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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
Clinton, IA$775/mo13.1%very comfortable
Fort Dodge, IA$804/mo13.6%very comfortable
Boone, IA$814/mo13.7%very comfortable
Waterloo, IA$909/mo15.3%very comfortable
Knoxville, IA$906/mo15.3%very comfortable
Newton, IA$947/mo16%very comfortable
Davenport, IA$965/mo16.3%very comfortable
Burlington, IA$983/mo16.6%very comfortable
Marshalltown, IA$1,024/mo17.3%very comfortable
Urbandale, IA$1,038/mo17.5%very comfortable
Indianola, IA$1,034/mo17.5%very comfortable
Pella, IA$1,052/mo17.8%very comfortable
Dubuque, IA$1,073/mo18.1%very comfortable
Adel, IA$1,094/mo18.5%very comfortable
Des Moines, IA$1,129/mo19.1%very comfortable
Norwalk, IA$1,208/mo20.4%affordable
Ames, IA$1,240/mo20.9%affordable
Sioux City, IA$1,267/mo21.4%affordable
Cedar Rapids, IA$1,274/mo21.5%affordable
Coralville, IA$1,282/mo21.6%affordable
Marion, IA$1,287/mo21.7%affordable
Council Bluffs, IA$1,335/mo22.5%affordable
Pleasant Hill, IA$1,339/mo22.6%affordable
West Des Moines, IA$1,353/mo22.8%affordable
Johnston, IA$1,356/mo22.9%affordable
Grimes, IA$1,396/mo23.6%affordable
Cedar Falls, IA$1,405/mo23.7%affordable
Ankeny, IA$1,464/mo24.7%affordable
Bettendorf, IA$1,466/mo24.7%affordable
Altoona, IA$1,583/mo26.7%affordable
Waukee, IA$1,640/mo27.7%affordable
Iowa City, IA$1,713/mo28.9%affordable
Tiffin, IA$1,771/mo29.9%affordable
North Liberty, IA$1,808/mo30.5%stretched
Le Claire, IA$2,967/mo50.1%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).