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Rent Affordability for An Electrician in Iowa

A typical electrician in Iowa earns about $64,308 a year, which supports approximately $1,608 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. 30 of 35 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 5 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Clinton, IA$775/mo14.5%very comfortable
Fort Dodge, IA$804/mo15%very comfortable
Boone, IA$814/mo15.2%very comfortable
Knoxville, IA$906/mo16.9%very comfortable
Waterloo, IA$909/mo17%very comfortable
Newton, IA$947/mo17.7%very comfortable
Davenport, IA$965/mo18%very comfortable
Burlington, IA$983/mo18.3%very comfortable
Marshalltown, IA$1,024/mo19.1%very comfortable
Indianola, IA$1,034/mo19.3%very comfortable
Urbandale, IA$1,038/mo19.4%very comfortable
Pella, IA$1,052/mo19.6%very comfortable
Dubuque, IA$1,073/mo20%affordable
Adel, IA$1,094/mo20.4%affordable
Des Moines, IA$1,129/mo21.1%affordable
Norwalk, IA$1,208/mo22.5%affordable
Ames, IA$1,240/mo23.1%affordable
Sioux City, IA$1,267/mo23.6%affordable
Cedar Rapids, IA$1,274/mo23.8%affordable
Coralville, IA$1,282/mo23.9%affordable
Marion, IA$1,287/mo24%affordable
Council Bluffs, IA$1,335/mo24.9%affordable
Pleasant Hill, IA$1,339/mo25%affordable
West Des Moines, IA$1,353/mo25.2%affordable
Johnston, IA$1,356/mo25.3%affordable
Grimes, IA$1,396/mo26%affordable
Cedar Falls, IA$1,405/mo26.2%affordable
Ankeny, IA$1,464/mo27.3%affordable
Bettendorf, IA$1,466/mo27.4%affordable
Altoona, IA$1,583/mo29.5%affordable
Waukee, IA$1,640/mo30.6%stretched
Iowa City, IA$1,713/mo32%stretched
Tiffin, IA$1,771/mo33%stretched
North Liberty, IA$1,808/mo33.7%stretched
Le Claire, IA$2,967/mo55.4%severely 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).