIA5,75726.2%+11%

03Muscatine, IAIA23,16425.9%+11%

04Vinton, IAIA5,00425.8%+10%

05Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23922.9%−5%

06Creston, IAIA7,33522.4%+15%

07Anamosa, IAIA5,90122.3%−15%

08Glenwood, IAIA5,28722.3%−11%

09Polk City, IAIA6,63022.1%+30%

10Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68021.6%−7%

11Clarinda, IAIA5,27321.5%+16%

12Des Moines, IAIA212,08621.5%−19%

13Tiffin, IAIA7,15621.5%+1%

14Altoona, IAIA22,79621.2%+1%

15Indianola, IAIA16,82921.2%+14%

16Marshalltown, IAIA27,53621.0%−5%

17Washington, IAIA7,26120.6%+11%

18Iowa City, IAIA76,22920.5%−12%

19Centerville, IAIA5,32720.2%−25%

20Spencer, IAIA11,21819.9%−0%

21Waukee, IAIA34,89019.7%+13%

22Nevada, IAIA6,97419.7%−10%

23Bondurant, IAIA9,64719.5%−15%

24Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93519.5%−7%

25Estherville, IAIA5,80719.4%+31%

26Boone, IAIA12,47119.4%−16%

27Grinnell, IAIA9,43019.3%+6%

28Winterset, IAIA5,52019.2%−37%

29Sheldon, IAIA5,57519.0%+16%

30Hiawatha, IAIA7,43218.9%−1%

31Osceola, IAIA5,67918.6%+17%

32Keokuk, IAIA9,51018.5%−6%

33Fort Madison, IAIA9,93518.4%+32%

34Algona, IAIA5,30918.4%+7%

35Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05918.3%+27%

36Dubuque, IAIA59,14818.2%−10%

37Davenport, IAIA100,35818.1%−20%

38Knoxville, IAIA7,46918.0%+39%

39Waterloo, IAIA66,91917.9%−19%

40Mason City, IAIA26,85317.8%−21%

41Sioux City, IAIA86,35617.6%−5%

42Coralville, IAIA23,96017.5%−14%

43Clinton, IAIA24,04917.2%−17%

44Atlantic, IAIA6,67617.0%+9%

45Red Oak, IAIA5,38816.9%−28%

46Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83716.8%−4%

47Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24016.7%+21%

48Clive, IAIA19,86116.7%+19%

49Newton, IAIA15,74116.7%−12%

50Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49316.5%+19%

51Decorah, IAIA7,41716.3%+28%

52Independence, IAIA6,31216.1%−26%

53Norwalk, IAIA15,00416.1%+3%

54Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01316.1%−22%

55Urbandale, IAIA48,57015.8%−9%

56Ames, IAIA68,22015.6%+10%

57Fairfield, IAIA9,22015.5%−30%

58Clear Lake, IAIA7,60115.4%−32%

59Bettendorf, IAIA40,71015.1%−18%

60Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50015.1%−37%

61Ankeny, IAIA77,83315.1%−25%

62Grimes, IAIA17,40515.0%−24%

63Burlington, IAIA23,33614.8%−31%

64Manchester, IAIA5,35714.7%−38%

65West Des Moines, IAIA74,22414.7%−26%

66Ottumwa, IAIA25,31914.6%−33%

67Waverly, IAIA10,56114.4%−13%

68Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32414.4%−28%

69Eldridge, IAIA6,95414.3%+28%

70Marion, IAIA42,73214.3%−23%

71Asbury, IAIA6,03513.8%−23%

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86413.2%−20%

73Adel, IAIA7,09813.2%−37%

74Charles City, IAIA7,01313.1%−33%

75North Liberty, IAIA21,97613.0%−36%

76Johnston, IAIA25,06513.0%−42%

77Storm Lake, IAIA11,59012.7%−18%

78Le Mars, IAIA10,76012.4%−12%

79Maquoketa, IAIA6,02711.9%−45%

80Perry, IAIA8,20811.9%−51%

81Pella, IAIA10,99211.5%−23%

82Webster City, IAIA7,81510.8%−47%

83Orange City, IAIA6,4689.7%−31%

84Carroll, IAIA10,0859.4%−39%

85DeWitt, IAIA5,7048.6%−64%

86Denison, IAIA8,2148.3%−48%

87Cherokee, IAIA5,1226.9%−69%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES