What is the #1 most affordable housing in iowa?

#	City	Population	Median Home Value
1	Laurens	1,234	$71,000
2	Villisca	1,004	$74,100
3	Leon	1,795	$79,600
4	Chariton	4,235	$84,200
5	Corning	1,573	$84,700
6	Graettinger	1,038	$87,000
7	Corydon	1,566	$88,800
8	Bedford	1,389	$88,900
9	Griswold	1,020	$89,400
10	Rockwell City	2,449	$91,300
11	Red Oak	5,542	$91,600
12	Hampton	4,311	$91,900
13	Ottumwa	25,352	$92,400
14	Audubon	2,069	$92,800
15	Keokuk	9,748	$93,700
16	Melcher-Dallas	1,228	$94,600
17	Eagle Grove	3,588	$95,100
18	Fort Madison	10,221	$95,900
19	Ida Grove	1,904	$96,000
20	Britt	1,919	$96,300
21	Estherville	5,865	$96,300
22	Pocahontas	1,536	$96,600
23	Oelwein	5,878	$96,800
24	Walnut	1,339	$97,900
25	Centerville	5,377	$99,000
26	Ackley	1,554	$99,200
27	Winfield	1,065	$99,800
28	Postville	2,787	$100,300
29	Tama	3,079	$101,200
30	Lake City	1,652	$103,300
31	Allison	1,028	$104,600
32	Cresco	3,901	$105,200
33	Lenox	1,474	$106,000
34	Iowa Falls	5,062	$106,300
35	Sac City	1,782	$106,400
36	Hamburg	1,034	$107,300
37	Eddyville	1,085	$107,300
38	Clarion	2,775	$107,600
39	Lamoni	2,121	$107,900
40	Keosauqua	1,014	$108,000
41	Hartley	1,588	$108,400
42	Eldora	2,622	$108,800
43	Manning	1,474	$109,400
44	Sigourney	1,866	$109,500
45	Shenandoah	4,913	$110,000
46	Belmond	2,678	$110,800
47	Manly	1,288	$110,900
48	Belle Plaine	2,412	$111,600
49	Sumner	2,159	$111,900
50	Clarinda	5,366	$112,200
51	George	1,049	$112,500
52	Creston	7,466	$112,600
53	Holstein	1,552	$113,200
54	Marengo	2,823	$114,100
55	Clarksville	1,248	$114,200
56	Columbus Junction	2,129	$114,200
57	Anita	1,060	$114,500
58	Emmetsburg	3,651	$114,600
59	Strawberry Point	1,415	$115,200
60	Clinton	24,425	$115,400
61	Webster City	7,769	$115,400
62	Dunlap	1,318	$115,600
63	Greenfield	1,826	$115,700
64	Burlington	23,800	$115,800
65	Tripoli	1,256	$116,200
66	Marshalltown	27,491	$117,100
67	Guthrie Center	1,603	$117,100
68	Nashua	1,634	$117,300
69	Manson	1,653	$118,800
70	Charles City	7,321	$118,900
71	New London	2,402	$118,900
72	Cherokee	5,157	$119,400
73	Sibley	2,821	$119,800
74	Buffalo	1,090	$120,400
75	Perry	7,928	$122,100
76	Wayland	1,140	$122,200
77	Bloomfield	2,723	$122,600
78	Fayette	1,242	$123,300
79	Brooklyn	1,565	$123,600
80	Toledo	2,079	$124,000
81	Northwood	2,170	$124,800
82	New Sharon	1,147	$125,000
83	Greene	1,390	$125,200
84	Onawa	2,862	$125,700
85	Alta	2,344	$125,800
86	Monona	1,618	$125,900
87	Nora Springs	1,394	$126,300
88	Missouri Valley	2,685	$126,500
89	West Burlington	3,184	$126,700
90	Maquoketa	6,105	$126,800
91	Jefferson	4,164	$126,900
92	Lake Mills	2,054	$127,100
93	Jewell Junction	1,225	$128,300
94	Wapello	1,935	$128,800
95	Oskaloosa	11,492	$128,900
96	Fort Dodge	24,788	$128,900
97	Coon Rapids	1,403	$129,300
98	Mason City	27,135	$130,000
99	Manchester	5,144	$130,500
100	Aplington	1,012	$131,800
101	Traer	1,464	$131,900
102	Albia	3,688	$132,500
103	Hawarden	2,674	$132,700
