# Cities in Iowa by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `homeownership_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Norwalk, IA | 82.5 |
| 2 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 78.4 |
| 3 | Urbandale, IA | 78.1 |
| 4 | Marion, IA | 77.4 |
| 5 | Clive, IA | 75.4 |
| 6 | Bettendorf, IA | 75.1 |
| 7 | Carroll, IA | 71.8 |
| 8 | Boone, IA | 71.6 |
| 9 | Ankeny, IA | 71.4 |
| 10 | Grimes, IA | 70.9 |
| 11 | Johnston, IA | 70.8 |
| 12 | Burlington, IA | 70.6 |
| 13 | Indianola, IA | 69.9 |
| 14 | Clinton, IA | 69.1 |
| 15 | Waverly, IA | 69 |
| 16 | Marshalltown, IA | 68.8 |
| 17 | Altoona, IA | 68.7 |
| 18 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 68.5 |
| 19 | Spencer, IA | 68.1 |
| 20 | North Liberty, IA | 66.9 |
| 21 | Waukee, IA | 66.5 |
| 22 | Muscatine, IA | 66.5 |
| 23 | Storm Lake, IA | 66.3 |
| 24 | Dubuque, IA | 65.8 |
| 25 | Mason City, IA | 65.6 |
| 26 | Sioux City, IA | 65.3 |
| 27 | Fort Dodge, IA | 64.4 |
| 28 | Cedar Falls, IA | 64 |
| 29 | Council Bluffs, IA | 63.2 |
| 30 | Davenport, IA | 62.9 |
| 31 | Pella, IA | 62.5 |
| 32 | Waterloo, IA | 62.1 |
| 33 | Ottumwa, IA | 61.7 |
| 34 | Newton, IA | 61.5 |
| 35 | Le Mars, IA | 61.5 |
| 36 | Oskaloosa, IA | 60.8 |
| 37 | Des Moines, IA | 60.5 |
| 38 | West Des Moines, IA | 57.4 |
| 39 | Coralville, IA | 55.9 |
| 40 | Iowa City, IA | 47.2 |
| 41 | Ames, IA | 42.1 |