Rent Affordability for A Lawyer in Iowa

A typical lawyer in Iowa earns about $162,352 a year, which supports approximately $4,059 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. 35 of 35 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Clinton, IA$775/mo5.7%very comfortable
Boone, IA$770/mo5.7%very comfortable
Fort Dodge, IA$820/mo6.1%very comfortable
Waterloo, IA$948/mo7%very comfortable
Knoxville, IA$950/mo7%very comfortable
Davenport, IA$960/mo7.1%very comfortable
Marshalltown, IA$978/mo7.2%very comfortable
Burlington, IA$991/mo7.3%very comfortable
Newton, IA$992/mo7.3%very comfortable
Dubuque, IA$1,094/mo8.1%very comfortable
Adel, IA$1,094/mo8.1%very comfortable
Des Moines, IA$1,131/mo8.4%very comfortable
Pella, IA$1,135/mo8.4%very comfortable
Ames, IA$1,153/mo8.5%very comfortable
Urbandale, IA$1,203/mo8.9%very comfortable
Coralville, IA$1,235/mo9.1%very comfortable
Norwalk, IA$1,237/mo9.1%very comfortable
Cedar Falls, IA$1,251/mo9.2%very comfortable
Sioux City, IA$1,254/mo9.3%very comfortable
Iowa City, IA$1,271/mo9.4%very comfortable
Indianola, IA$1,282/mo9.5%very comfortable
Cedar Rapids, IA$1,307/mo9.7%very comfortable
Marion, IA$1,315/mo9.7%very comfortable
Pleasant Hill, IA$1,325/mo9.8%very comfortable
Council Bluffs, IA$1,342/mo9.9%very comfortable
West Des Moines, IA$1,353/mo10%very comfortable
Grimes, IA$1,367/mo10.1%very comfortable
Bettendorf, IA$1,386/mo10.2%very comfortable
Johnston, IA$1,432/mo10.6%very comfortable
Altoona, IA$1,475/mo10.9%very comfortable
Ankeny, IA$1,533/mo11.3%very comfortable
Waukee, IA$1,601/mo11.8%very comfortable
North Liberty, IA$1,692/mo12.5%very comfortable
Tiffin, IA$1,864/mo13.8%very comfortable
Le Claire, IA$2,900/mo21.4%affordable
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).