RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most rooted, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 84.2%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Clive, IAIA19,86191.9%–

02Muscatine, IAIA23,16490.4%–

03Polk City, IAIA6,63090.4%–

04Grimes, IAIA17,40590.4%–

05Eldridge, IAIA6,95490.3%–

06Manchester, IAIA5,35790.1%–

07Sioux City, IAIA86,35690.0%–

08Le Mars, IAIA10,76089.6%–

09Red Oak, IAIA5,38889.2%–

10Fort Madison, IAIA9,93588.9%–

11Vinton, IAIA5,00488.2%–

12Davenport, IAIA100,35887.4%–

13Sioux Center, IAIA8,86487.4%–

14Winterset, IAIA5,52087.3%–

15Bettendorf, IAIA40,71087.0%–

16Clear Lake, IAIA7,60186.9%–

17Hiawatha, IAIA7,43286.7%–

18Johnston, IAIA25,06586.7%–

19Algona, IAIA5,30986.7%–

20Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32486.6%–

21Mason City, IAIA26,85386.6%–

22Centerville, IAIA5,32786.6%–

23Urbandale, IAIA48,57086.5%–

24Perry, IAIA8,20886.5%–

25Webster City, IAIA7,81586.4%–

26Denison, IAIA8,21486.3%–

27Marshalltown, IAIA27,53686.3%–

28Carroll, IAIA10,08586.1%–

29DeWitt, IAIA5,70486.1%–

30Orange City, IAIA6,46886.0%–

31Independence, IAIA6,31286.0%–

32Storm Lake, IAIA11,59086.0%–

33Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68085.9%–

34Keokuk, IAIA9,51085.7%–

35Asbury, IAIA6,03585.3%–

36Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05985.2%–

37Marion, IAIA42,73284.9%–

38Estherville, IAIA5,80784.9%–

39Newton, IAIA15,74184.5%–

40Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52584.5%–

41Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01384.4%–

42Creston, IAIA7,33584.4%–

43Boone, IAIA12,47184.3%–

44Dubuque, IAIA59,14884.2%–

45Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93584.2%–

46Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23984.0%–

47Altoona, IAIA22,79683.8%–

48Burlington, IAIA23,33683.7%–

49Atlantic, IAIA6,67683.7%–

50Nevada, IAIA6,97483.7%–

51Bondurant, IAIA9,64783.4%–

52Ottumwa, IAIA25,31983.3%–

53Oelwein, IAIA5,75783.3%–

54Glenwood, IAIA5,28783.1%–

55Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83783.0%–

56Ankeny, IAIA77,83382.8%–

57Washington, IAIA7,26182.5%–

58Decorah, IAIA7,41782.4%–

59Waukee, IAIA34,89082.4%–

60Des Moines, IAIA212,08682.2%–

61Charles City, IAIA7,01382.1%–

62Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49382.0%–

63Indianola, IAIA16,82981.9%–

64Waterloo, IAIA66,91981.6%–

65Cherokee, IAIA5,12281.4%–

66Clinton, IAIA24,04981.3%–

67Adel, IAIA7,09881.1%–

68Waverly, IAIA10,56180.9%–

69Norwalk, IAIA15,00480.6%–

70West Des Moines, IAIA74,22480.6%–

71Fairfield, IAIA9,22080.0%–

72Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50079.8%–

73Spencer, IAIA11,21879.7%–

74Sheldon, IAIA5,57579.4%–

75Maquoketa, IAIA6,02778.5%–

76Anamosa, IAIA5,90178.3%–

77Coralville, IAIA23,96077.9%–

78North Liberty, IAIA21,97677.2%–

79Knoxville, IAIA7,46976.2%–

80Clarinda, IAIA5,27376.0%–

81Grinnell, IAIA9,43073.6%–

82Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24070.9%–

83Osceola, IAIA5,67969.7%–

84Tiffin, IAIA7,15669.4%–

85Iowa City, IAIA76,22968.9%–

86Pella, IAIA10,99268.6%–

87Ames, IAIA68,22061.6%–

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