Median gross rent in Iowa
At $895, the median gross rent in Iowa is 31% below the national figure of $1,303, ranking 46 of 52, with Dallas County the highest county at $1,198.
Gross rent includes utilities the tenant pays, so it is closer to what actually leaves the account each month than a headline asking rent.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | $1,198 | 100,367 residents |
| 2 | Johnson County | $1,086 | 153,360 residents |
| 3 | Polk County | $1,060 | 493,378 residents |
| 4 | Story County | $991 | 98,573 residents |
| 5 | Pottawattamie County | $956 | 93,543 residents |
| 6 | Warren County | $943 | 52,709 residents |
| 7 | Muscatine County | $936 | 42,968 residents |
| 8 | Black Hawk County | $932 | 131,041 residents |
| 9 | Madison County | $932 | 16,609 residents |
| 10 | Scott County | $919 | 174,315 residents |
| 11 | Woodbury County | $913 | 105,526 residents |
| 12 | Dubuque County | $912 | 98,812 residents |
| 13 | Wapello County | $909 | 35,292 residents |
| 14 | Dickinson County | $902 | 17,692 residents |
| 15 | Des Moines County | $882 | 38,824 residents |
| 16 | Shelby County | $879 | 11,737 residents |
| 17 | Linn County | $878 | 229,308 residents |
| 18 | Boone County | $852 | 26,700 residents |
| 19 | Poweshiek County | $850 | 18,608 residents |
| 20 | Washington County | $849 | 22,534 residents |
| 21 | Marion County | $845 | 33,487 residents |
| 22 | Mills County | $843 | 14,605 residents |
| 23 | Jefferson County | $838 | 15,785 residents |
| 24 | Davis County | $835 | 9,093 residents |
| 25 | Marshall County | $832 | 40,049 residents |
| 26 | Cedar County | $830 | 18,479 residents |
| 27 | Hamilton County | $830 | 14,979 residents |
| 28 | Tama County | $829 | 17,017 residents |
| 29 | Greene County | $828 | 8,801 residents |
| 30 | Harrison County | $819 | 14,623 residents |
| 31 | Kossuth County | $818 | 14,718 residents |
| 32 | Plymouth County | $816 | 25,621 residents |
| 33 | Cerro Gordo County | $812 | 42,979 residents |
| 34 | Jasper County | $812 | 37,808 residents |
| 35 | Osceola County | $801 | 6,149 residents |
| 36 | Clinton County | $795 | 46,488 residents |
| 37 | Sioux County | $795 | 35,815 residents |
| 38 | Buchanan County | $788 | 20,631 residents |
| 39 | Guthrie County | $788 | 10,619 residents |
| 40 | Adams County | $787 | 3,680 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median gross rent shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).