Iowa rental market analysis

Investment scores, median prices, and cap rates for every county in Iowa we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.

Counties tracked
99
Median home price
$196K
Median rent
$1,037
Top-scored
Floyd
81/100

All counties in Iowa

CountyScoreMedian priceMedian rentRent/priceYoY pricePopulation
Floyd County81$163,189+7.4%15,601
Audubon County80$161,635+6.9%5,651
Winnebago County80$156,787+6.8%10,704
Palo Alto County80$177,976+7.3%8,938
Crawford County79$185,689+6.9%16,450
Ringgold County79$183,472+6.6%4,690
Franklin County79$160,373+5.4%10,015
Page County79$156,961+5.5%15,225
Cass County79$165,726+5.8%13,116
Humboldt County78$168,402+5.7%9,606
Carroll County78$215,880+7.5%20,728
Union County78$164,334+5.4%12,107
Emmet County78$159,826+12.2%9,349
Wayne County78$147,926+8.7%6,484
Hardin County77$146,926+3.1%16,861
Muscatine County77$208,065+6.4%42,968
Clay County77$200,080+6.3%16,423
Greene County77$179,380+5.0%8,801
Decatur County77$164,931+8.3%7,684
Louisa County76$175,233+4.3%10,823
Van Buren County76$192,172+4.9%7,207
Harrison County76$231,789+6.8%14,623
Des Moines County76$149,830$9977.98%+3.1%38,824
Keokuk County76$153,085+10.2%10,026
Calhoun County76$159,427+10.1%9,893
Buchanan County76$227,474+7.0%20,631
Henry County76$195,517+5.5%20,436
Worth County76$196,940+5.1%7,417
Butler County76$190,953+5.3%14,376
Wright County76$141,373+2.8%12,897
Chickasaw County76$221,123+6.3%11,957
Cherokee County76$164,509+3.6%11,601
Ida County76$159,185+9.4%6,969
Monroe County75$177,345+3.4%7,574
Allamakee County75$264,487+7.7%14,046
Sac County75$177,276+9.7%9,778
Jackson County75$244,101+6.5%19,470
Hancock County75$187,746+3.9%10,790
Taylor County75$143,978+11.5%5,916
Fremont County74$189,900+9.8%6,639
Hamilton County74$176,177+2.8%14,979
O Brien County74$195,713+9.0%14,138
Mahaska County74$205,553+8.5%22,059
Adair County74$203,549+9.1%7,479
Shelby County74$218,220+4.5%11,737
Mitchell County74$219,219+4.8%10,537
Howard County74$210,533+8.3%9,479
Lucas County74$182,320+3.0%8,666
Osceola County74$178,343+10.4%6,149
Wapello County73$132,416+2.0%35,292
Washington County73$238,708+4.9%22,534
Poweshiek County73$227,306+8.3%18,608
Iowa County73$235,759+4.5%16,575
Kossuth County73$176,392+2.6%14,718
Delaware County72$247,520+4.3%17,523
Jones County72$243,830+8.1%20,733
Fayette County72$159,695$7965.98%+6.0%19,519
Cedar County72$257,176+5.0%18,479
Grundy County72$223,717+3.1%12,351
Guthrie County72$280,874+6.5%10,619
Monona County72$166,631+2.1%8,671
Woodbury County71$211,463$1,2547.11%+3.0%105,526
Tama County71$175,936$8755.97%+5.4%17,017
Davis County71$238,122+3.3%9,093
Clinton County70$182,557$8785.77%+5.8%46,488
Webster County70$141,320$7976.77%+1.8%36,986
Clarke County70$201,474$1,1166.65%+3.1%9,737
Lyon County70$272,228+12.8%12,023
Adams County70$163,905+1.7%3,680
Bremer County69$262,722+3.1%25,012
Mills County69$288,051+4.3%14,605
Pottawattamie County68$244,775$1,3446.59%+2.9%93,543
Sioux County68$316,784+4.8%35,815
Benton County68$289,600+9.3%25,652
Plymouth County68$297,521+4.3%25,621
Clayton County68$291,007+13.2%17,123
Linn County67$242,747$1,2866.36%+3.0%229,308
Lee County67$125,078$6306.04%+1.7%33,442
Buena Vista County67$191,650+1.4%20,687
Marshall County65$196,090$8625.28%+3.7%40,049
Cerro Gordo County65$204,976$9145.35%+3.2%42,979
Black Hawk County65$189,774$1,0106.38%+1.2%131,041
Jasper County65$233,447$1,0325.30%+5.3%37,808
Appanoose County64$119,278-0.6%12,279
Boone County64$237,632$1,0535.32%+4.6%26,700
Jefferson County64$188,001$7244.62%+5.8%15,785
Montgomery County63$146,068-0.8%10,285
Scott County62$252,770$1,0374.92%+4.7%174,315
Dubuque County60$281,609$1,0884.64%+5.0%98,812
Johnson County60$314,177$1,3735.24%+3.3%153,360
Story County58$296,730$1,1864.80%+2.8%98,573
Marion County57$278,015$1,0484.52%+2.6%33,487
Pocahontas County57$105,864-4.1%7,061
Dickinson County56$391,421+1.9%17,692
Madison County55$344,586+0.8%16,609
Polk County55$283,019$1,2595.34%+0.5%493,378
Winneshiek County55$325,890$1,0153.74%+6.1%20,050
Warren County54$326,799$1,1874.36%+2.4%52,709
Dallas County49$355,844$1,5475.22%-0.8%100,367
Data current through August 31, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score.

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