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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
Clinton, IA$792/mo15.8%very comfortable
Fort Dodge, IA$843/mo16.8%very comfortable
Waterloo, IA$898/mo17.9%very comfortable
Marshalltown, IA$930/mo18.5%very comfortable
Knoxville, IA$941/mo18.7%very comfortable
Boone, IA$947/mo18.8%very comfortable
Davenport, IA$949/mo18.9%very comfortable
Newton, IA$962/mo19.1%very comfortable
Burlington, IA$983/mo19.6%very comfortable
Adel, IA$1,031/mo20.5%affordable
Pella, IA$1,085/mo21.6%affordable
Dubuque, IA$1,110/mo22.1%affordable
Des Moines, IA$1,121/mo22.3%affordable
Ames, IA$1,125/mo22.4%affordable
Norwalk, IA$1,189/mo23.6%affordable
Urbandale, IA$1,197/mo23.8%affordable
Sioux City, IA$1,216/mo24.2%affordable
Cedar Falls, IA$1,264/mo25.1%affordable
Coralville, IA$1,263/mo25.1%affordable
Marion, IA$1,278/mo25.4%affordable
Cedar Rapids, IA$1,288/mo25.6%affordable
Iowa City, IA$1,308/mo26%affordable
Bettendorf, IA$1,327/mo26.4%affordable
Council Bluffs, IA$1,348/mo26.8%affordable
Pleasant Hill, IA$1,346/mo26.8%affordable
West Des Moines, IA$1,369/mo27.2%affordable
Johnston, IA$1,382/mo27.5%affordable
Indianola, IA$1,382/mo27.5%affordable
Grimes, IA$1,435/mo28.5%affordable
Altoona, IA$1,436/mo28.6%affordable
Ankeny, IA$1,520/mo30.2%stretched
North Liberty, IA$1,655/mo32.9%stretched
Waukee, IA$1,665/mo33.1%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).