Housing vacancy: zip codes ranked in Iowa

Share of housing units that are empty, including seasonal and vacation homes, homes for sale or rent, and abandoned units. High in resort and declining areas. These lists rank zip codes in Iowa with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the most vacant homes

#	Zip	City	Vacancy	Population
1	51355	Okoboji	58.8%	1,048
2	50216	Panora	36.8%	2,786
3	51360	Spirit Lake	35.8%	8,653
4	52151	Lansing	34.3%	1,886
5	51358	Ruthven	32.5%	1,213
6	51450	Lake View	28.9%	1,619
7	51351	Milford	26.5%	4,988
8	50428	Clear Lake	24.9%	9,071
9	50171	Montezuma	23.6%	2,524
10	52570	Milton	23.5%	1,130
11	52211	Brooklyn	23.1%	2,795
12	52144	Fort Atkinson	21.8%	1,075
13	50563	Manson	21.7%	2,505
14	52155	Lime Springs	21.5%	1,110
15	52571	Moravia	21.1%	1,660
16	50841	Corning	20.9%	2,340
17	51561	Pacific Junction	20.9%	1,039
18	52032	Bernard	20.7%	1,305
19	50579	Rockwell City	20.5%	3,034
20	52565	Keosauqua	20.4%	1,518
21	51458	Odebolt	20.4%	1,290
22	50447	Kanawha	19.7%	1,145
23	52052	Guttenberg	19.6%	2,999
24	51027	Ireton	19.6%	1,280
25	52049	Garnavillo	19.4%	1,370
26	51101	Sioux City	18.8%	1,031
27	50525	Clarion	18.5%	3,179
28	50139	Lacona	18.4%	1,025
29	50230	Radcliffe	17.8%	1,145
30	50144	Leon	17.5%	2,692
31	50651	La Porte City	17.2%	3,147
32	52332	Shellsburg	17.1%	1,612
33	50543	Gowrie	17.1%	1,420
34	51430	Arcadia	17.1%	1,063
35	50070	Dexter	17%	1,221
36	52141	Elgin	16.8%	1,259
37	52591	Sigourney	16.5%	2,721
38	51046	Paullina	16.5%	1,326
39	52218	Coggon	16.4%	1,413
40	50665	Parkersburg	16.2%	2,693
41	50006	Alden	16.2%	1,437
42	52801	Davenport	16.1%	1,788
43	52754	Letts	16.1%	1,533
44	50060	Corydon	15.9%	2,417
45	50833	Bedford	15.9%	2,077
46	50314	Des Moines	15.8%	10,438
47	52031	Bellevue	15.8%	5,403
48	51560	Oakland	15.8%	1,772
49	52157	Mc Gregor	15.8%	1,451
50	51058	Sutherland	15.7%	1,096
51	52175	West Union	15.6%	3,484
52	51652	Sidney	15.6%	1,569
53	52342	Toledo	15.5%	2,705
54	50046	Cambridge	15.4%	1,554
55	51038	Merrill	15.3%	1,449
56	50554	Laurens	15.1%	1,653
57	52620	Bonaparte	15.1%	1,097
58	52341	Toddville	15%	1,378
59	50627	Eldora	14.8%	3,276
60	50628	Elma	14.8%	1,423
61	51640	Hamburg	14.8%	1,381
62	52590	Seymour	14.7%	1,464
63	50632	Garwin	14.7%	1,201
64	51246	Rock Rapids	14.5%	4,041
65	50510	Albert City	14.1%	1,042
66	50207	New Sharon	14%	2,325
67	51551	Malvern	13.8%	1,842
68	52358	West Branch	13.7%	3,598
69	50161	Maxwell	13.7%	2,296
70	50851	Lenox	13.7%	2,193
71	52738	Columbus Junction	13.6%	3,398
72	51201	Sheldon	13.5%	6,430
73	50109	Granger	13.5%	3,309
74	50073	Elkhart	13.5%	1,208
75	50238	Russell	13.5%	1,195
76	51445	Ida Grove	13.3%	2,485
77	52544	Centerville	13.2%	8,121
78	50541	Gilmore City	13.2%	1,067
79	51579	Woodbine	13%	2,282
80	52732	Clinton	12.9%	25,880
81	50450	Lake Mills	12.8%	2,952
82	52773	Walcott	12.8%	2,389
83	52214	Central City	12.7%	2,761
84	50583	Sac City	12.7%	2,288
85	50635	Gladbrook	12.7%	1,423
86	50585	Sioux Rapids	12.7%	1,080
87	52172	Waukon	12.6%	5,877
88	50135	Kellogg	12.6%	1,754
89	50424	Buffalo Center	12.6%	1,441
90	52802	Davenport	12.5%	9,466
91	50058	Coon Rapids	12.4%	1,999
92	51030	Lawton	12.4%	1,468
93	51454	Manilla	12.2%	1,254
94	52632	Keokuk	12.1%	11,711
95	51461	Schleswig	12.1%	1,097
96	51005	Aurelia	12%	1,561
97	51347	Lake Park	12%	1,470
98	50616	Charles City	11.9%	9,358
99	50846	Fontanelle	11.9%	1,276
100	51016	Correctionville	11.9%	1,080

