Towns with the most affordable housing in Iowa

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 281 towns in Iowa with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Graettinger ranks first with a score of 96. Lake City and Villisca follow, with 89 and 89. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	Graettinger	96	1.1×	7.5%	1,096
2	Lake City	89	1.4×	12.3%	1,693
3	Villisca	89	1.3×	14.2%	1,048
4	Britt	89	1.4×	12.7%	1,882
5	Eddyville	87	1.7×	11.5%	1,163
6	Ida Grove	87	1.5×	13.6%	1,967
7	Corning	86	1.5×	14.0%	1,567
8	Nora Springs	86	1.7×	10.2%	1,363
9	Ackley	86	1.7×	12.8%	1,482
10	Manning	85	1.7×	11.8%	1,533
11	Leon	85	1.8×	12.8%	1,899
12	Eldora	85	1.7×	11.7%	2,617
13	Manly	84	1.7×	12.5%	1,320
14	Belle Plaine	83	1.5×	14.5%	2,380
15	Tama	83	1.6×	14.5%	3,051
16	Tripoli	83	1.5×	14.4%	1,156
17	Manson	83	1.8×	12.9%	1,645
18	Bedford	83	1.6×	15.1%	1,336
19	Coon Rapids	83	1.8×	12.3%	1,467
20	Logan	82	1.8×	11.4%	1,392
21	Aplington	82	2.0×	9.7%	1,111
22	Columbus Junction	82	2.0×	11.7%	2,110
23	Lake Mills	81	2.0×	12.1%	2,088
24	New London	81	1.8×	13.1%	2,338
25	Reinbeck	81	1.9×	10.3%	1,715

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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