Iowa Gazetteer
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
| County | Housing Affordability Index | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Johnson County | 83 |
| 2. | Story County | 100 |
| 3. | Polk County | 106 |
| 4. | Winneshiek County | 111 |
| 5. | Dallas County | 113 |
| 6. | Dickinson County | 114 |
| 7. | Linn County | 118 |
| 8. | Scott County | 121 |
| 9. | Jefferson County | 122 |
| 10. | Black Hawk County | 123 |
| 11. | Pottawattamie County | 123 |
| 12. | Poweshiek County | 127 |
| 13. | Dubuque County | 128 |
| 14. | Lyon County | 129 |
| 15. | Clay County | 130 |
| 16. | Warren County | 134 |
| 17. | Woodbury County | 134 |
| 18. | Plymouth County | 135 |
| 19. | Allamakee County | 136 |
| 20. | Cass County | 138 |
