Iowa housing market
Typical home value
$237K
▲ 3.3% 1 yr
5-year change
+26%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$1,287/mo
19 cities
Unemployment rate
3.2%
Median household income
$82K
2025
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Iowa is worth $236,623, up 3.3% in a year and up 26% over five years. That's the #45 most expensive of 51.
- 2Across 19 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $1,287/mo, roughly a 6.5% gross yield on the typical home.
- 3Median household income was $81,890 in 2025, so the typical home costs 2.9× income.
- 4Unemployment is 3.2% (−0.2 pts in a year).
Home values
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.
Iowa metro areas
Des Moines, IA
$293K home$1,280 rent5.3% yield
▲ 0.5% 1 yr
Cedar Rapids, IA
$247K home$1,226 rent6.0% yield
▲ 3.9% 1 yr
Iowa City, IA
$300K home$1,757 rent7.0% yield
▲ 3.0% 1 yr
Waterloo, IA
$198K home$1,023 rent6.2% yield
▲ 0.9% 1 yr
Sioux City, IA
$224K home$1,295 rent6.9% yield
▲ 3.4% 1 yr
Ames, IA
$277K home$1,162 rent5.0% yield
▲ 2.6% 1 yr
Dubuque, IA
$277K home$1,063 rent4.6% yield
▲ 4.3% 1 yr
Iowa cities
19 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.
19 cities
| Des Moines | $208K | ▼ 0.3% | $1,129 | ▲ 1.0% | 6.5% |
| Cedar Rapids | $216K | ▲ 2.2% | $1,274 | ▲ 14.7% | 7.1% |
| Davenport | $194K | ▲ 3.8% | $965 | ▲ 4.0% | 6.0% |
| Sioux City | $201K | ▲ 2.6% | $1,267 | ▲ 5.3% | 7.6% |
| Iowa City | $300K | ▲ 3.0% | $1,713 | ▲ 9.1% | 6.8% |
| Council Bluffs | $228K | ▲ 2.6% | $1,335 | ▲ 2.9% | 7.0% |
| Waterloo | $146K | ▼ 0.1% | $909 | ▲ 5.1% | 7.5% |
| Dubuque | $248K | ▲ 4.0% | $1,073 | ▲ 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Ames | $302K | ▲ 2.6% | $1,240 | ▲ 1.7% | 4.9% |
| West Des Moines | $321K | ▲ 0.4% | $1,353 | ▲ 2.3% | 5.1% |
| Ankeny | $339K | ▲ 0.6% | $1,464 | ▲ 1.5% | 5.2% |
| Marion | $280K | ▲ 4.2% | $1,287 | ▲ 12.8% | 5.5% |
| Urbandale | $350K | ▲ 0.2% | $1,038 | ▲ 1.6% | 3.6% |
| Bettendorf | $338K | ▲ 6.3% | $1,466 | ▲ 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Cedar Falls | $266K | ▲ 1.6% | $1,405 | ▲ 4.1% | 6.3% |
| Waukee | $345K | ▼ 1.5% | $1,640 | ▲ 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Coralville | $261K | ▲ 2.8% | $1,282 | ▲ 10.2% | 5.9% |
| North Liberty | $311K | ▲ 2.2% | $1,808 | ▲ 7.7% | 7.0% |
| Grimes | $349K | ▼ 0.9% | $1,396 | ▲ 2.9% | 4.8% |
Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.