Metro area · CBSA 26980
Iowa City
The Iowa City, IA metro area has 179,200 people. Median rent is $1,097, 17.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Johnson County at $1,180. Of the 19 places we track here, Shueyville has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$75,088
Median home value
$293,600
Unemployment
3.6%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,180
HUD, Johnson County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City | 75,752 | $1,094 | 22.4% |
| Coralville | 23,234 | $1,057 | 18.3% |
| North Liberty | 21,125 | $1,246 | 14.6% |
| Washington | 7,290 | $968 | 21.0% |
| Tiffin | 5,737 | $1,224 | 14.5% |
| Solon | 3,152 | $1,127 | 11.9% |
| Kalona | 2,692 | $853 | 12.8% |
| West Branch | 2,594 | $1,053 | 13.7% |
| Wellman | 1,454 | $820 | 17.1% |
| University Heights | 1,384 | $1,588 | 17.1% |
| Lone Tree | 1,218 | $963 | 12.8% |
| Swisher | 1,182 | $1,114 | 13.3% |
| Hills | 974 | $1,132 | 16.3% |
| Keota | 891 | $776 | 14.5% |
| Riverside | 890 | $918 | 13.1% |
| Oxford | 779 | $1,068 | 15.5% |
| Shueyville | 740 | $1,122 | 10.9% |
| Ainsworth | 633 | $725 | 12.7% |
| Brighton | 588 | $675 | 16.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.