104	West Union	2,393	$133,200
105	Waukon	3,796	$133,700
106	Elkader	1,249	$134,300
107	Atlantic	6,773	$134,900
108	Forest City	4,280	$136,400
109	Harlan	4,896	$137,500
110	Denison	8,247	$137,600
111	Clarence	1,223	$137,800
112	Evansdale	4,530	$138,200
113	Sheffield	1,204	$138,500
114	Osage	3,578	$141,800
115	Woodbine	1,418	$141,900
116	St. Ansgar	1,156	$143,800
117	Logan	1,362	$144,400
118	Washington	7,314	$144,500
119	Mount Ayr	1,739	$144,500
120	Preston	1,057	$144,600
121	Oakland	1,500	$144,600
122	Osceola	5,495	$145,300
123	Akron	1,660	$145,300
124	Mount Pleasant	9,093	$145,600
125	Lansing	1,111	$145,800
126	Tipton	3,111	$146,000
127	Kingsley	1,427	$146,200
128	Vinton	4,948	$146,400
129	Muscatine	23,567	$146,900
130	La Porte City	2,170	$146,900
131	Knoxville	7,493	$147,600
132	Wellman	1,539	$149,000
133	Winthrop	1,081	$149,200
134	Waterloo	66,947	$150,200
135	Sanborn	1,510	$150,900
136	Newton	15,696	$151,600
137	Stuart	1,642	$152,300
138	Reinbeck	1,805	$152,400
139	Fairfield	9,438	$152,900
140	Lake Park	1,191	$153,500
141	Lake View	1,021	$154,800
142	Ogden	1,902	$155,800
143	Conrad	1,170	$156,100
144	Algona	5,414	$156,200
145	State Center	1,548	$156,300
146	Boone	12,445	$156,400
147	Dysart	1,575	$156,500
148	Independence	6,149	$156,900
149	Montezuma	1,257	$157,800
150	Shell Rock	1,634	$159,100
151	New Hampton	3,462	$159,200
152	Glidden	1,153	$159,700
153	Monticello	4,055	$160,500
154	Colfax	2,089	$160,500
155	Carter Lake	3,773	$161,200
156	Pleasantville	1,883	$161,500
157	Wilton	2,943	$162,000
158	Garner	3,062	$162,100
159	Baxter	1,251	$162,300
160	Sioux City	85,651	$162,600
161	Humboldt	4,761	$162,600
162	Davenport	101,083	$162,900
163	Storm Lake	11,275	$163,600
164	Fredericksburg	1,040	$164,100
165	Council Bluffs	62,564	$164,300
166	Panora	1,520	$164,500
167	Anamosa	5,553	$164,900
168	Sully	1,092	$165,600
169	Avoca	1,369	$165,700
170	Central City	1,266	$166,400
171	Neola	1,098	$166,400
172	Mediapolis	1,930	$167,300
173	West Liberty	3,795	$169,500
174	Lone Tree	1,285	$170,700
175	Newhall	1,012	$171,500
176	Walcott	1,895	$171,800
177	Roland	1,458	$173,100
178	Grundy Center	2,794	$173,200
179	Fairbank	1,509	$173,200
180	Monroe	2,074	$173,500
181	Sheldon	5,386	$173,600
182	Malvern	1,415	$173,900
183	Marcus	1,236	$174,100
184	Moville	1,840	$174,600
185	Camanche	4,562	$175,300
186	Springville	1,210	$175,900
187	Cedar Rapids	136,859	$177,100
188	Prairie City	1,649	$177,400
189	Nevada	6,952	$177,800
190	Spencer	11,393	$178,300
191	Woodward	1,002	$179,500
192	Winterset	5,384	$181,500
193	Des Moines	212,464	$183,700
194	Guttenberg	1,675	$183,800
195	Carroll	10,261	$184,100
196	Remsen	1,897	$184,700
197	Madrid	2,803	$185,100
198	Jesup	2,596	$189,600
199	Larchwood	1,076	$189,700
200	Mitchellville	2,557	$190,200
201	Riverside	1,040	$191,100
202	Grinnell	9,527	$191,700
203	Dubuque	59,271	$193,100
204	Glenwood	5,118	$193,800
205	Williamsburg	3,347	$194,000
