Renting in Iowa

11 cities in Iowa, largest first: what rent usually costs, and a page for each with every rental site's search for it.

Typical rents by city in Iowa
CityStudio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
Des Moines$878 ±$56$894 ±$31$1,134 ±$19$1,414 ±$46
Cedar Rapids$762 ±$45$738 ±$33$1,036 ±$34$1,350 ±$60
Davenport$854 ±$66$823 ±$23$1,009 ±$40$1,244 ±$67
Sioux City$756 ±$211$822 ±$51$1,000 ±$35$1,151 ±$62
Iowa City$990 ±$182$889 ±$28$1,120 ±$38$1,576 ±$183
Ankeny$1,051 ±$286$1,031 ±$63$1,304 ±$72$1,828 ±$88
West Des Moines$1,103 ±$37$1,171 ±$58$1,239 ±$38$1,481 ±$116
Ames$842 ±$137$927 ±$38$1,030 ±$44$1,339 ±$63
Waterloo$549 ±$135$651 ±$31$948 ±$25$1,151 ±$40
Council Bluffs$1,023 ±$452$819 ±$42$1,054 ±$43$1,211 ±$82
Dubuque$620 ±$129$754 ±$31$1,001 ±$40$1,297 ±$85

Median gross rent (rent plus the utilities the renter pays): half of rentals cost less, half more. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (public domain). The ± is the Census' 90% margin of error.

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