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Cities in Iowa by median gross rent (monthly)

Waukee, IA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 41 cities in 2023, at $1,290. Carroll, IA had the lowest, at $718. The median was $966 and the figure for Iowa was $949. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,290Waukee, IA
Lowest718Carroll, IA
Median96641 cities
Iowa949History

All cities, 2023

Waukee, IA: 1,290 USDWaukee, IA1,290Johnston, IA: 1,288 USDJohnston, IA1,288Ankeny, IA: 1,279 USDAnkeny, IA1,279North Liberty, IA: 1,226 USDNorth Liberty, IA1,226Pleasant Hill, IA: 1,204 USDPleasant Hill, IA1,204Altoona, IA: 1,203 USDAltoona, IA1,203West Des Moines, IA: 1,194 USDWest Des Moines, IA1,194Cedar Falls, IA: 1,177 USDCedar Falls, IA1,177Urbandale, IA: 1,176 USDUrbandale, IA1,176Grimes, IA: 1,156 USDGrimes, IA1,156Bettendorf, IA: 1,148 USDBettendorf, IA1,148Clive, IA: 1,099 USDClive, IA1,099Iowa City, IA: 1,094 USDIowa City, IA1,094Des Moines, IA: 1,054 USDDes Moines, IA1,054Pella, IA: 1,041 USDPella, IA1,041Ames, IA: 1,040 USDAmes, IA1,040Coralville, IA: 1,021 USDCoralville, IA1,021Council Bluffs, IA: 980 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA980Muscatine, IA: 979 USDMuscatine, IA979Marion, IA: 978 USDMarion, IA978Indianola, IA: 966 USDIndianola, IA966Ottumwa, IA: 956 USDOttumwa, IA956Dubuque, IA: 943 USDDubuque, IA943Sioux City, IA: 936 USDSioux City, IA936Burlington, IA: 931 USDBurlington, IA931Davenport, IA: 930 USDDavenport, IA930Cedar Rapids, IA: 925 USDCedar Rapids, IA925Waverly, IA: 909 USDWaverly, IA909Le Mars, IA: 908 USDLe Mars, IA908Waterloo, IA: 896 USDWaterloo, IA896Oskaloosa, IA: 880 USDOskaloosa, IA880Mason City, IA: 874 USDMason City, IA874Norwalk, IA: 869 USDNorwalk, IA869Marshalltown, IA: 864 USDMarshalltown, IA864Storm Lake, IA: 830 USDStorm Lake, IA830Newton, IA: 828 USDNewton, IA828Spencer, IA: 795 USDSpencer, IA795Boone, IA: 791 USDBoone, IA791Fort Dodge, IA: 764 USDFort Dodge, IA764Clinton, IA: 751 USDClinton, IA751Carroll, IA: 718 USDCarroll, IA718Waukee, IA: 1,290 USDWaukee, IA1,290Johnston, IA: 1,288 USDJohnston, IA1,288Ankeny, IA: 1,279 USDAnkeny, IA1,279North Liberty, IA: 1,226 USDNorth Liberty, IA1,226Pleasant Hill, IA: 1,204 USDPleasant Hill, IA1,204Altoona, IA: 1,203 USDAltoona, IA1,203West Des Moines, IA: 1,194 USDWest Des Moines, IA1,194Cedar Falls, IA: 1,177 USDCedar Falls, IA1,177Urbandale, IA: 1,176 USDUrbandale, IA1,176Grimes, IA: 1,156 USDGrimes, IA1,156Bettendorf, IA: 1,148 USDBettendorf, IA1,148Clive, IA: 1,099 USDClive, IA1,099Iowa City, IA: 1,094 USDIowa City, IA1,094Des Moines, IA: 1,054 USDDes Moines, IA1,054Pella, IA: 1,041 USDPella, IA1,041Ames, IA: 1,040 USDAmes, IA1,040Coralville, IA: 1,021 USDCoralville, IA1,021Council Bluffs, IA: 980 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA980Muscatine, IA: 979 USDMuscatine, IA979Marion, IA: 978 USDMarion, IA978Indianola, IA: 966 USDIndianola, IA966Ottumwa, IA: 956 USDOttumwa, IA956Dubuque, IA: 943 USDDubuque, IA943Sioux City, IA: 936 USDSioux City, IA936Burlington, IA: 931 USDBurlington, IA931Davenport, IA: 930 USDDavenport, IA930Cedar Rapids, IA: 925 USDCedar Rapids, IA925Waverly, IA: 909 USDWaverly, IA909Le Mars, IA: 908 USDLe Mars, IA908Waterloo, IA: 896 USDWaterloo, IA896Oskaloosa, IA: 880 USDOskaloosa, IA880Mason City, IA: 874 USDMason City, IA874Norwalk, IA: 869 USDNorwalk, IA869Marshalltown, IA: 864 USDMarshalltown, IA864Storm Lake, IA: 830 USDStorm Lake, IA830Newton, IA: 828 USDNewton, IA828Spencer, IA: 795 USDSpencer, IA795Boone, IA: 791 USDBoone, IA791Fort Dodge, IA: 764 USDFort Dodge, IA764Clinton, IA: 751 USDClinton, IA751Carroll, IA: 718 USDCarroll, IA718
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Waukee, IA1,290+6.7%
2Johnston, IA1,288+5.1%
3Ankeny, IA1,279-0.8%
4North Liberty, IA1,226+2.3%
5Pleasant Hill, IA1,204+9.3%
6Altoona, IA1,203+5.5%
7West Des Moines, IA1,194+3.6%
8Cedar Falls, IA1,177+5.8%
9Urbandale, IA1,176+6.1%
10Grimes, IA1,156+10.9%
11Bettendorf, IA1,148+8.3%
12Clive, IA1,099+0.9%
13Iowa City, IA1,094+1.6%
14Des Moines, IA1,054+5.9%
15Pella, IA1,041+1.6%
16Ames, IA1,040+2.9%
17Coralville, IA1,021-0.1%
18Council Bluffs, IA980+1.7%
19Muscatine, IA979+4.7%
20Marion, IA978+7.9%
21Indianola, IA966+5.7%
22Ottumwa, IA956+4.5%
23Dubuque, IA943+3.1%
24Sioux City, IA936+3.5%
25Burlington, IA931+3.2%
26Davenport, IA930+4.5%
27Cedar Rapids, IA925+4.4%
28Waverly, IA909+5.6%
29Le Mars, IA908+8.9%
30Waterloo, IA896+3.6%
31Oskaloosa, IA880+8%
32Mason City, IA874+3.9%
33Norwalk, IA869-9.1%
34Marshalltown, IA864+3.8%
35Storm Lake, IA830+6.1%
36Newton, IA828+0.2%
37Spencer, IA795+7.9%
38Boone, IA791-5.5%
39Fort Dodge, IA764+2%
40Clinton, IA751+0.7%
41Carroll, IA718+3.3%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/iowa-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/iowa-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/iowa-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Waukee, IA, with $1,290 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Carroll, IA, with $718 in 2023.

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