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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$792/mo13.4%very comfortable
Fort Dodge, IA$843/mo14.2%very comfortable
Waterloo, IA$898/mo15.2%very comfortable
Marshalltown, IA$930/mo15.7%very comfortable
Knoxville, IA$941/mo15.9%very comfortable
Davenport, IA$949/mo16%very comfortable
Boone, IA$947/mo16%very comfortable
Newton, IA$962/mo16.2%very comfortable
Burlington, IA$983/mo16.6%very comfortable
Adel, IA$1,031/mo17.4%very comfortable
Pella, IA$1,085/mo18.3%very comfortable
Dubuque, IA$1,110/mo18.7%very comfortable
Des Moines, IA$1,121/mo18.9%very comfortable
Ames, IA$1,125/mo19%very comfortable
Norwalk, IA$1,189/mo20.1%affordable
Urbandale, IA$1,197/mo20.2%affordable
Sioux City, IA$1,216/mo20.5%affordable
Cedar Falls, IA$1,264/mo21.3%affordable
Coralville, IA$1,263/mo21.3%affordable
Marion, IA$1,278/mo21.6%affordable
Cedar Rapids, IA$1,288/mo21.7%affordable
Iowa City, IA$1,308/mo22.1%affordable
Bettendorf, IA$1,327/mo22.4%affordable
Pleasant Hill, IA$1,346/mo22.7%affordable
Council Bluffs, IA$1,348/mo22.8%affordable
West Des Moines, IA$1,369/mo23.1%affordable
Johnston, IA$1,382/mo23.3%affordable
Indianola, IA$1,382/mo23.3%affordable
Altoona, IA$1,436/mo24.2%affordable
Grimes, IA$1,435/mo24.2%affordable
Ankeny, IA$1,520/mo25.7%affordable
North Liberty, IA$1,655/mo27.9%affordable
Waukee, IA$1,665/mo28.1%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).