Iowa Cities by Median Gross Rent

Median gross rent includes rent plus utilities paid by renters. It's the most direct measure of housing affordability for non-owners.

All 288 cities ranked by Median Gross Rent, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Cities	Median Gross Rent ↓
1	Saylorville CDP, Iowa	$1,642
2	University Heights city, Iowa	$1,417
3	Asbury city, Iowa	$1,379
4	Tiffin city, Iowa	$1,367
5	Windsor Heights city, Iowa	$1,355
6	Waukee city, Iowa	$1,290
7	Johnston city, Iowa	$1,288
8	Ankeny city, Iowa	$1,279
9	Huxley city, Iowa	$1,260
10	Sergeant Bluff city, Iowa	$1,232
11	North Liberty city, Iowa	$1,226
12	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District, Iowa	$1,204
13	Pleasant Hill city, Iowa	$1,204
14	Altoona city, Iowa	$1,203
15	West Des Moines city, Iowa	$1,194
16	Cedar Falls city, Iowa	$1,177
17	Urbandale city, Iowa	$1,176
18	Bondurant city, Iowa	$1,176
19	Solon city, Iowa	$1,166
20	Blue Grass city, Iowa	$1,158
21	Grimes city, Iowa	$1,156
22	Linn-Mar Community School District, Iowa	$1,155
23	Bettendorf city, Iowa	$1,148
24	Treynor city, Iowa	$1,120
25	Carter Lake city, Iowa	$1,115
26	Clive city, Iowa	$1,099
27	Iowa City city, Iowa	$1,094
28	Le Claire city, Iowa	$1,087
29	Dallas Center city, Iowa	$1,082
30	Hudson city, Iowa	$1,082
31	Rock Valley city, Iowa	$1,070
32	Palo city, Iowa	$1,063
33	Pella city, Iowa	$1,041
34	Ames city, Iowa	$1,040
35	Britt city, Iowa	$1,036
36	Dyersville city, Iowa	$1,036
37	North Tama County Community School District, Iowa	$1,035
38	Madrid city, Iowa	$1,034
39	Peosta city, Iowa	$1,031
40	Center Point city, Iowa	$1,022
41	Coralville city, Iowa	$1,021
42	Traer city, Iowa	$1,016
43	Ely city, Iowa	$1,014
44	Remsen city, Iowa	$1,014
45	Lake Park city, Iowa	$1,013
46	Onawa city, Iowa	$1,005
47	Monona city, Iowa	$1,000
48	Winthrop city, Iowa	$1,000
49	Springville city, Iowa	$1,000
50	Neola city, Iowa	$994
51	Eagle Grove city, Iowa	$991
52	Park View CDP, Iowa	$986
53	Roland city, Iowa	$983
54	Council Bluffs city, Iowa	$980
55	Muscatine city, Iowa	$979
56	Marion city, Iowa	$978
57	Mediapolis city, Iowa	$968
58	Indianola city, Iowa	$966
59	Panora city, Iowa	$965
60	Fayette city, Iowa	$963
61	West Branch city, Iowa	$958
62	Toledo city, Iowa	$958
63	Swisher city, Iowa	$958
64	Story City city, Iowa	$956
65	Ottumwa city, Iowa	$956
66	Robins city, Iowa	$955
67	DeWitt city, Iowa	$950
68	Lone Tree city, Iowa	$947
69	Van Meter city, Iowa	$947
70	Evansdale city, Iowa	$945
71	Conrad city, Iowa	$944
72	Sioux City Community School District, Iowa	$943
73	Winterset city, Iowa	$943
74	Dubuque city, Iowa	$943
75	St. Ansgar city, Iowa	$940
76	Sully city, Iowa	$940
77	Western Dubuque County Community School District, Iowa	$940
78	Griswold city, Iowa	$937
79	Jesup city, Iowa	$937
80	Sioux City city, Iowa	$936
81	Dunlap city, Iowa	$934
82	Burlington city, Iowa	$931
83	Davenport city, Iowa	$930
84	Washington city, Iowa	$927
85	West Union city, Iowa	$925
86	Clarence city, Iowa	$925
87	Cedar Rapids city, Iowa	$925
88	Epworth city, Iowa	$924
89	Granger city, Iowa	$923
90	Bloomfield city, Iowa	$918
91	Alta city, Iowa	$915
92	Waverly city, Iowa	$909
93	Le Mars city, Iowa	$908
94	Sigourney city, Iowa	$903
95	Iowa Falls city, Iowa	$898
96	Greene city, Iowa	$898
97	Anamosa city, Iowa	$897
98	Waterloo city, Iowa	$896
99	Carlisle city, Iowa	$896
100	Farley city, Iowa	$893