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Cities in Iowa by median gross rent (monthly)

Ankeny, IA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 41 cities in 2022, at $1,289. Carroll, IA had the lowest, at $695. The median was $915 and the figure for Iowa was $914. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,289Ankeny, IA
Lowest695Carroll, IA
Median91541 cities
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All cities, 2022

Ankeny, IA: 1,289 USDAnkeny, IA1,289Johnston, IA: 1,225 USDJohnston, IA1,225Waukee, IA: 1,209 USDWaukee, IA1,209North Liberty, IA: 1,198 USDNorth Liberty, IA1,198West Des Moines, IA: 1,153 USDWest Des Moines, IA1,153Altoona, IA: 1,140 USDAltoona, IA1,140Cedar Falls, IA: 1,112 USDCedar Falls, IA1,112Urbandale, IA: 1,108 USDUrbandale, IA1,108Pleasant Hill, IA: 1,102 USDPleasant Hill, IA1,102Clive, IA: 1,089 USDClive, IA1,089Iowa City, IA: 1,077 USDIowa City, IA1,077Bettendorf, IA: 1,060 USDBettendorf, IA1,060Grimes, IA: 1,042 USDGrimes, IA1,042Pella, IA: 1,025 USDPella, IA1,025Coralville, IA: 1,022 USDCoralville, IA1,022Ames, IA: 1,011 USDAmes, IA1,011Des Moines, IA: 995 USDDes Moines, IA995Council Bluffs, IA: 964 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA964Norwalk, IA: 956 USDNorwalk, IA956Muscatine, IA: 935 USDMuscatine, IA935Dubuque, IA: 915 USDDubuque, IA915Ottumwa, IA: 915 USDOttumwa, IA915Indianola, IA: 914 USDIndianola, IA914Marion, IA: 906 USDMarion, IA906Sioux City, IA: 904 USDSioux City, IA904Burlington, IA: 902 USDBurlington, IA902Davenport, IA: 890 USDDavenport, IA890Cedar Rapids, IA: 886 USDCedar Rapids, IA886Waterloo, IA: 865 USDWaterloo, IA865Waverly, IA: 861 USDWaverly, IA861Mason City, IA: 841 USDMason City, IA841Boone, IA: 837 USDBoone, IA837Le Mars, IA: 834 USDLe Mars, IA834Marshalltown, IA: 832 USDMarshalltown, IA832Newton, IA: 826 USDNewton, IA826Oskaloosa, IA: 815 USDOskaloosa, IA815Storm Lake, IA: 782 USDStorm Lake, IA782Fort Dodge, IA: 749 USDFort Dodge, IA749Clinton, IA: 746 USDClinton, IA746Spencer, IA: 737 USDSpencer, IA737Carroll, IA: 695 USDCarroll, IA695Ankeny, IA: 1,289 USDAnkeny, IA1,289Johnston, IA: 1,225 USDJohnston, IA1,225Waukee, IA: 1,209 USDWaukee, IA1,209North Liberty, IA: 1,198 USDNorth Liberty, IA1,198West Des Moines, IA: 1,153 USDWest Des Moines, IA1,153Altoona, IA: 1,140 USDAltoona, IA1,140Cedar Falls, IA: 1,112 USDCedar Falls, IA1,112Urbandale, IA: 1,108 USDUrbandale, IA1,108Pleasant Hill, IA: 1,102 USDPleasant Hill, IA1,102Clive, IA: 1,089 USDClive, IA1,089Iowa City, IA: 1,077 USDIowa City, IA1,077Bettendorf, IA: 1,060 USDBettendorf, IA1,060Grimes, IA: 1,042 USDGrimes, IA1,042Pella, IA: 1,025 USDPella, IA1,025Coralville, IA: 1,022 USDCoralville, IA1,022Ames, IA: 1,011 USDAmes, IA1,011Des Moines, IA: 995 USDDes Moines, IA995Council Bluffs, IA: 964 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA964Norwalk, IA: 956 USDNorwalk, IA956Muscatine, IA: 935 USDMuscatine, IA935Dubuque, IA: 915 USDDubuque, IA915Ottumwa, IA: 915 USDOttumwa, IA915Indianola, IA: 914 USDIndianola, IA914Marion, IA: 906 USDMarion, IA906Sioux City, IA: 904 USDSioux City, IA904Burlington, IA: 902 USDBurlington, IA902Davenport, IA: 890 USDDavenport, IA890Cedar Rapids, IA: 886 USDCedar Rapids, IA886Waterloo, IA: 865 USDWaterloo, IA865Waverly, IA: 861 USDWaverly, IA861Mason City, IA: 841 USDMason City, IA841Boone, IA: 837 USDBoone, IA837Le Mars, IA: 834 USDLe Mars, IA834Marshalltown, IA: 832 USDMarshalltown, IA832Newton, IA: 826 USDNewton, IA826Oskaloosa, IA: 815 USDOskaloosa, IA815Storm Lake, IA: 782 USDStorm Lake, IA782Fort Dodge, IA: 749 USDFort Dodge, IA749Clinton, IA: 746 USDClinton, IA746Spencer, IA: 737 USDSpencer, IA737Carroll, IA: 695 USDCarroll, IA695
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Ankeny, IA1,289+11.8%
2Johnston, IA1,225+5.3%
3Waukee, IA1,209+8.2%
4North Liberty, IA1,198-0.8%
5West Des Moines, IA1,153+8.6%
6Altoona, IA1,140+6.3%
7Cedar Falls, IA1,112+12.2%
8Urbandale, IA1,108+12.3%
9Pleasant Hill, IA1,102+7.3%
10Clive, IA1,089+8.1%
11Iowa City, IA1,077+4.6%
12Bettendorf, IA1,060+8.5%
13Grimes, IA1,042+11.6%
14Pella, IA1,025+15.4%
15Coralville, IA1,022+8.3%
16Ames, IA1,011+4%
17Des Moines, IA995+8.6%
18Council Bluffs, IA964+9%
19Norwalk, IA956+5.4%
20Muscatine, IA935+5.4%
21Dubuque, IA915+8.8%
21Ottumwa, IA915+8.9%
23Indianola, IA914+9.9%
24Marion, IA906+11.7%
25Sioux City, IA904+8.1%
26Burlington, IA902+5.4%
27Davenport, IA890+9.2%
28Cedar Rapids, IA886+6%
29Waterloo, IA865+7.7%
30Waverly, IA861+0.2%
31Mason City, IA841+7.5%
32Boone, IA837+7.3%
33Le Mars, IA834+5.3%
34Marshalltown, IA832+6.9%
35Newton, IA826+11.5%
36Oskaloosa, IA815+12%
37Storm Lake, IA782+6.7%
38Fort Dodge, IA749+7.8%
39Clinton, IA746+8.4%
40Spencer, IA737+3.9%
41Carroll, IA695+8.8%

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/iowa-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/iowa-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/iowa-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ankeny, IA, with $1,289 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Carroll, IA, with $695 in 2022.

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