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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most transient, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 85.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Winterset, IA, up 58 places to #16.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020
01Ames, IAIA68,22063.0%+1.4 pts
02▲1Iowa City, IAIA76,22968.7%−0.1 pts
03▲14Fairfield, IAIA9,22076.7%−3.3 pts
04▲2Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24076.8%+5.9 pts
05▲2Grinnell, IAIA9,43076.8%+3.2 pts
06▲5Coralville, IAIA23,96077.6%−0.3 pts
07▲7Sheldon, IAIA5,57577.9%−1.4 pts
08Clarinda, IAIA5,27379.4%+3.4 pts
09▲7Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50079.8%+0.1 pts
10▲8West Des Moines, IAIA74,22480.1%−0.5 pts
11▲12Cherokee, IAIA5,12280.4%−1.0 pts
12▲50Denison, IAIA8,21481.1%−5.2 pts
13▲35Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52581.1%−3.4 pts
14▼12Pella, IAIA10,99281.2%+12.6 pts
15▲18Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83781.4%−1.6 pts
16▲58Winterset, IAIA5,52081.6%−5.7 pts
17▲52Algona, IAIA5,30981.9%−4.8 pts
18▼14Tiffin, IAIA7,15682.0%+12.6 pts
19▲1Waverly, IAIA10,56182.0%+1.1 pts
20▼8Anamosa, IAIA5,90182.9%+4.6 pts
21Adel, IAIA7,09882.9%+1.8 pts
22▲7Waukee, IAIA34,89083.1%+0.8 pts
23▲43Centerville, IAIA5,32783.2%−3.4 pts
24▼15Knoxville, IAIA7,46983.4%+7.1 pts
25▼6Norwalk, IAIA15,00483.8%+3.1 pts
26▼16North Liberty, IAIA21,97684.0%+6.8 pts
27▲4Washington, IAIA7,26184.0%+1.5 pts
28▲10Nevada, IAIA6,97484.1%+0.4 pts
29▲1Decorah, IAIA7,41784.2%+1.8 pts
30▲16Creston, IAIA7,33584.2%−0.2 pts
31▼3Des Moines, IAIA212,08684.3%+2.1 pts
32▲44Davenport, IAIA100,35884.3%−3.1 pts
33▲2Oelwein, IAIA5,75784.4%+1.1 pts
34▼2Ankeny, IAIA77,83384.5%+1.7 pts
35▲19Keokuk, IAIA9,51085.1%−0.6 pts
36▲50Muscatine, IAIA23,16485.1%−5.3 pts
37▲33Hiawatha, IAIA7,43285.2%−1.5 pts
38▼33Osceola, IAIA5,67985.4%+15.7 pts
39▼12Charles City, IAIA7,01385.5%+3.4 pts
40▲3Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93585.5%+1.3 pts
41▲37Fort Madison, IAIA9,93585.6%−3.3 pts
42▼29Maquoketa, IAIA6,02785.6%+7.1 pts
43▼19Waterloo, IAIA66,91985.8%+4.2 pts
44▼19Indianola, IAIA16,82985.9%+4.0 pts
45▲2Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01386.0%+1.6 pts
46▼10Ottumwa, IAIA25,31986.1%+2.7 pts
47▲10Independence, IAIA6,31286.5%+0.4 pts
48▼22Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49386.6%+4.6 pts
49▲18Mason City, IAIA26,85386.7%+0.1 pts
50▲29Red Oak, IAIA5,38886.9%−2.3 pts
51▼29Clinton, IAIA24,04986.9%+5.6 pts
52▼18Glenwood, IAIA5,28787.2%+4.1 pts
53▲12Urbandale, IAIA48,57087.2%+0.7 pts
54▼5Newton, IAIA15,74187.2%+2.7 pts
55▲22Vinton, IAIA5,00487.4%−0.8 pts
56▼12Dubuque, IAIA59,14887.6%+3.4 pts
57▼2Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68087.8%+1.8 pts
58▼16Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23987.9%+3.8 pts
59▼19Burlington, IAIA23,33688.0%+4.3 pts
60▼21Atlantic, IAIA6,67688.1%+4.4 pts
61▼24Bondurant, IAIA9,64788.5%+5.1 pts
62▲11Bettendorf, IAIA40,71088.7%+1.7 pts
63▼5Orange City, IAIA6,46888.8%+2.8 pts
64▼4Carroll, IAIA10,08589.0%+3.0 pts
65▼14Marion, IAIA42,73289.1%+4.2 pts
66▲9Sioux Center, IAIA8,86489.3%+1.9 pts
67▲4Johnston, IAIA25,06589.9%+3.2 pts
68▼4Perry, IAIA8,20890.0%+3.5 pts
69▼28Altoona, IAIA22,79690.3%+6.5 pts
70▼9Marshalltown, IAIA27,53690.4%+4.1 pts
71▲9Le Mars, IAIA10,76090.4%+0.7 pts
72▼9Webster City, IAIA7,81590.4%+4.0 pts
73▲11Grimes, IAIA17,40590.5%+0.1 pts
74▲9Eldridge, IAIA6,95490.5%+0.2 pts
75▼60Spencer, IAIA11,21890.5%+10.8 pts
76▼26Estherville, IAIA5,80790.7%+5.8 pts
77▲5Manchester, IAIA5,35791.0%+1.0 pts
78▲3Sioux City, IAIA86,35691.3%+1.2 pts
79▼34Boone, IAIA12,47191.5%+7.2 pts
80▲7Clive, IAIA19,86191.6%−0.3 pts
81▼9Clear Lake, IAIA7,60192.1%+5.2 pts
82▼23DeWitt, IAIA5,70492.4%+6.3 pts
83▼27Storm Lake, IAIA11,59092.7%+6.8 pts
84▼32Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05993.3%+8.1 pts
85Polk City, IAIA6,63094.2%+3.8 pts
86▼33Asbury, IAIA6,03594.6%+9.3 pts
87▼19Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32496.5%+9.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES