Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Iowa
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Iowa ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | $1,239 | $2,808 | $333,400 |
| 2 | Polk County | $1,113 | $2,206 | $248,400 |
| 3 | Johnson County | $1,104 | $2,520 | $293,100 |
| 4 | Story County | $1,019 | $2,109 | $243,600 |
| 5 | Warren County | $975 | $2,188 | $252,800 |
| 6 | Pottawattamie County | $970 | $1,661 | $183,600 |
| 7 | Muscatine County | $966 | $1,562 | $172,400 |
| 8 | Black Hawk County | $962 | $1,639 | $182,400 |
| 9 | Scott County | $958 | $1,873 | $212,500 |
| 10 | Wapello County | $950 | $1,101 | $112,900 |
| 11 | Woodbury County | $946 | $1,549 | $172,000 |
| 12 | Dubuque County | $944 | $1,932 | $226,100 |
| 13 | Madison County | $938 | $2,073 | $236,900 |
| 14 | Dickinson County | $930 | $2,068 | $251,600 |
| 15 | Linn County | $915 | $1,834 | $204,400 |
| 16 | Adams County | $909 | $1,097 | $116,900 |
| 17 | Des Moines County | $908 | $1,281 | $137,000 |
| 18 | Mills County | $888 | $1,990 | $228,700 |
| 19 | Sioux County | $888 | $1,984 | $235,600 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | $881 | $1,466 | $161,200 |
| 21 | Marion County | $880 | $1,823 | $211,100 |
| 22 | Davis County | $878 | $1,350 | $146,000 |
| 23 | Plymouth County | $865 | $1,842 | $218,600 |
| 24 | Tama County | $865 | $1,287 | $139,900 |
| 25 | Poweshiek County | $864 | $1,615 | $184,200 |
| 26 | Washington County | $862 | $1,744 | $199,600 |
| 27 | Cedar County | $860 | $1,723 | $199,700 |
| 28 | Marshall County | $860 | $1,256 | $134,100 |
| 29 | Kossuth County | $859 | $1,213 | $135,100 |
| 30 | Harrison County | $854 | $1,478 | $165,300 |
| 31 | Hamilton County | $853 | $1,226 | $132,300 |
| 32 | Bremer County | $844 | $1,803 | $207,200 |
| 33 | Cerro Gordo County | $840 | $1,411 | $154,100 |
| 34 | Clarke County | $836 | $1,454 | $160,200 |
| 35 | Buena Vista County | $835 | $1,323 | $146,900 |
| 36 | Boone County | $826 | $1,693 | $191,200 |
| 37 | Clinton County | $825 | $1,416 | $153,800 |
| 38 | Guthrie County | $823 | $1,465 | $163,900 |
| 39 | Jasper County | $822 | $1,579 | $176,800 |
| 40 | Keokuk County | $822 | $1,067 | $112,200 |
| 41 | Mahaska County | $821 | $1,295 | $140,900 |
| 42 | Benton County | $815 | $1,731 | $198,400 |
| 43 | Hardin County | $814 | $1,082 | $113,000 |
| 44 | Lee County | $814 | $1,172 | $123,600 |
| 45 | Fayette County | $813 | $1,209 | $130,800 |
| 46 | Shelby County | $810 | $1,398 | $156,200 |
| 47 | Buchanan County | $802 | $1,524 | $171,400 |
| 48 | Lyon County | $802 | $1,791 | $215,600 |
| 49 | Jackson County | $800 | $1,502 | $170,000 |
| 50 | Winneshiek County | $800 | $2,012 | $239,000 |
| 51 | Clay County | $798 | $1,503 | $171,500 |
| 52 | Louisa County | $797 | $1,256 | $137,600 |
| 53 | Osceola County | $796 | $1,128 | $123,800 |
| 54 | Monona County | $795 | $1,129 | $122,600 |
| 55 | Wright County | $788 | $1,068 | $109,800 |
| 56 | Monroe County | $787 | $1,271 | $135,900 |
| 57 | Hancock County | $784 | $1,184 | $129,300 |
| 58 | Montgomery County | $782 | $1,091 | $109,900 |
| 59 | Butler County | $780 | $1,415 | $156,500 |
| 60 | Appanoose County | $779 | $1,118 | $119,800 |
| 61 | Chickasaw County | $779 | $1,437 | $164,400 |
| 62 | Grundy County | $777 | $1,554 | $180,500 |
| 63 | Greene County | $774 | $1,269 | $140,500 |
| 64 | Henry County | $770 | $1,382 | $148,600 |
| 65 | O'Brien County | $770 | $1,382 | $158,900 |
| 66 | Cass County | $769 | $1,240 | $133,300 |
| 67 | Clayton County | $764 | $1,409 | $155,700 |
| 68 | Webster County | $762 | $1,287 | $138,500 |
| 69 | Jones County | $759 | $1,611 | $183,400 |
| 70 | Fremont County | $753 | $1,335 | $147,500 |
| 71 | Ringgold County | $745 | $1,353 | $150,300 |
| 72 | Delaware County | $743 | $1,504 | $168,700 |
| 73 | Pocahontas County | $743 | $906 | $93,300 |
| 74 | Mitchell County | $739 | $1,443 | $164,100 |
| 75 | Lucas County | $738 | $1,118 | $117,000 |
| 76 | Emmet County | $731 | $1,033 | $106,200 |
| 77 | Humboldt County | $731 | $1,329 | $146,900 |
| 78 | Page County | $731 | $1,137 | $120,000 |
| 79 | Adair County | $730 | $1,285 | $140,600 |
| 80 | Crawford County | $727 | $1,251 | $136,300 |
| 81 | Carroll County | $722 | $1,516 | $175,700 |
| 82 | Iowa County | $722 | $1,668 | $189,800 |
| 83 | Allamakee County | $717 | $1,512 | $171,900 |
| 84 | Winnebago County | $712 | $1,225 | $132,300 |
| 85 | Cherokee County | $711 | $1,290 | $145,100 |
| 86 | Audubon County | $707 | $1,043 | $110,400 |
| 87 | Taylor County | $707 | $1,037 | $109,700 |
| 88 | Worth County | $703 | $1,269 | $142,300 |
| 89 | Howard County | $699 | $1,231 | $133,900 |
| 90 | Calhoun County | $690 | $1,082 | $114,400 |
| 91 | Van Buren County | $686 | $1,105 | $118,800 |
| 92 | Union County | $683 | $1,155 | $117,800 |
| 93 | Floyd County | $672 | $1,236 | $133,300 |
| 94 | Ida County | $669 | $1,016 | $108,800 |
| 95 | Decatur County | $663 | $1,079 | $109,500 |
| 96 | Wayne County | $660 | $992 | $102,300 |
| 97 | Franklin County | $649 | $1,117 | $118,500 |
| 98 | Sac County | $643 | $1,234 | $138,400 |
| 99 | Palo Alto County | $599 | $1,112 | $119,300 |
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 Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Iowa