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Cities with the Highest Rent Burden in Iowa

Annualized median rent as a share of median household income, from the Census Bureau.

1Iowa City22.4%2Ames20.1%3Des Moines19.8%4Waterloo19.3%5Council Bluffs19.1%6Cedar Falls18.8%7Ottumwa18.1%8Davenport17.7%9Dubuque17.3%10West Des Moines17.1%11Sioux City17.0%12Cedar Rapids16.5%13Waukee16.4%14Mason City16.3%15Marshalltown15.5%16Ankeny14.6%17Bettendorf14.2%18Marion13.3%19Urbandale12.9%

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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