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Cities in Iowa by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Waukee, IA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 41 cities in 2024, at $1,383. Carroll, IA had the lowest, at $722. The median was $978 and the figure for Iowa was $972. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,383Waukee, IA
Lowest722Carroll, IA
Median97841 cities
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All cities, 2024

Waukee, IA: 1,383 USDWaukee, IA1,383Johnston, IA: 1,338 USDJohnston, IA1,338Ankeny, IA: 1,319 USDAnkeny, IA1,319Grimes, IA: 1,251 USDGrimes, IA1,251North Liberty, IA: 1,246 USDNorth Liberty, IA1,246West Des Moines, IA: 1,237 USDWest Des Moines, IA1,237Altoona, IA: 1,235 USDAltoona, IA1,235Pleasant Hill, IA: 1,215 USDPleasant Hill, IA1,215Urbandale, IA: 1,211 USDUrbandale, IA1,211Cedar Falls, IA: 1,203 USDCedar Falls, IA1,203Bettendorf, IA: 1,187 USDBettendorf, IA1,187Iowa City, IA: 1,094 USDIowa City, IA1,094Des Moines, IA: 1,090 USDDes Moines, IA1,090Clive, IA: 1,073 USDClive, IA1,073Coralville, IA: 1,057 USDCoralville, IA1,057Waverly, IA: 1,057 USDWaverly, IA1,057Pella, IA: 1,046 USDPella, IA1,046Council Bluffs, IA: 1,030 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA1,030Ames, IA: 1,023 USDAmes, IA1,023Indianola, IA: 986 USDIndianola, IA986Davenport, IA: 978 USDDavenport, IA978Sioux City, IA: 976 USDSioux City, IA976Muscatine, IA: 974 USDMuscatine, IA974Cedar Rapids, IA: 967 USDCedar Rapids, IA967Marion, IA: 961 USDMarion, IA961Dubuque, IA: 948 USDDubuque, IA948Le Mars, IA: 929 USDLe Mars, IA929Burlington, IA: 924 USDBurlington, IA924Waterloo, IA: 923 USDWaterloo, IA923Ottumwa, IA: 921 USDOttumwa, IA921Storm Lake, IA: 898 USDStorm Lake, IA898Marshalltown, IA: 891 USDMarshalltown, IA891Mason City, IA: 882 USDMason City, IA882Norwalk, IA: 838 USDNorwalk, IA838Boone, IA: 831 USDBoone, IA831Oskaloosa, IA: 831 USDOskaloosa, IA831Newton, IA: 819 USDNewton, IA819Spencer, IA: 805 USDSpencer, IA805Clinton, IA: 791 USDClinton, IA791Fort Dodge, IA: 785 USDFort Dodge, IA785Carroll, IA: 722 USDCarroll, IA722Waukee, IA: 1,383 USDWaukee, IA1,383Johnston, IA: 1,338 USDJohnston, IA1,338Ankeny, IA: 1,319 USDAnkeny, IA1,319Grimes, IA: 1,251 USDGrimes, IA1,251North Liberty, IA: 1,246 USDNorth Liberty, IA1,246West Des Moines, IA: 1,237 USDWest Des Moines, IA1,237Altoona, IA: 1,235 USDAltoona, IA1,235Pleasant Hill, IA: 1,215 USDPleasant Hill, IA1,215Urbandale, IA: 1,211 USDUrbandale, IA1,211Cedar Falls, IA: 1,203 USDCedar Falls, IA1,203Bettendorf, IA: 1,187 USDBettendorf, IA1,187Iowa City, IA: 1,094 USDIowa City, IA1,094Des Moines, IA: 1,090 USDDes Moines, IA1,090Clive, IA: 1,073 USDClive, IA1,073Coralville, IA: 1,057 USDCoralville, IA1,057Waverly, IA: 1,057 USDWaverly, IA1,057Pella, IA: 1,046 USDPella, IA1,046Council Bluffs, IA: 1,030 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA1,030Ames, IA: 1,023 USDAmes, IA1,023Indianola, IA: 986 USDIndianola, IA986Davenport, IA: 978 USDDavenport, IA978Sioux City, IA: 976 USDSioux City, IA976Muscatine, IA: 974 USDMuscatine, IA974Cedar Rapids, IA: 967 USDCedar Rapids, IA967Marion, IA: 961 USDMarion, IA961Dubuque, IA: 948 USDDubuque, IA948Le Mars, IA: 929 USDLe Mars, IA929Burlington, IA: 924 USDBurlington, IA924Waterloo, IA: 923 USDWaterloo, IA923Ottumwa, IA: 921 USDOttumwa, IA921Storm Lake, IA: 898 USDStorm Lake, IA898Marshalltown, IA: 891 USDMarshalltown, IA891Mason City, IA: 882 USDMason City, IA882Norwalk, IA: 838 USDNorwalk, IA838Boone, IA: 831 USDBoone, IA831Oskaloosa, IA: 831 USDOskaloosa, IA831Newton, IA: 819 USDNewton, IA819Spencer, IA: 805 USDSpencer, IA805Clinton, IA: 791 USDClinton, IA791Fort Dodge, IA: 785 USDFort Dodge, IA785Carroll, IA: 722 USDCarroll, IA722
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Waukee, IA1,383+7.2%
2Johnston, IA1,338+3.9%
3Ankeny, IA1,319+3.1%
4Grimes, IA1,251+8.2%
5North Liberty, IA1,246+1.6%
6West Des Moines, IA1,237+3.6%
7Altoona, IA1,235+2.7%
8Pleasant Hill, IA1,215+0.9%
9Urbandale, IA1,211+3%
10Cedar Falls, IA1,203+2.2%
11Bettendorf, IA1,187+3.4%
12Iowa City, IA1,0940%
13Des Moines, IA1,090+3.4%
14Clive, IA1,073-2.4%
15Coralville, IA1,057+3.5%
15Waverly, IA1,057+16.3%
17Pella, IA1,046+0.5%
18Council Bluffs, IA1,030+5.1%
19Ames, IA1,023-1.6%
20Indianola, IA986+2.1%
21Davenport, IA978+5.2%
22Sioux City, IA976+4.3%
23Muscatine, IA974-0.5%
24Cedar Rapids, IA967+4.5%
25Marion, IA961-1.7%
26Dubuque, IA948+0.5%
27Le Mars, IA929+2.3%
28Burlington, IA924-0.8%
29Waterloo, IA923+3%
30Ottumwa, IA921-3.7%
31Storm Lake, IA898+8.2%
32Marshalltown, IA891+3.1%
33Mason City, IA882+0.9%
34Norwalk, IA838-3.6%
35Boone, IA831+5.1%
35Oskaloosa, IA831-5.6%
37Newton, IA819-1.1%
38Spencer, IA805+1.3%
39Clinton, IA791+5.3%
40Fort Dodge, IA785+2.7%
41Carroll, IA722+0.6%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

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 B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, 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-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Iowa by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/iowa-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Iowa by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/iowa-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by median gross rent (monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/iowa-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Waukee, IA, with $1,383 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Carroll, IA, with $722 in 2024.

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