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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. 30 of 35 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 5 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Boone, IA$770/mo15.3%very comfortable
Clinton, IA$775/mo15.4%very comfortable
Fort Dodge, IA$820/mo16.3%very comfortable
Waterloo, IA$948/mo18.9%very comfortable
Knoxville, IA$950/mo18.9%very comfortable
Davenport, IA$960/mo19.1%very comfortable
Marshalltown, IA$978/mo19.5%very comfortable
Burlington, IA$991/mo19.7%very comfortable
Newton, IA$992/mo19.7%very comfortable
Dubuque, IA$1,094/mo21.8%affordable
Adel, IA$1,094/mo21.8%affordable
Des Moines, IA$1,131/mo22.5%affordable
Pella, IA$1,135/mo22.6%affordable
Ames, IA$1,153/mo22.9%affordable
Urbandale, IA$1,203/mo23.9%affordable
Coralville, IA$1,235/mo24.6%affordable
Norwalk, IA$1,237/mo24.6%affordable
Sioux City, IA$1,254/mo24.9%affordable
Cedar Falls, IA$1,251/mo24.9%affordable
Iowa City, IA$1,271/mo25.3%affordable
Indianola, IA$1,282/mo25.5%affordable
Cedar Rapids, IA$1,307/mo26%affordable
Marion, IA$1,315/mo26.2%affordable
Pleasant Hill, IA$1,325/mo26.4%affordable
Council Bluffs, IA$1,342/mo26.7%affordable
West Des Moines, IA$1,353/mo26.9%affordable
Grimes, IA$1,367/mo27.2%affordable
Bettendorf, IA$1,386/mo27.6%affordable
Johnston, IA$1,432/mo28.5%affordable
Altoona, IA$1,475/mo29.3%affordable
Ankeny, IA$1,533/mo30.5%stretched
Waukee, IA$1,601/mo31.8%stretched
North Liberty, IA$1,692/mo33.7%stretched
Tiffin, IA$1,864/mo37.1%stretched
Le Claire, IA$2,900/mo57.7%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).