Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Iowa
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
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Iowa ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winneshiek County | 24.9 yrs | $239,000 | $800 |
| 2 | Dickinson County | 22.5 yrs | $251,600 | $930 |
| 3 | Dallas County | 22.4 yrs | $333,400 | $1,239 |
| 4 | Lyon County | 22.4 yrs | $215,600 | $802 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 22.1 yrs | $293,100 | $1,104 |
| 6 | Sioux County | 22.1 yrs | $235,600 | $888 |
| 7 | Iowa County | 21.9 yrs | $189,800 | $722 |
| 8 | Warren County | 21.6 yrs | $252,800 | $975 |
| 9 | Mills County | 21.5 yrs | $228,700 | $888 |
| 10 | Plymouth County | 21.1 yrs | $218,600 | $865 |
| 11 | Madison County | 21.0 yrs | $236,900 | $938 |
| 12 | Bremer County | 20.5 yrs | $207,200 | $844 |
| 13 | Benton County | 20.3 yrs | $198,400 | $815 |
| 14 | Carroll County | 20.3 yrs | $175,700 | $722 |
| 15 | Jones County | 20.1 yrs | $183,400 | $759 |
| 16 | Marion County | 20.0 yrs | $211,100 | $880 |
| 17 | Allamakee County | 20.0 yrs | $171,900 | $717 |
| 18 | Dubuque County | 20.0 yrs | $226,100 | $944 |
| 19 | Story County | 19.9 yrs | $243,600 | $1,019 |
| 20 | Grundy County | 19.4 yrs | $180,500 | $777 |
| 21 | Cedar County | 19.4 yrs | $199,700 | $860 |
| 22 | Washington County | 19.3 yrs | $199,600 | $862 |
| 23 | Boone County | 19.3 yrs | $191,200 | $826 |
| 24 | Delaware County | 18.9 yrs | $168,700 | $743 |
| 25 | Linn County | 18.6 yrs | $204,400 | $915 |
| 26 | Polk County | 18.6 yrs | $248,400 | $1,113 |
| 27 | Mitchell County | 18.5 yrs | $164,100 | $739 |
| 28 | Scott County | 18.5 yrs | $212,500 | $958 |
| 29 | Sac County | 17.9 yrs | $138,400 | $643 |
| 30 | Jasper County | 17.9 yrs | $176,800 | $822 |
| 31 | Clay County | 17.9 yrs | $171,500 | $798 |
| 32 | Buchanan County | 17.8 yrs | $171,400 | $802 |
| 33 | Poweshiek County | 17.8 yrs | $184,200 | $864 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 17.7 yrs | $170,000 | $800 |
| 35 | Chickasaw County | 17.6 yrs | $164,400 | $779 |
| 36 | O'Brien County | 17.2 yrs | $158,900 | $770 |
| 37 | Cherokee County | 17.0 yrs | $145,100 | $711 |
| 38 | Clayton County | 17.0 yrs | $155,700 | $764 |
| 39 | Worth County | 16.9 yrs | $142,300 | $703 |
| 40 | Ringgold County | 16.8 yrs | $150,300 | $745 |
| 41 | Humboldt County | 16.7 yrs | $146,900 | $731 |
| 42 | Butler County | 16.7 yrs | $156,500 | $780 |
| 43 | Palo Alto County | 16.6 yrs | $119,300 | $599 |
| 44 | Guthrie County | 16.6 yrs | $163,900 | $823 |
| 45 | Floyd County | 16.5 yrs | $133,300 | $672 |
| 46 | Fremont County | 16.3 yrs | $147,500 | $753 |
| 47 | Harrison County | 16.1 yrs | $165,300 | $854 |
| 48 | Henry County | 16.1 yrs | $148,600 | $770 |
| 49 | Shelby County | 16.1 yrs | $156,200 | $810 |
| 50 | Adair County | 16.1 yrs | $140,600 | $730 |
| 51 | Clarke County | 16.0 yrs | $160,200 | $836 |
| 52 | Howard County | 16.0 yrs | $133,900 | $699 |
| 53 | Black Hawk County | 15.8 yrs | $182,400 | $962 |
| 54 | Pottawattamie County | 15.8 yrs | $183,600 | $970 |
| 55 | Crawford County | 15.6 yrs | $136,300 | $727 |
| 56 | Clinton County | 15.5 yrs | $153,800 | $825 |
| 57 | Winnebago County | 15.5 yrs | $132,300 | $712 |
| 58 | Cerro Gordo County | 15.3 yrs | $154,100 | $840 |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 15.2 yrs | $161,200 | $881 |
| 60 | Franklin County | 15.2 yrs | $118,500 | $649 |
| 61 | Woodbury County | 15.2 yrs | $172,000 | $946 |
| 62 | Webster County | 15.1 yrs | $138,500 | $762 |
| 63 | Greene County | 15.1 yrs | $140,500 | $774 |
| 64 | Muscatine County | 14.9 yrs | $172,400 | $966 |
| 65 | Buena Vista County | 14.7 yrs | $146,900 | $835 |
| 66 | Cass County | 14.4 yrs | $133,300 | $769 |
| 67 | Van Buren County | 14.4 yrs | $118,800 | $686 |
| 68 | Monroe County | 14.4 yrs | $135,900 | $787 |
| 69 | Louisa County | 14.4 yrs | $137,600 | $797 |
| 70 | Union County | 14.4 yrs | $117,800 | $683 |
| 71 | Mahaska County | 14.3 yrs | $140,900 | $821 |
| 72 | Davis County | 13.9 yrs | $146,000 | $878 |
| 73 | Calhoun County | 13.8 yrs | $114,400 | $690 |
| 74 | Decatur County | 13.8 yrs | $109,500 | $663 |
| 75 | Hancock County | 13.7 yrs | $129,300 | $784 |
| 76 | Page County | 13.7 yrs | $120,000 | $731 |
| 77 | Ida County | 13.6 yrs | $108,800 | $669 |
| 78 | Tama County | 13.5 yrs | $139,900 | $865 |
| 79 | Fayette County | 13.4 yrs | $130,800 | $813 |
| 80 | Lucas County | 13.2 yrs | $117,000 | $738 |
| 81 | Kossuth County | 13.1 yrs | $135,100 | $859 |
| 82 | Audubon County | 13.0 yrs | $110,400 | $707 |
| 83 | Marshall County | 13.0 yrs | $134,100 | $860 |
| 84 | Osceola County | 13.0 yrs | $123,800 | $796 |
| 85 | Taylor County | 12.9 yrs | $109,700 | $707 |
| 86 | Hamilton County | 12.9 yrs | $132,300 | $853 |
| 87 | Wayne County | 12.9 yrs | $102,300 | $660 |
| 88 | Monona County | 12.9 yrs | $122,600 | $795 |
| 89 | Appanoose County | 12.8 yrs | $119,800 | $779 |
| 90 | Lee County | 12.7 yrs | $123,600 | $814 |
| 91 | Des Moines County | 12.6 yrs | $137,000 | $908 |
| 92 | Emmet County | 12.1 yrs | $106,200 | $731 |
| 93 | Montgomery County | 11.7 yrs | $109,900 | $782 |
| 94 | Wright County | 11.6 yrs | $109,800 | $788 |
| 95 | Hardin County | 11.6 yrs | $113,000 | $814 |
| 96 | Keokuk County | 11.4 yrs | $112,200 | $822 |
| 97 | Adams County | 10.7 yrs | $116,900 | $909 |
| 98 | Pocahontas County | 10.5 yrs | $93,300 | $743 |
| 99 | Wapello County | 9.9 yrs | $112,900 | $950 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Iowa