Highest Homeownership in Iowa

Top 86 cities ranked by highest homeownership

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Highest Homeownership — Iowa

1 Asbury 92.3%

2 Bondurant 91.5%

3 Polk City 90.0%

4 Eldridge 85.8%

5 Norwalk 84.7%

6 Tiffin 80.8%

7 DeWitt 78.0%

8 Windsor Heights 77.8%

9 Urbandale 77.6%

10 Marion 77.5%

11 Oelwein 76.8%

12 Glenwood 76.6%

13 Pleasant Hill 75.8%

14 Bettendorf 75.0%

15 Clear Lake 74.9%

16 Sioux Center 74.8%

17 Knoxville 74.3%

18 Denison 74.1%

19 Manchester 74.1%

20 Clive 73.8%

21 Boone 73.7%

22 Fort Madison 73.1%

23 Sergeant Bluff 73.0%

24 Orange City 72.3%

25 Johnston 72.3%

26 Anamosa 72.2%

27 Estherville 71.6%

28 Waverly 71.2%

29 Nevada 71.1%

30 Ankeny 71.0%

31 Independence 70.8%

32 Grimes 70.0%

33 Indianola 69.5%

34 Waukee 69.3%

35 Sheldon 69.1%

36 Muscatine 68.7%

37 Burlington 68.7%

38 North Liberty 68.5%

39 Maquoketa 68.4%

40 Hiawatha 68.3%

41 Altoona 68.3%

42 Cedar Rapids 68.2%

43 Spencer 67.7%

44 Adel 67.7%

45 Mason City 67.6%

46 Marshalltown 66.9%

47 Clinton 66.9%

48 Carroll 66.8%

49 Winterset 66.4%

50 Spirit Lake 66.2%

51 Clarinda 66.2%

52 Webster City 65.9%

53 Charles City 65.8%

54 Newton 65.7%

55 Creston 65.6%

56 Sioux City 65.5%

57 Algona 65.1%

58 Grinnell 65.1%

59 Mount Pleasant 65.1%

60 Red Oak 65.0%

61 Dubuque 64.8%

62 Decorah 64.7%

63 Storm Lake 64.4%

64 Council Bluffs 64.1%

65 Fort Dodge 64.0%

66 Cherokee 63.8%

67 Iowa Falls 63.5%

68 Davenport 63.0%

69 Pella 62.6%

70 Cedar Falls 62.6%

71 Perry 62.2%

72 Le Mars 62.2%

73 Atlantic 61.9%

74 Ottumwa 61.2%

75 Waterloo 61.1%

76 Oskaloosa 60.5%

77 Des Moines 60.4%

78 Keokuk 60.1%

79 Washington 59.8%

80 West Des Moines 57.4%

81 Centerville 57.0%

82 Fairfield 56.8%

83 Osceola 56.0%

84 Coralville 54.3%

85 Iowa City 46.3%

86 Ames 42.9%

Explore the top 86 cities ranked by highest homeownership in Iowa.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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