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

Norwalk, IA had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 41 cities in 2023, at 84.7%. Ames, IA had the lowest, at 42.9%. The median was 66.9% and the figure for Iowa was 71.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84.7Norwalk, IA
Lowest42.9Ames, IA
Median66.941 cities
Iowa71.5History

All cities, 2023

Norwalk, IA: 84.7 %Norwalk, IA84.7Urbandale, IA: 77.6 %Urbandale, IA77.6Marion, IA: 77.5 %Marion, IA77.5Pleasant Hill, IA: 75.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA75.8Bettendorf, IA: 75 %Bettendorf, IA75Clive, IA: 73.8 %Clive, IA73.8Boone, IA: 73.7 %Boone, IA73.7Johnston, IA: 72.3 %Johnston, IA72.3Waverly, IA: 71.2 %Waverly, IA71.2Ankeny, IA: 71 %Ankeny, IA71Grimes, IA: 70 %Grimes, IA70Indianola, IA: 69.5 %Indianola, IA69.5Waukee, IA: 69.3 %Waukee, IA69.3Burlington, IA: 68.7 %Burlington, IA68.7Muscatine, IA: 68.7 %Muscatine, IA68.7North Liberty, IA: 68.5 %North Liberty, IA68.5Altoona, IA: 68.3 %Altoona, IA68.3Cedar Rapids, IA: 68.2 %Cedar Rapids, IA68.2Spencer, IA: 67.7 %Spencer, IA67.7Mason City, IA: 67.6 %Mason City, IA67.6Clinton, IA: 66.9 %Clinton, IA66.9Marshalltown, IA: 66.9 %Marshalltown, IA66.9Carroll, IA: 66.8 %Carroll, IA66.8Newton, IA: 65.7 %Newton, IA65.7Sioux City, IA: 65.5 %Sioux City, IA65.5Dubuque, IA: 64.8 %Dubuque, IA64.8Storm Lake, IA: 64.4 %Storm Lake, IA64.4Council Bluffs, IA: 64.1 %Council Bluffs, IA64.1Fort Dodge, IA: 64 %Fort Dodge, IA64Davenport, IA: 63 %Davenport, IA63Pella, IA: 62.6 %Pella, IA62.6Cedar Falls, IA: 62.6 %Cedar Falls, IA62.6Le Mars, IA: 62.2 %Le Mars, IA62.2Ottumwa, IA: 61.3 %Ottumwa, IA61.3Waterloo, IA: 61.1 %Waterloo, IA61.1Oskaloosa, IA: 60.5 %Oskaloosa, IA60.5Des Moines, IA: 60.5 %Des Moines, IA60.5West Des Moines, IA: 57.4 %West Des Moines, IA57.4Coralville, IA: 54.3 %Coralville, IA54.3Iowa City, IA: 46.3 %Iowa City, IA46.3Ames, IA: 42.9 %Ames, IA42.9Norwalk, IA: 84.7 %Norwalk, IA84.7Urbandale, IA: 77.6 %Urbandale, IA77.6Marion, IA: 77.5 %Marion, IA77.5Pleasant Hill, IA: 75.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA75.8Bettendorf, IA: 75 %Bettendorf, IA75Clive, IA: 73.8 %Clive, IA73.8Boone, IA: 73.7 %Boone, IA73.7Johnston, IA: 72.3 %Johnston, IA72.3Waverly, IA: 71.2 %Waverly, IA71.2Ankeny, IA: 71 %Ankeny, IA71Grimes, IA: 70 %Grimes, IA70Indianola, IA: 69.5 %Indianola, IA69.5Waukee, IA: 69.3 %Waukee, IA69.3Burlington, IA: 68.7 %Burlington, IA68.7Muscatine, IA: 68.7 %Muscatine, IA68.7North Liberty, IA: 68.5 %North Liberty, IA68.5Altoona, IA: 68.3 %Altoona, IA68.3Cedar Rapids, IA: 68.2 %Cedar Rapids, IA68.2Spencer, IA: 67.7 %Spencer, IA67.7Mason City, IA: 67.6 %Mason City, IA67.6Clinton, IA: 66.9 %Clinton, IA66.9Marshalltown, IA: 66.9 %Marshalltown, IA66.9Carroll, IA: 66.8 %Carroll, IA66.8Newton, IA: 65.7 %Newton, IA65.7Sioux City, IA: 65.5 %Sioux City, IA65.5Dubuque, IA: 64.8 %Dubuque, IA64.8Storm Lake, IA: 64.4 %Storm Lake, IA64.4Council Bluffs, IA: 64.1 %Council Bluffs, IA64.1Fort Dodge, IA: 64 %Fort Dodge, IA64Davenport, IA: 63 %Davenport, IA63Pella, IA: 62.6 %Pella, IA62.6Cedar Falls, IA: 62.6 %Cedar Falls, IA62.6Le Mars, IA: 62.2 %Le Mars, IA62.2Ottumwa, IA: 61.3 %Ottumwa, IA61.3Waterloo, IA: 61.1 %Waterloo, IA61.1Oskaloosa, IA: 60.5 %Oskaloosa, IA60.5Des Moines, IA: 60.5 %Des Moines, IA60.5West Des Moines, IA: 57.4 %West Des Moines, IA57.4Coralville, IA: 54.3 %Coralville, IA54.3Iowa City, IA: 46.3 %Iowa City, IA46.3Ames, IA: 42.9 %Ames, IA42.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Norwalk, IA84.7+0.6 pts
2Urbandale, IA77.6-1 pts
3Marion, IA77.5-0.8 pts
4Pleasant Hill, IA75.8-1.9 pts
5Bettendorf, IA75-0.8 pts
6Clive, IA73.8-0.8 pts
7Boone, IA73.7+1.1 pts
8Johnston, IA72.3+1.2 pts
9Waverly, IA71.2-5.2 pts
10Ankeny, IA71-0.2 pts
11Grimes, IA70+2.1 pts
12Indianola, IA69.5+2.7 pts
13Waukee, IA69.3-1.3 pts
14Burlington, IA68.7+1.9 pts
15Muscatine, IA68.7-0.6 pts
16North Liberty, IA68.5-2.6 pts
17Altoona, IA68.3-0.8 pts
18Cedar Rapids, IA68.2-1.4 pts
19Spencer, IA67.7-1.2 pts
20Mason City, IA67.6-0.3 pts
21Clinton, IA66.9-1 pts
22Marshalltown, IA66.9-0.4 pts
23Carroll, IA66.8-2.4 pts
24Newton, IA65.7-3.4 pts
25Sioux City, IA65.5+0.1 pts
26Dubuque, IA64.80 pts
27Storm Lake, IA64.4+4.5 pts
28Council Bluffs, IA64.1+0.7 pts
29Fort Dodge, IA64+0.7 pts
30Davenport, IA63+0.9 pts
31Pella, IA62.6-4.5 pts
32Cedar Falls, IA62.60 pts
33Le Mars, IA62.2-5.8 pts
34Ottumwa, IA61.3+2.3 pts
35Waterloo, IA61.1+0.3 pts
36Oskaloosa, IA60.5+2.1 pts
37Des Moines, IA60.5+0.2 pts
38West Des Moines, IA57.4-0.8 pts
39Coralville, IA54.3+0.4 pts
40Iowa City, IA46.3-0 pts
41Ames, IA42.9+0.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. EU home ownership rates (population_in_owner_occupied_homes_share) count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in Iowa by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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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), Cities in Iowa by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/iowa-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in Iowa by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/iowa-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in Iowa by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/iowa-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Norwalk, IA, with 84.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Ames, IA, with 42.9% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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