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Cities in Iowa by median home value

Clive, IA had the highest median home value of 41 cities in 2021, at $309,700. Ottumwa, IA had the lowest, at $77,000. The median was $168,400 and the figure for Iowa was $160,700. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest309,700Clive, IA
Lowest77,000Ottumwa, IA
Median168,40041 cities
Iowa160,700History

All cities, 2021

Clive, IA: 309,700 USDClive, IA309,700Johnston, IA: 289,600 USDJohnston, IA289,600Waukee, IA: 264,400 USDWaukee, IA264,400Urbandale, IA: 260,000 USDUrbandale, IA260,000North Liberty, IA: 252,900 USDNorth Liberty, IA252,900Ankeny, IA: 248,400 USDAnkeny, IA248,400Bettendorf, IA: 244,300 USDBettendorf, IA244,300Coralville, IA: 241,200 USDCoralville, IA241,200West Des Moines, IA: 239,200 USDWest Des Moines, IA239,200Grimes, IA: 238,600 USDGrimes, IA238,600Norwalk, IA: 236,600 USDNorwalk, IA236,600Iowa City, IA: 230,700 USDIowa City, IA230,700Pleasant Hill, IA: 230,200 USDPleasant Hill, IA230,200Ames, IA: 222,900 USDAmes, IA222,900Pella, IA: 215,100 USDPella, IA215,100Altoona, IA: 212,300 USDAltoona, IA212,300Cedar Falls, IA: 211,000 USDCedar Falls, IA211,000Waverly, IA: 187,200 USDWaverly, IA187,200Marion, IA: 181,200 USDMarion, IA181,200Indianola, IA: 179,000 USDIndianola, IA179,000Le Mars, IA: 168,400 USDLe Mars, IA168,400Dubuque, IA: 155,700 USDDubuque, IA155,700Des Moines, IA: 149,700 USDDes Moines, IA149,700Cedar Rapids, IA: 149,000 USDCedar Rapids, IA149,000Carroll, IA: 148,500 USDCarroll, IA148,500Storm Lake, IA: 141,900 USDStorm Lake, IA141,900Spencer, IA: 139,100 USDSpencer, IA139,100Davenport, IA: 138,000 USDDavenport, IA138,000Council Bluffs, IA: 131,000 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA131,000Sioux City, IA: 130,500 USDSioux City, IA130,500Newton, IA: 126,300 USDNewton, IA126,300Waterloo, IA: 122,300 USDWaterloo, IA122,300Boone, IA: 118,100 USDBoone, IA118,100Muscatine, IA: 114,900 USDMuscatine, IA114,900Mason City, IA: 114,800 USDMason City, IA114,800Clinton, IA: 103,800 USDClinton, IA103,800Fort Dodge, IA: 100,200 USDFort Dodge, IA100,200Oskaloosa, IA: 99,500 USDOskaloosa, IA99,500Burlington, IA: 95,300 USDBurlington, IA95,300Marshalltown, IA: 94,300 USDMarshalltown, IA94,300Ottumwa, IA: 77,000 USDOttumwa, IA77,000Clive, IA: 309,700 USDClive, IA309,700Johnston, IA: 289,600 USDJohnston, IA289,600Waukee, IA: 264,400 USDWaukee, IA264,400Urbandale, IA: 260,000 USDUrbandale, IA260,000North Liberty, IA: 252,900 USDNorth Liberty, IA252,900Ankeny, IA: 248,400 USDAnkeny, IA248,400Bettendorf, IA: 244,300 USDBettendorf, IA244,300Coralville, IA: 241,200 USDCoralville, IA241,200West Des Moines, IA: 239,200 USDWest Des Moines, IA239,200Grimes, IA: 238,600 USDGrimes, IA238,600Norwalk, IA: 236,600 USDNorwalk, IA236,600Iowa City, IA: 230,700 USDIowa City, IA230,700Pleasant Hill, IA: 230,200 USDPleasant Hill, IA230,200Ames, IA: 222,900 USDAmes, IA222,900Pella, IA: 215,100 USDPella, IA215,100Altoona, IA: 212,300 USDAltoona, IA212,300Cedar Falls, IA: 211,000 USDCedar Falls, IA211,000Waverly, IA: 187,200 USDWaverly, IA187,200Marion, IA: 181,200 USDMarion, IA181,200Indianola, IA: 179,000 USDIndianola, IA179,000Le Mars, IA: 168,400 USDLe Mars, IA168,400Dubuque, IA: 155,700 USDDubuque, IA155,700Des Moines, IA: 149,700 USDDes Moines, IA149,700Cedar Rapids, IA: 149,000 USDCedar Rapids, IA149,000Carroll, IA: 148,500 USDCarroll, IA148,500Storm Lake, IA: 141,900 USDStorm Lake, IA141,900Spencer, IA: 139,100 USDSpencer, IA139,100Davenport, IA: 138,000 USDDavenport, IA138,000Council Bluffs, IA: 131,000 USDCouncil Bluffs, IA131,000Sioux City, IA: 130,500 USDSioux City, IA130,500Newton, IA: 126,300 USDNewton, IA126,300Waterloo, IA: 122,300 USDWaterloo, IA122,300Boone, IA: 118,100 USDBoone, IA118,100Muscatine, IA: 114,900 USDMuscatine, IA114,900Mason City, IA: 114,800 USDMason City, IA114,800Clinton, IA: 103,800 USDClinton, IA103,800Fort Dodge, IA: 100,200 USDFort Dodge, IA100,200Oskaloosa, IA: 99,500 USDOskaloosa, IA99,500Burlington, IA: 95,300 USDBurlington, IA95,300Marshalltown, IA: 94,300 USDMarshalltown, IA94,300Ottumwa, IA: 77,000 USDOttumwa, IA77,000
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Clive, IA309,700
2Johnston, IA289,600
3Waukee, IA264,400
4Urbandale, IA260,000
5North Liberty, IA252,900
6Ankeny, IA248,400
7Bettendorf, IA244,300
8Coralville, IA241,200
9West Des Moines, IA239,200
10Grimes, IA238,600
11Norwalk, IA236,600
12Iowa City, IA230,700
13Pleasant Hill, IA230,200
14Ames, IA222,900
15Pella, IA215,100
16Altoona, IA212,300
17Cedar Falls, IA211,000
18Waverly, IA187,200
19Marion, IA181,200
20Indianola, IA179,000
21Le Mars, IA168,400
22Dubuque, IA155,700
23Des Moines, IA149,700
24Cedar Rapids, IA149,000
25Carroll, IA148,500
26Storm Lake, IA141,900
27Spencer, IA139,100
28Davenport, IA138,000
29Council Bluffs, IA131,000
30Sioux City, IA130,500
31Newton, IA126,300
32Waterloo, IA122,300
33Boone, IA118,100
34Muscatine, IA114,900
35Mason City, IA114,800
36Clinton, IA103,800
37Fort Dodge, IA100,200
38Oskaloosa, IA99,500
39Burlington, IA95,300
40Marshalltown, IA94,300
41Ottumwa, IA77,000

Other periods

About this ranking

Value of owner-occupied housing units at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Value is the owner's estimate of what the home and lot would sell for. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Owners' estimates, not sale prices. For price changes use the FHFA house price indexes.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Iowa by median home value, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25077.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by median home value, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25077.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-home-value/iowa-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Iowa by median home value, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25077.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-home-value/iowa-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by median home value, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25077.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-home-value/iowa-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median home value?

Clive, IA, with $309,700 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median home value?

Ottumwa, IA, with $77,000 in 2021.

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