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

Clinton, IA had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 41 cities in 2022, at 15%. Grimes, IA had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 6.9% and the figure for Iowa was 9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15Clinton, IA
Lowest0.6Grimes, IA
Median6.941 cities
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All cities, 2022

Clinton, IA: 15 %Clinton, IA15Newton, IA: 11 %Newton, IA11Ottumwa, IA: 10.3 %Ottumwa, IA10.3Mason City, IA: 9.9 %Mason City, IA9.9Boone, IA: 9.8 %Boone, IA9.8Burlington, IA: 9.7 %Burlington, IA9.7Oskaloosa, IA: 9.7 %Oskaloosa, IA9.7Waterloo, IA: 9.5 %Waterloo, IA9.5Davenport, IA: 8.9 %Davenport, IA8.9Iowa City, IA: 8.7 %Iowa City, IA8.7Marshalltown, IA: 8.6 %Marshalltown, IA8.6Muscatine, IA: 8.6 %Muscatine, IA8.6Spencer, IA: 8.4 %Spencer, IA8.4Ames, IA: 8.1 %Ames, IA8.1Fort Dodge, IA: 7.9 %Fort Dodge, IA7.9Cedar Rapids, IA: 7.7 %Cedar Rapids, IA7.7Des Moines, IA: 7.6 %Des Moines, IA7.6Dubuque, IA: 7.6 %Dubuque, IA7.6Waverly, IA: 7.2 %Waverly, IA7.2North Liberty, IA: 6.9 %North Liberty, IA6.9Cedar Falls, IA: 6.9 %Cedar Falls, IA6.9Council Bluffs, IA: 6.8 %Council Bluffs, IA6.8Indianola, IA: 6.8 %Indianola, IA6.8Carroll, IA: 6.7 %Carroll, IA6.7Storm Lake, IA: 6.4 %Storm Lake, IA6.4West Des Moines, IA: 5.9 %West Des Moines, IA5.9Sioux City, IA: 5.7 %Sioux City, IA5.7Le Mars, IA: 5.6 %Le Mars, IA5.6Bettendorf, IA: 5.6 %Bettendorf, IA5.6Pella, IA: 5.3 %Pella, IA5.3Clive, IA: 5 %Clive, IA5Altoona, IA: 4.7 %Altoona, IA4.7Urbandale, IA: 4.4 %Urbandale, IA4.4Ankeny, IA: 4.3 %Ankeny, IA4.3Marion, IA: 4.1 %Marion, IA4.1Coralville, IA: 4 %Coralville, IA4Waukee, IA: 3.8 %Waukee, IA3.8Pleasant Hill, IA: 3.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA3.8Norwalk, IA: 3.4 %Norwalk, IA3.4Johnston, IA: 3.4 %Johnston, IA3.4Grimes, IA: 0.6 %Grimes, IA0.6Clinton, IA: 15 %Clinton, IA15Newton, IA: 11 %Newton, IA11Ottumwa, IA: 10.3 %Ottumwa, IA10.3Mason City, IA: 9.9 %Mason City, IA9.9Boone, IA: 9.8 %Boone, IA9.8Burlington, IA: 9.7 %Burlington, IA9.7Oskaloosa, IA: 9.7 %Oskaloosa, IA9.7Waterloo, IA: 9.5 %Waterloo, IA9.5Davenport, IA: 8.9 %Davenport, IA8.9Iowa City, IA: 8.7 %Iowa City, IA8.7Marshalltown, IA: 8.6 %Marshalltown, IA8.6Muscatine, IA: 8.6 %Muscatine, IA8.6Spencer, IA: 8.4 %Spencer, IA8.4Ames, IA: 8.1 %Ames, IA8.1Fort Dodge, IA: 7.9 %Fort Dodge, IA7.9Cedar Rapids, IA: 7.7 %Cedar Rapids, IA7.7Des Moines, IA: 7.6 %Des Moines, IA7.6Dubuque, IA: 7.6 %Dubuque, IA7.6Waverly, IA: 7.2 %Waverly, IA7.2North Liberty, IA: 6.9 %North Liberty, IA6.9Cedar Falls, IA: 6.9 %Cedar Falls, IA6.9Council Bluffs, IA: 6.8 %Council Bluffs, IA6.8Indianola, IA: 6.8 %Indianola, IA6.8Carroll, IA: 6.7 %Carroll, IA6.7Storm Lake, IA: 6.4 %Storm Lake, IA6.4West Des Moines, IA: 5.9 %West Des Moines, IA5.9Sioux City, IA: 5.7 %Sioux City, IA5.7Le Mars, IA: 5.6 %Le Mars, IA5.6Bettendorf, IA: 5.6 %Bettendorf, IA5.6Pella, IA: 5.3 %Pella, IA5.3Clive, IA: 5 %Clive, IA5Altoona, IA: 4.7 %Altoona, IA4.7Urbandale, IA: 4.4 %Urbandale, IA4.4Ankeny, IA: 4.3 %Ankeny, IA4.3Marion, IA: 4.1 %Marion, IA4.1Coralville, IA: 4 %Coralville, IA4Waukee, IA: 3.8 %Waukee, IA3.8Pleasant Hill, IA: 3.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA3.8Norwalk, IA: 3.4 %Norwalk, IA3.4Johnston, IA: 3.4 %Johnston, IA3.4Grimes, IA: 0.6 %Grimes, IA0.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Clinton, IA15-0.3 pts
2Newton, IA11-2.3 pts
3Ottumwa, IA10.3-0.8 pts
4Mason City, IA9.9+1.1 pts
5Boone, IA9.8-0.6 pts
6Burlington, IA9.7-1.2 pts
6Oskaloosa, IA9.7-0.5 pts
8Waterloo, IA9.5-0.2 pts
9Davenport, IA8.9-1.2 pts
10Iowa City, IA8.7+0.6 pts
11Marshalltown, IA8.6+0.3 pts
12Muscatine, IA8.6-1.7 pts
13Spencer, IA8.4-1.7 pts
14Ames, IA8.1-0.2 pts
15Fort Dodge, IA7.9+1 pts
16Cedar Rapids, IA7.7-0.1 pts
17Des Moines, IA7.6-0.2 pts
18Dubuque, IA7.6-0.6 pts
19Waverly, IA7.2+0.5 pts
20North Liberty, IA6.9+0.1 pts
21Cedar Falls, IA6.9+0.4 pts
22Council Bluffs, IA6.8-0.5 pts
23Indianola, IA6.8+0.3 pts
24Carroll, IA6.7+1.1 pts
25Storm Lake, IA6.4+0.4 pts
26West Des Moines, IA5.9-0.6 pts
27Sioux City, IA5.7-0.6 pts
28Le Mars, IA5.6-0.3 pts
29Bettendorf, IA5.6-1.4 pts
30Pella, IA5.3+2 pts
31Clive, IA5+0.6 pts
32Altoona, IA4.7-0.5 pts
33Urbandale, IA4.4+0.6 pts
34Ankeny, IA4.3-0.1 pts
35Marion, IA4.1+0.9 pts
36Coralville, IA4-0.9 pts
37Waukee, IA3.8-0.7 pts
38Pleasant Hill, IA3.8+2.3 pts
39Norwalk, IA3.4+0.2 pts
40Johnston, IA3.4-0.4 pts
41Grimes, IA0.6+0.6 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/iowa-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/iowa-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/iowa-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/iowa-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Clinton, IA, with 15% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Grimes, IA, with 0.6% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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