What is the rental vacancy rate in Iowa Falls, IA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Iowa Falls, IA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Iowa Falls, IA is 0.0% (±2.9 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 1.9% (±2.5 points).

273 (±103) homes, 10.9% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Iowa Falls, the rental vacancy rate went from 8.4% in 2015–2019 to 0.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 0.0% (±2.9 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 1.9% (±2.5 points)
Vacant homes: 273 (±103)

Vacancy in Iowa Falls against Hardin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Iowa Falls	Hardin County	Iowa	United States
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.9 points)	4.5% (±2.9 points)	5.7% (±0.3 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.9% (±2.5 points)	1.8% (±1.1 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	273 (±103)	973 (±167)	121,992 (±3,789)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Iowa Falls, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in Hardin County (4.5%).

It is also lower than in Iowa (5.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Iowa Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Iowa Falls
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Iowa Falls	—	0.0% (±2.9 points)	—
Alden	5.9 mi	4.2% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Buckeye	8.9 mi	12.5% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Popejoy	9.7 mi	0.0% (±92.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ackley	11 mi	14.6% (±14.3 points)	Higher
Steamboat Rock	13 mi	13.6% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Geneva	13 mi	19.0% (±26.0 points)	Not measurably different
Eldora	14 mi	12.4% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Williams	14 mi	0.0% (±35.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ackley, IA (14.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Rental vacancy rate across Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
3	Steamboat Rock	13.6% (±20.1 points)
4	Buckeye	12.5% (±20.7 points)
5	Eldora	12.4% (±12.1 points)
6	Radcliffe	9.5% (±13.8 points)
7	Hubbard	5.0% (±6.0 points)
8	Alden	4.2% (±6.9 points)
9 (tie)	Iowa Falls	0.0% (±2.9 points)
9 (tie)	New Providence	0.0% (±67.2 points)
9 (tie)	Union	0.0% (±44.6 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Hardin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Iowa Falls

Is it hard to find a rental in Iowa Falls?

The rental vacancy rate in Iowa Falls, IA is 0.0% (±2.9 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Iowa Falls tighter than it was?

In Iowa Falls, the rental vacancy rate went from 8.4% in 2015–2019 to 0.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How many homes are vacant in Iowa Falls?

An estimated 273 (±103) housing units, 10.9% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Iowa Falls city, Iowa (place:38640, in state:19).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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