Most Affordable Cities in Iowa.

Cities in Iowa ranked by median rent as a share of median household income.

42 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Median Rent	Rent / Income	Median Income	Median Home Value
1	Clive	19,012	$1,073	10%	$132,121	$401,100
2	Norwalk	14,183	$838	10%	$102,722	$303,100
3	Carroll	10,208	$722	12%	$69,706	$188,700
4	Grimes	16,366	$1,251	13%	$120,037	$304,700
5	Urbandale	46,595	$1,211	13%	$112,795	$335,500
6	Marion	41,896	$961	13%	$86,743	$241,700
7	Bettendorf	39,647	$1,187	14%	$100,495	$306,500
8	Boone	12,424	$831	14%	$69,222	$173,000
9	Ankeny	72,615	$1,319	15%	$108,198	$331,000
10	North Liberty	21,125	$1,246	15%	$102,102	$303,800
11	Pella	10,720	$1,046	15%	$84,111	$292,700
12	Le Mars	10,640	$929	15%	$74,701	$219,200
13	Johnston	24,384	$1,338	15%	$106,551	$369,100
14	Marshalltown	27,626	$891	15%	$69,068	$127,700
15	Fort Dodge	24,827	$785	16%	$60,649	$144,100
16	Oskaloosa	11,504	$831	16%	$64,004	$153,300
17	Indianola	16,044	$986	16%	$75,453	$237,500
18	Clinton	24,322	$791	16%	$60,230	$118,200
19	Waverly	10,494	$1,057	16%	$80,284	$223,300
20	Pleasant Hill	11,136	$1,215	16%	$90,508	$295,100
21	Spencer	11,400	$805	16%	$59,667	$184,800
22	Mason City	27,050	$882	16%	$64,804	$142,000
23	Waukee	29,236	$1,383	16%	$101,029	$350,500
24	Cedar Rapids	137,264	$967	16%	$70,424	$187,100
25	Sioux City	86,101	$976	17%	$68,906	$173,600
26	Newton	15,700	$819	17%	$57,771	$153,700
27	West Des Moines	71,083	$1,237	17%	$86,594	$309,000
28	Storm Lake	11,428	$898	17%	$62,765	$172,200
29	Altoona	21,495	$1,235	17%	$86,114	$274,600
30	Dubuque	59,174	$948	17%	$65,845	$204,800
31	Davenport	100,913	$978	18%	$66,200	$166,400
32	Ottumwa	25,430	$921	18%	$61,103	$106,300
33	Coralville	23,234	$1,057	18%	$69,144	$298,500
34	Cedar Falls	40,888	$1,203	19%	$76,987	$263,600
35	Burlington	23,728	$924	19%	$59,000	$114,300
36	Council Bluffs	62,586	$1,030	19%	$64,578	$171,800
37	Waterloo	67,008	$923	19%	$57,480	$152,600
38	Fort Madison	10,133	$826	20%	$50,705	$94,200
39	Des Moines	212,421	$1,090	20%	$65,932	$194,700
40	Muscatine	23,489	$974	20%	$58,117	$153,600
41	Ames	67,669	$1,023	20%	$60,991	$277,400
42	Iowa City	75,752	$1,094	22%	$58,546	$285,900