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) — the places where people stay put. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS