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Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home in Iowa

Ranked by the ratio of median home value to median household income (the “median multiple”).

1Iowa City4.9×2Ames4.5×3West Des Moines3.6×4Waukee3.5×5Cedar Falls3.4×6Dubuque3.1×7Ankeny3.1×8Bettendorf3.0×9Urbandale3.0×10Des Moines3.0×11Marion2.8×12Council Bluffs2.7×13Cedar Rapids2.7×14Waterloo2.7×15Sioux City2.5×16Davenport2.5×17Mason City2.2×18Marshalltown1.8×19Ottumwa1.7×

Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey, Building Permits Survey), HUD (Fair Market Rents), and FHFA (House Price Index). HomeDataUSA is an independent reference site.

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