RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most transient, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 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 84.2%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Ames, IAIA68,22061.6%–

02Pella, IAIA10,99268.6%–

03Iowa City, IAIA76,22968.9%–

04Tiffin, IAIA7,15669.4%–

05Osceola, IAIA5,67969.7%–

06Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24070.9%–

07Grinnell, IAIA9,43073.6%–

08Clarinda, IAIA5,27376.0%–

09Knoxville, IAIA7,46976.2%–

10North Liberty, IAIA21,97677.2%–

11Coralville, IAIA23,96077.9%–

12Anamosa, IAIA5,90178.3%–

13Maquoketa, IAIA6,02778.5%–

14Sheldon, IAIA5,57579.4%–

15Spencer, IAIA11,21879.7%–

16Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50079.8%–

17Fairfield, IAIA9,22080.0%–

18West Des Moines, IAIA74,22480.6%–

19Norwalk, IAIA15,00480.6%–

20Waverly, IAIA10,56180.9%–

21Adel, IAIA7,09881.1%–

22Clinton, IAIA24,04981.3%–

23Cherokee, IAIA5,12281.4%–

24Waterloo, IAIA66,91981.6%–

25Indianola, IAIA16,82981.9%–

26Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49382.0%–

27Charles City, IAIA7,01382.1%–

28Des Moines, IAIA212,08682.2%–

29Waukee, IAIA34,89082.4%–

30Decorah, IAIA7,41782.4%–

31Washington, IAIA7,26182.5%–

32Ankeny, IAIA77,83382.8%–

33Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83783.0%–

34Glenwood, IAIA5,28783.1%–

35Oelwein, IAIA5,75783.3%–

36Ottumwa, IAIA25,31983.3%–

37Bondurant, IAIA9,64783.4%–

38Nevada, IAIA6,97483.7%–

39Atlantic, IAIA6,67683.7%–

40Burlington, IAIA23,33683.7%–

41Altoona, IAIA22,79683.8%–

42Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23984.0%–

43Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93584.2%–

44Dubuque, IAIA59,14884.2%–

45Boone, IAIA12,47184.3%–

46Creston, IAIA7,33584.4%–

47Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01384.4%–

48Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52584.5%–

49Newton, IAIA15,74184.5%–

50Estherville, IAIA5,80784.9%–

51Marion, IAIA42,73284.9%–

52Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05985.2%–

53Asbury, IAIA6,03585.3%–

54Keokuk, IAIA9,51085.7%–

55Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68085.9%–

56Storm Lake, IAIA11,59086.0%–

57Independence, IAIA6,31286.0%–

58Orange City, IAIA6,46886.0%–

59DeWitt, IAIA5,70486.1%–

60Carroll, IAIA10,08586.1%–

61Marshalltown, IAIA27,53686.3%–

62Denison, IAIA8,21486.3%–

63Webster City, IAIA7,81586.4%–

64Perry, IAIA8,20886.5%–

65Urbandale, IAIA48,57086.5%–

66Centerville, IAIA5,32786.6%–

67Mason City, IAIA26,85386.6%–

68Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32486.6%–

69Algona, IAIA5,30986.7%–

70Hiawatha, IAIA7,43286.7%–

71Johnston, IAIA25,06586.7%–

72Clear Lake, IAIA7,60186.9%–

73Bettendorf, IAIA40,71087.0%–

74Winterset, IAIA5,52087.3%–

75Sioux Center, IAIA8,86487.4%–

76Davenport, IAIA100,35887.4%–

77Vinton, IAIA5,00488.2%–

78Fort Madison, IAIA9,93588.9%–

79Red Oak, IAIA5,38889.2%–

80Le Mars, IAIA10,76089.6%–

81Sioux City, IAIA86,35690.0%–

82Manchester, IAIA5,35790.1%–

83Eldridge, IAIA6,95490.3%–

84Grimes, IAIA17,40590.4%–

85Polk City, IAIA6,63090.4%–

86Muscatine, IAIA23,16490.4%–

87Clive, IAIA19,86191.9%–

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