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.
| Name | County | Housing Affordability Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | City of Okoboji | Dickinson | 55 |
| 2. | City of Wahpeton | Dickinson | 57 |
| 3. | Moscow Census Designated Place | Muscatine | 57 |
| 4. | City of Orleans | Dickinson | 63 |
| 5. | City of Duncombe | Webster | 68 |
| 6. | City of Lester | Lyon | 70 |
| 7. | City of Cambridge | Story | 71 |
| 8. | City of Lakeside | Buena Vista | 73 |
| 9. | City of Rickardsville | Dubuque | 75 |
| 10. | Frytown Census Designated Place | Johnson | 75 |
| 11. | City of Welton | Clinton | 77 |
| 12. | City of Ames | Story | 77 |
| 13. | City of Iowa City | Johnson | 78 |
| 14. | Montpelier Census Designated Place | Muscatine | 79 |
| 15. | City of Arnolds Park | Dickinson | 80 |
| 16. | City of De Soto | Dallas | 80 |
| 17. | City of Dexter | Dallas | 80 |
| 18. | City of Linden | Dallas | 81 |
| 19. | City of Ventura | Cerro Gordo | 82 |
| 20. | City of West Okoboji | Dickinson | 84 |
