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Rent Affordability for A Police Officer in Iowa

A typical police officer in Iowa earns about $71,088 a year, which supports approximately $1,777 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. 33 of 35 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 2 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Boone, IA$770/mo13%very comfortable
Clinton, IA$775/mo13.1%very comfortable
Fort Dodge, IA$820/mo13.8%very comfortable
Waterloo, IA$948/mo16%very comfortable
Knoxville, IA$950/mo16%very comfortable
Davenport, IA$960/mo16.2%very comfortable
Marshalltown, IA$978/mo16.5%very comfortable
Burlington, IA$991/mo16.7%very comfortable
Newton, IA$992/mo16.7%very comfortable
Dubuque, IA$1,094/mo18.5%very comfortable
Adel, IA$1,094/mo18.5%very comfortable
Des Moines, IA$1,131/mo19.1%very comfortable
Pella, IA$1,135/mo19.2%very comfortable
Ames, IA$1,153/mo19.5%very comfortable
Urbandale, IA$1,203/mo20.3%affordable
Coralville, IA$1,235/mo20.8%affordable
Norwalk, IA$1,237/mo20.9%affordable
Cedar Falls, IA$1,251/mo21.1%affordable
Sioux City, IA$1,254/mo21.2%affordable
Iowa City, IA$1,271/mo21.5%affordable
Indianola, IA$1,282/mo21.6%affordable
Cedar Rapids, IA$1,307/mo22.1%affordable
Marion, IA$1,315/mo22.2%affordable
Pleasant Hill, IA$1,325/mo22.4%affordable
Council Bluffs, IA$1,342/mo22.7%affordable
West Des Moines, IA$1,353/mo22.8%affordable
Grimes, IA$1,367/mo23.1%affordable
Bettendorf, IA$1,386/mo23.4%affordable
Johnston, IA$1,432/mo24.2%affordable
Altoona, IA$1,475/mo24.9%affordable
Ankeny, IA$1,533/mo25.9%affordable
Waukee, IA$1,601/mo27%affordable
North Liberty, IA$1,692/mo28.6%affordable
Tiffin, IA$1,864/mo31.5%stretched
Le Claire, IA$2,900/mo49%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).