206	Cascade	2,565	$196,100
207	Parkersburg	1,747	$200,000
208	Durant	1,904	$202,000
209	Le Mars	10,597	$202,200
210	Blue Grass	1,867	$202,400
211	Lisbon	1,782	$202,600
212	Alton	1,350	$204,600
213	Story City	3,363	$205,800
214	Rock Rapids	2,653	$207,700
215	Carlisle	4,187	$208,100
216	Hiawatha	7,178	$210,200
217	Bellevue	2,256	$210,500
218	Milford	3,315	$211,000
219	Janesville	1,012	$214,700
220	Waverly	10,446	$215,200
221	Hull	2,248	$215,700
222	Center Point	2,575	$215,800
223	Spirit Lake	5,469	$218,400
224	Fruitland	1,107	$219,000
225	Dyersville	4,357	$219,800
226	Denver	2,216	$221,100
227	Kalona	2,679	$221,300
228	Slater	1,498	$222,000
229	DeWitt	5,535	$223,100
230	Urbana	1,628	$224,100
231	Rock Valley	4,061	$225,800
232	West Branch	2,526	$226,700
233	Indianola	15,918	$228,100
234	Epworth	1,991	$229,200
235	Marion	41,690	$230,800
236	Dallas Center	2,058	$231,100
237	Hudson	2,614	$234,500
238	Decorah	7,597	$234,600
239	Clear Lake	7,603	$235,100
240	Dike	1,258	$235,900
241	Farley	1,809	$242,600
242	Orange City	6,312	$245,300
243	Earlham	1,406	$248,400
244	Swisher	1,064	$249,800
245	Treynor	1,228	$250,000
246	Van Meter	1,469	$250,300
247	Windsor Heights	5,171	$251,800
248	Cedar Falls	40,662	$252,500
249	Mount Vernon	4,551	$256,900
250	Altoona	20,592	$257,300
251	Pella	10,624	$259,600
252	Ames	66,112	$263,800
253	Gilbert	1,300	$267,200
254	Iowa City	75,264	$273,600
255	Palo	1,173	$274,200
256	Walford	1,318	$274,500
257	Norwalk	13,610	$275,700
258	Ely	2,033	$275,800
259	Sioux Center	8,335	$275,900
260	Park View	2,861	$276,500
261	Fairfax	2,865	$278,800
262	Grimes	15,810	$281,000
263	Pleasant Hill	10,796	$284,100
264	Coralville	22,846	$286,000
265	West Des Moines	69,893	$286,300
266	Sergeant Bluff	5,090	$287,600
267	Saylorville	3,559	$287,700
268	Bondurant	8,061	$288,600
269	Granger	1,919	$290,100
270	Bettendorf	39,297	$295,600
271	Huxley	4,440	$296,100
272	North Liberty	20,782	$300,000
273	Le Claire	4,718	$300,200
274	Atkins	2,347	$302,600
275	Peosta	1,922	$304,600
276	Solon	3,092	$305,300
277	Ankeny	70,542	$311,300
278	Asbury	5,949	$312,400
279	Tiffin	5,271	$315,800
280	Urbandale	46,026	$318,800
281	Adel	6,259	$320,500
282	Waukee	26,974	$328,200
283	Eldridge	6,743	$329,400
284	Johnston	24,196	$346,200
285	Kent Estates	1,863	$351,100
286	Robins	3,349	$370,500
287	Clive	18,776	$379,000
288	Polk City	5,833	$385,000
289	University Heights	1,232	$393,200

Methodology

Cities in Iowa are ranked by median home value. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most affordable housing in iowa?: Laurens ranks #1 with $71,000 (median home value).
What are the top 5 most affordable housing in iowa?: 1. Laurens ($71,000), 2. Villisca ($74,100), 3. Leon ($79,600), 4. Chariton ($84,200), 5. Corning ($84,700)
How many cities in Iowa are ranked?: This ranking includes 289 cities in Iowa with available data.

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