State population ranking
25 Largest Places in Iowa by Population
Ranked from largest to smallest using 2025 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
939 of 1,026 published places have the selected population vintage.
- 1
Des Moines, IA
City
- Population
- 212,086
- Median home value
- $194,700
- Median rent
- $1,090
- 2
Cedar Rapids, IA
City
- Population
- 137,935
- Median home value
- $187,100
- Median rent
- $967
- 3
Davenport, IA
City
- Population
- 100,358
- Median home value
- $166,400
- Median rent
- $978
- 4
Sioux City, IA
City
- Population
- 86,356
- Median home value
- $173,600
- Median rent
- $976
- 5
Ankeny, IA
City
- Population
- 77,833
- Median home value
- $331,000
- Median rent
- $1,319
- 6
Iowa City, IA
City
- Population
- 76,229
- Median home value
- $285,900
- Median rent
- $1,094
- 7
- Population
- 74,224
- Median home value
- $309,000
- Median rent
- $1,237
- 8
Ames, IA
City
- Population
- 68,220
- Median home value
- $277,400
- Median rent
- $1,023
- 9
Waterloo, IA
City
- Population
- 66,919
- Median home value
- $152,600
- Median rent
- $923
- 10
- Population
- 62,680
- Median home value
- $171,800
- Median rent
- $1,030
- 11
Dubuque, IA
City
- Population
- 59,148
- Median home value
- $204,800
- Median rent
- $948
- 12
Urbandale, IA
City
- Population
- 48,570
- Median home value
- $335,500
- Median rent
- $1,211
- 13
Marion, IA
City
- Population
- 42,732
- Median home value
- $241,700
- Median rent
- $961
- 14
Cedar Falls, IA
City
- Population
- 41,240
- Median home value
- $263,600
- Median rent
- $1,203
- 15
Bettendorf, IA
City
- Population
- 40,710
- Median home value
- $306,500
- Median rent
- $1,187
- 16
Waukee, IA
City
- Population
- 34,890
- Median home value
- $350,500
- Median rent
- $1,383
- 17
Marshalltown, IA
City
- Population
- 27,536
- Median home value
- $127,700
- Median rent
- $891
- 18
Mason City, IA
City
- Population
- 26,853
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Median rent
- $882
- 19
Ottumwa, IA
City
- Population
- 25,319
- Median home value
- $106,300
- Median rent
- $921
- 20
Johnston, IA
City
- Population
- 25,065
- Median home value
- $369,100
- Median rent
- $1,338
- 21
Fort Dodge, IA
City
- Population
- 24,837
- Median home value
- $144,100
- Median rent
- $785
- 22
Clinton, IA
City
- Population
- 24,049
- Median home value
- $118,200
- Median rent
- $791
- 23
Coralville, IA
City
- Population
- 23,960
- Median home value
- $298,500
- Median rent
- $1,057
- 24
Burlington, IA
City
- Population
- 23,336
- Median home value
- $114,300
- Median rent
- $924
- 25
Muscatine, IA
City
- Population
- 23,164
- Median home value
- $153,600
- Median rent
- $974
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.