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Rent Affordability for A Real Estate Agent in Iowa

A typical real estate agent in Iowa earns about $60,334 a year, which supports approximately $1,508 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. 29 of 35 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 6 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Clinton, IA$775/mo15.4%very comfortable
Fort Dodge, IA$804/mo16%very comfortable
Boone, IA$814/mo16.2%very comfortable
Knoxville, IA$906/mo18%very comfortable
Waterloo, IA$909/mo18.1%very comfortable
Newton, IA$947/mo18.8%very comfortable
Davenport, IA$965/mo19.2%very comfortable
Burlington, IA$983/mo19.6%very comfortable
Marshalltown, IA$1,024/mo20.4%affordable
Urbandale, IA$1,038/mo20.6%affordable
Indianola, IA$1,034/mo20.6%affordable
Pella, IA$1,052/mo20.9%affordable
Dubuque, IA$1,073/mo21.3%affordable
Adel, IA$1,094/mo21.8%affordable
Des Moines, IA$1,129/mo22.5%affordable
Norwalk, IA$1,208/mo24%affordable
Ames, IA$1,240/mo24.7%affordable
Sioux City, IA$1,267/mo25.2%affordable
Cedar Rapids, IA$1,274/mo25.3%affordable
Coralville, IA$1,282/mo25.5%affordable
Marion, IA$1,287/mo25.6%affordable
Council Bluffs, IA$1,335/mo26.6%affordable
Pleasant Hill, IA$1,339/mo26.6%affordable
West Des Moines, IA$1,353/mo26.9%affordable
Johnston, IA$1,356/mo27%affordable
Grimes, IA$1,396/mo27.8%affordable
Cedar Falls, IA$1,405/mo27.9%affordable
Ankeny, IA$1,464/mo29.1%affordable
Bettendorf, IA$1,466/mo29.2%affordable
Altoona, IA$1,583/mo31.5%stretched
Waukee, IA$1,640/mo32.6%stretched
Iowa City, IA$1,713/mo34.1%stretched
Tiffin, IA$1,771/mo35.2%stretched
North Liberty, IA$1,808/mo36%stretched
Le Claire, IA$2,967/mo59%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).