Rent Affordability for An Accountant in Iowa

A typical accountant in Iowa earns about $83,518 a year, which supports approximately $2,088 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Iowa city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 34 of 35 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 1 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Clinton, IA$792/mo11.4%very comfortable
Fort Dodge, IA$843/mo12.1%very comfortable
Waterloo, IA$898/mo12.9%very comfortable
Marshalltown, IA$930/mo13.4%very comfortable
Knoxville, IA$941/mo13.5%very comfortable
Davenport, IA$949/mo13.6%very comfortable
Boone, IA$947/mo13.6%very comfortable
Newton, IA$962/mo13.8%very comfortable
Burlington, IA$983/mo14.1%very comfortable
Adel, IA$1,031/mo14.8%very comfortable
Pella, IA$1,085/mo15.6%very comfortable
Dubuque, IA$1,110/mo15.9%very comfortable
Des Moines, IA$1,121/mo16.1%very comfortable
Ames, IA$1,125/mo16.2%very comfortable
Norwalk, IA$1,189/mo17.1%very comfortable
Urbandale, IA$1,197/mo17.2%very comfortable
Sioux City, IA$1,216/mo17.5%very comfortable
Coralville, IA$1,263/mo18.1%very comfortable
Cedar Falls, IA$1,264/mo18.2%very comfortable
Marion, IA$1,278/mo18.4%very comfortable
Cedar Rapids, IA$1,288/mo18.5%very comfortable
Iowa City, IA$1,308/mo18.8%very comfortable
Bettendorf, IA$1,327/mo19.1%very comfortable
Pleasant Hill, IA$1,346/mo19.3%very comfortable
Council Bluffs, IA$1,348/mo19.4%very comfortable
West Des Moines, IA$1,369/mo19.7%very comfortable
Johnston, IA$1,382/mo19.9%very comfortable
Indianola, IA$1,382/mo19.9%very comfortable
Altoona, IA$1,436/mo20.6%affordable
Grimes, IA$1,435/mo20.6%affordable
Ankeny, IA$1,520/mo21.8%affordable
North Liberty, IA$1,655/mo23.8%affordable
Waukee, IA$1,665/mo23.9%affordable
Tiffin, IA$1,864/mo26.8%affordable
Le Claire, IA$2,900/mo41.7%rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Iowa. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).