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Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
51.1%
Iowa
43.9%
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Top and bottom zip codes in Iowa

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite

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  1. 150012Ames100%
  2. 252746Donahue97%
  3. 351510Carter Lake77.6%
  4. 452216Clarence72.8%
  5. 552554Eldon72.6%
  6. 652352Walker72.3%
  7. 750028Baxter72.2%
  8. 852049Garnavillo70.8%
  9. 951249Sibley70.1%
  10. 1050314Des Moines69.9%

Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite

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  1. 152039Durango0%
  2. 252341Toddville0%
  3. 351526Crescent0%
  4. 452411Cedar Rapids0%
  5. 552565Keosauqua2.3%
  6. 652053Holy Cross3.1%
  7. 752324Palo3.1%
  8. 851038Merrill4.1%
  9. 950668Readlyn4.2%
  10. 1051430Arcadia4.7%

Rent-burdened renters by county in Iowa

  1. 1Johnson County56.2%
  2. 2Monroe County54.3%
  3. 3Montgomery County53.3%
  4. 4Osceola County53.3%
  5. 5Des Moines County51.4%
  6. 6Shelby County51.1%
  7. 7Audubon County50.9%
  8. 8Jefferson County50.6%
  9. 9Cedar County49.7%
  10. 10Lee County49.2%
  11. 11Black Hawk County48.9%
  12. 12Cass County48.9%
  13. 13Story County48.6%
  14. 14Cherokee County48.4%
  15. 15Clinton County47.6%
  16. 16Wapello County47.6%
  17. 17Scott County47.3%
  18. 18Jasper County46.9%
  19. 19Van Buren County46.8%
  20. 20Delaware County46.7%
  21. 21Appanoose County46.5%
  22. 22Polk County46.2%
  23. 23Clayton County45.9%
  24. 24Dubuque County45.8%
  25. 25Muscatine County45.3%
  26. 26Linn County44.8%
  27. 27Pottawattamie County44.8%
  28. 28Jackson County44.6%
  29. 29Clarke County44.4%
  30. 30Fayette County44.1%
  31. 31Floyd County43.9%
  32. 32Guthrie County43.1%
  33. 33Woodbury County42.5%
  34. 34Palo Alto County42.4%
  35. 35Warren County41.8%
  36. 36Hardin County41.5%
  37. 37Ringgold County41.4%
  38. 38Wright County41%
  39. 39Pocahontas County40.8%
  40. 40Page County40.6%
  41. 41Webster County40.2%
  42. 42Monona County40%
  43. 43Poweshiek County40%
  44. 44Hancock County39.6%
  45. 45Dickinson County39.5%
  46. 46Adams County39.2%
  47. 47Henry County38.9%
  48. 48Emmet County38.3%
  49. 49Marion County38.2%
  50. 50Butler County37.9%
  51. 51Keokuk County37.8%
  52. 52Boone County37.6%
  53. 53Buchanan County36.8%
  54. 54Dallas County36.7%
  55. 55Winneshiek County36.5%
  56. 56Clay County36.4%
  57. 57Madison County36.3%
  58. 58Allamakee County36.2%
  59. 59Tama County36.1%
  60. 60Winnebago County36.1%
  61. 61Carroll County36%
  62. 62Mitchell County35.7%
  63. 63Jones County35.4%
  64. 64Mills County35.3%
  65. 65Calhoun County35.2%
  66. 66Benton County35.1%
  67. 67Union County34.7%
  68. 68Cerro Gordo County34.6%
  69. 69Humboldt County34.4%
  70. 70Crawford County33.5%
  71. 71Adair County33.2%
  72. 72Bremer County33.2%
  73. 73Franklin County33%
  74. 74Mahaska County32.8%
  75. 75Wayne County32.6%
  76. 76Sac County32.5%
  77. 77Greene County32.4%
  78. 78Marshall County32.4%
  79. 79Washington County32.1%
  80. 80O'Brien County31.9%
  81. 81Hamilton County31.6%
  82. 82Harrison County31.6%
  83. 83Taylor County31.4%
  84. 84Kossuth County30.9%
  85. 85Louisa County30.8%
  86. 86Plymouth County30.6%
  87. 87Decatur County30.4%
  88. 88Sioux County30%
  89. 89Buena Vista County29.9%
  90. 90Chickasaw County29.6%
  91. 91Lyon County28.8%
  92. 92Grundy County27.4%
  93. 93Howard County27.4%
  94. 94Iowa County26.9%
  95. 95Davis County25.1%
  96. 96Ida County24.7%
  97. 97Fremont County24.6%
  98. 98Worth County21.4%
  99. 99Lucas County18.8%

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest rent-burdened renters in Iowa?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 50012 (Ames, IA) has the highest: 100%.

Which zip code has the lowest rent-burdened renters in Iowa?

52039 (Durango, IA) has the lowest: 0%.

What is the rent-burdened renters for the United States?

51.1%; in Iowa it is 43.9%.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better.

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