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Cities in Iowa by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Clinton, IA had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 41 cities in 2024, at 13.2%. Grimes, IA had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 6.2% and the figure for Iowa was 8.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.2Clinton, IA
Lowest1.7Grimes, IA
Median6.241 cities
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All cities, 2024

Clinton, IA: 13.2 %Clinton, IA13.2Ottumwa, IA: 12.4 %Ottumwa, IA12.4Boone, IA: 11.6 %Boone, IA11.6Oskaloosa, IA: 11.1 %Oskaloosa, IA11.1Mason City, IA: 10.8 %Mason City, IA10.8Fort Dodge, IA: 10.5 %Fort Dodge, IA10.5Burlington, IA: 10 %Burlington, IA10Iowa City, IA: 9 %Iowa City, IA9Waterloo, IA: 8.9 %Waterloo, IA8.9Spencer, IA: 8.6 %Spencer, IA8.6Marshalltown, IA: 8.3 %Marshalltown, IA8.3Ames, IA: 8.1 %Ames, IA8.1Newton, IA: 7.9 %Newton, IA7.9Cedar Rapids, IA: 7.9 %Cedar Rapids, IA7.9Davenport, IA: 7.7 %Davenport, IA7.7Des Moines, IA: 7.7 %Des Moines, IA7.7Muscatine, IA: 7.4 %Muscatine, IA7.4Pella, IA: 7.4 %Pella, IA7.4North Liberty, IA: 6.6 %North Liberty, IA6.6Waverly, IA: 6.2 %Waverly, IA6.2Marion, IA: 6.2 %Marion, IA6.2Dubuque, IA: 6.1 %Dubuque, IA6.1Pleasant Hill, IA: 6 %Pleasant Hill, IA6Sioux City, IA: 5.9 %Sioux City, IA5.9Council Bluffs, IA: 5.8 %Council Bluffs, IA5.8Indianola, IA: 5.7 %Indianola, IA5.7Coralville, IA: 5.7 %Coralville, IA5.7Carroll, IA: 5.4 %Carroll, IA5.4Cedar Falls, IA: 5.3 %Cedar Falls, IA5.3Storm Lake, IA: 5.3 %Storm Lake, IA5.3West Des Moines, IA: 5.2 %West Des Moines, IA5.2Urbandale, IA: 5.1 %Urbandale, IA5.1Ankeny, IA: 4.8 %Ankeny, IA4.8Johnston, IA: 4.7 %Johnston, IA4.7Clive, IA: 4.2 %Clive, IA4.2Bettendorf, IA: 3.9 %Bettendorf, IA3.9Le Mars, IA: 3.8 %Le Mars, IA3.8Norwalk, IA: 3.6 %Norwalk, IA3.6Altoona, IA: 3.2 %Altoona, IA3.2Waukee, IA: 3.2 %Waukee, IA3.2Grimes, IA: 1.7 %Grimes, IA1.7Clinton, IA: 13.2 %Clinton, IA13.2Ottumwa, IA: 12.4 %Ottumwa, IA12.4Boone, IA: 11.6 %Boone, IA11.6Oskaloosa, IA: 11.1 %Oskaloosa, IA11.1Mason City, IA: 10.8 %Mason City, IA10.8Fort Dodge, IA: 10.5 %Fort Dodge, IA10.5Burlington, IA: 10 %Burlington, IA10Iowa City, IA: 9 %Iowa City, IA9Waterloo, IA: 8.9 %Waterloo, IA8.9Spencer, IA: 8.6 %Spencer, IA8.6Marshalltown, IA: 8.3 %Marshalltown, IA8.3Ames, IA: 8.1 %Ames, IA8.1Newton, IA: 7.9 %Newton, IA7.9Cedar Rapids, IA: 7.9 %Cedar Rapids, IA7.9Davenport, IA: 7.7 %Davenport, IA7.7Des Moines, IA: 7.7 %Des Moines, IA7.7Muscatine, IA: 7.4 %Muscatine, IA7.4Pella, IA: 7.4 %Pella, IA7.4North Liberty, IA: 6.6 %North Liberty, IA6.6Waverly, IA: 6.2 %Waverly, IA6.2Marion, IA: 6.2 %Marion, IA6.2Dubuque, IA: 6.1 %Dubuque, IA6.1Pleasant Hill, IA: 6 %Pleasant Hill, IA6Sioux City, IA: 5.9 %Sioux City, IA5.9Council Bluffs, IA: 5.8 %Council Bluffs, IA5.8Indianola, IA: 5.7 %Indianola, IA5.7Coralville, IA: 5.7 %Coralville, IA5.7Carroll, IA: 5.4 %Carroll, IA5.4Cedar Falls, IA: 5.3 %Cedar Falls, IA5.3Storm Lake, IA: 5.3 %Storm Lake, IA5.3West Des Moines, IA: 5.2 %West Des Moines, IA5.2Urbandale, IA: 5.1 %Urbandale, IA5.1Ankeny, IA: 4.8 %Ankeny, IA4.8Johnston, IA: 4.7 %Johnston, IA4.7Clive, IA: 4.2 %Clive, IA4.2Bettendorf, IA: 3.9 %Bettendorf, IA3.9Le Mars, IA: 3.8 %Le Mars, IA3.8Norwalk, IA: 3.6 %Norwalk, IA3.6Altoona, IA: 3.2 %Altoona, IA3.2Waukee, IA: 3.2 %Waukee, IA3.2Grimes, IA: 1.7 %Grimes, IA1.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Clinton, IA13.2-0.4 pts
2Ottumwa, IA12.4+1 pts
3Boone, IA11.6+1 pts
4Oskaloosa, IA11.1+1.7 pts
5Mason City, IA10.8+0.6 pts
6Fort Dodge, IA10.5+2.3 pts
7Burlington, IA100 pts
8Iowa City, IA9-0.1 pts
9Waterloo, IA8.9-1.1 pts
10Spencer, IA8.6-0.1 pts
11Marshalltown, IA8.3+1.2 pts
12Ames, IA8.1-0.1 pts
13Newton, IA7.9-2.5 pts
14Cedar Rapids, IA7.9+0.3 pts
15Davenport, IA7.7-0.1 pts
16Des Moines, IA7.7+0.1 pts
17Muscatine, IA7.4-1.3 pts
18Pella, IA7.4+2.2 pts
19North Liberty, IA6.6-1 pts
20Waverly, IA6.2-0.9 pts
21Marion, IA6.2+0.9 pts
22Dubuque, IA6.1-0.4 pts
23Pleasant Hill, IA6-0.6 pts
24Sioux City, IA5.90 pts
25Council Bluffs, IA5.8-0.3 pts
26Indianola, IA5.7-1.3 pts
27Coralville, IA5.7+0.7 pts
28Carroll, IA5.4-0.2 pts
29Cedar Falls, IA5.3-0.9 pts
30Storm Lake, IA5.3-1.3 pts
31West Des Moines, IA5.2-0.1 pts
32Urbandale, IA5.1+0.3 pts
33Ankeny, IA4.8+0.8 pts
34Johnston, IA4.7+1.5 pts
35Clive, IA4.2-0.5 pts
36Bettendorf, IA3.9-1.2 pts
37Le Mars, IA3.8+0.1 pts
38Norwalk, IA3.6-1 pts
39Altoona, IA3.2-0.7 pts
40Waukee, IA3.2-0.2 pts
41Grimes, IA1.7+0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

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 B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all 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-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Iowa by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/iowa-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Iowa by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/iowa-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/iowa-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Clinton, IA, with 13.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Grimes, IA, with 1.7% in 2024.

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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 B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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