Zip codes with the fewest vacant homes

#	Zip	City	Vacancy	Population
1	51235	Doon	0%	1,007
2	52053	Holy Cross	0%	1,148
3	51055	Sloan	0%	1,346
4	50105	Gilbert	0%	1,487
5	50682	Winthrop	0%	1,692
6	50012	Ames	0%	1,913
7	52242	Iowa City	0%	4,688
8	52730	Camanche	0%	4,776
9	51108	Sioux City	0%	5,960
10	52340	Tiffin	0%	6,128
11	50237	Runnells	0.3%	3,635
12	51234	Boyden	0.5%	1,172
13	52749	Fruitland	0.6%	1,049
14	50170	Monroe	0.6%	3,024
15	52338	Swisher	0.6%	3,934
16	52073	Sherrill	0.7%	1,381
17	52033	Cascade	0.7%	3,292
18	51247	Rock Valley	0.8%	5,094
19	52324	Palo	1%	2,216
20	52328	Robins	1%	2,712
21	51041	Orange City	1%	7,324
22	52227	Ely	1.1%	2,996
23	51024	Hinton	1.2%	2,081
24	52069	Preston	1.3%	1,743
25	52778	Wilton	1.3%	3,632
26	52361	Williamsburg	1.3%	4,582
27	50076	Exira	1.4%	1,301
28	52206	Atkins	1.5%	2,564
29	52045	Epworth	1.5%	2,777
30	50166	Milo	1.6%	2,023
31	50261	Van Meter	1.6%	3,399
32	50226	Polk City	1.7%	7,759
33	50111	Grimes	1.7%	16,865
34	51238	Hospers	1.8%	1,502
35	52540	Brighton	1.9%	1,088
36	52322	Oxford	1.9%	2,266
37	50668	Readlyn	2%	1,216
38	50061	Cumming	2%	2,123
39	52253	Lisbon	2.1%	2,622
40	51250	Sioux Center	2.1%	9,970
41	50035	Bondurant	2.1%	10,131
42	52726	Blue Grass	2.2%	5,160
43	51248	Sanborn	2.3%	1,534
44	50225	Pleasantville	2.3%	3,364
45	51025	Holstein	2.4%	1,925
46	52776	West Liberty	2.4%	5,090
47	51525	Carson	2.5%	1,067
48	52249	Keystone	2.6%	1,060
49	50162	Melbourne	2.6%	1,164
50	50244	Slater	2.8%	1,729
51	50624	Dike	2.8%	1,855
52	51109	Sioux City	2.8%	3,606
53	52213	Center Point	2.8%	4,114
54	52411	Cedar Rapids	2.8%	8,342
55	50251	Sully	3%	1,365
56	50472	Saint Ansgar	3%	2,560
57	50438	Garner	3%	3,995
58	50124	Huxley	3%	4,859
59	52040	Dyersville	3%	5,584
60	52318	Norway	3.1%	1,099
61	51239	Hull	3.1%	2,876
62	50248	Story City	3.2%	4,216
63	51052	Salix	3.3%	1,050
64	52162	Postville	3.4%	3,744
65	50003	Adel	3.4%	9,948
66	50009	Altoona	3.4%	22,886
67	52563	Hedrick	3.5%	1,602
68	52046	Farley	3.6%	3,129
69	52747	Durant	3.7%	2,160
70	50638	Grundy Center	3.7%	3,441
71	50263	Waukee	3.7%	29,611
72	50643	Hudson	3.8%	3,027
73	50025	Audubon	3.9%	3,148
74	50211	Norwalk	3.9%	16,835
75	52333	Solon	4%	7,295
76	52041	Earlville	4.1%	1,468
77	52742	De Witt	4.2%	7,284
78	50325	Clive	4.2%	19,012
79	52722	Bettendorf	4.2%	41,264
80	51575	Treynor	4.3%	1,609
81	52756	Long Grove	4.3%	1,982
82	52002	Dubuque	4.3%	17,005
83	51104	Sioux City	4.3%	23,197
84	50265	West Des Moines	4.3%	33,488
85	51237	George	4.4%	1,605
86	52623	Danville	4.4%	1,982
87	52748	Eldridge	4.4%	9,594
88	52228	Fairfax	4.5%	3,802
89	51031	Le Mars	4.5%	12,808
90	50023	Ankeny	4.5%	46,306
91	51510	Carter Lake	4.6%	3,767
92	52247	Kalona	4.6%	5,914
93	52003	Dubuque	4.6%	13,796
94	52746	Donahue	4.7%	1,240
95	52202	Alburnett	4.7%	1,269
96	50276	Woodward	4.7%	2,679
97	50131	Johnston	4.7%	24,583
98	50021	Ankeny	4.7%	30,283
99	50236	Roland	4.8%	1,761
100	50548	Humboldt	4.8%	5,722

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