Housing data for Leon, IA
Leon, IA has an estimated 1,899 residents and 1,006 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Decatur County.
48.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $577 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,899 (±247)
- Housing units
- 1,006 (±108)
- Households that rent
- 48.5%
- Median gross rent
- $577
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +1.7%
What stands out in Leon
Households that rent: 48.5% (±9.0 points) in Leon, higher than in Decatur County (30.3%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 12.8% (±5.0 points) in Leon, higher than in Decatur County (7.2%).
Working from home: 2.2% (±1.9 points) in Leon, lower than in Decatur County (6.0%).
Homes built before 1980: 80.3% (±13.2 points) in Leon, higher than in Decatur County (63.3%).
Housing in Leon at a glance
- Median rent: $577 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $691 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 23.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 48.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $54,231 median household income
- Home values: $99,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,158 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,593 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 12.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 55.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 80.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 3.2% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 70.3% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.7 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +1.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 18.9% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Leon against Decatur County, its state and the nation
| Leon | Decatur County | Iowa | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,899 (±247) | 7,759 (exact) | 3,210,507 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,006 (±108) | 3,659 (±32) | 1,437,699 (±523) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 48.5% (±9.0 points) | 30.3% (±4.4 points) | 28.3% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $577 (±$34) | $611 (±$76) | $972 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $54,231 (±$9,510) | $59,044 (±$4,382) | $75,059 (±$418) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $99,800 (±$14,250) | $113,900 (±$6,899) | $208,000 (±$1,141) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,593 (±$139) | $1,831 (±$84) | $2,897 (±$13) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 80.3% (±13.2 points) | 63.3% (±5.9 points) | 61.5% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.7 minutes (±5.6) | 22.5 minutes (±2.0) | 19.8 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 79.5% (±6.2 points) | 83.8% (±2.8 points) | 88.9% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 38.6 years (±6.0) | 36.1 years (±0.6) | 38.6 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Leon covers 3.1 square miles of land, about 606 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Leon has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,868 (±185) | 1,899 (±247) | +1.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 955 (±77) | 1,006 (±108) | +5.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $465 (±$61) | $577 (±$34) | +24.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $75,200 (±$12,447) | $99,800 (±$14,250) | +32.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $42,679 (±$9,618) | $54,231 (±$9,510) | +27.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $985 (±$77) | $1,158 (±$214) | +17.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,422 (±$134) | $1,593 (±$139) | +12.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 44.2% (±5.9 points) | 48.5% (±9.0 points) | +4.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 5.6% (±6.1 points) | 3.2% (±5.0 points) | −2.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Places near Leon
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur | 4.0 mi | — | $101,000 | 1.3% |
| Davis City | 7.6 mi | — | $54,300 | 26.3% |
| Van Wert | 9.1 mi | $775 | $66,800 | 12.6% |
| Garden Grove | 9.8 mi | $530 | $46,100 | 13.4% |
| Weldon | 11 mi | — | — | 25.6% |
| Pleasanton | 11 mi | — | $210,700 | 0.0% |
| Grand River | 12 mi | — | $40,000 | 26.7% |
| Lamoni | 12 mi | $644 | $113,400 | 42.7% |
Places in Iowa most like Leon
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton | $590 | $95,300 | $54,545 | 32.5% |
| Red Oak | $812 | $99,700 | $50,109 | 40.1% |
| Dayton | $523 | $114,800 | $57,500 | 30.9% |
| Strawberry Point | $670 | $114,700 | $57,778 | 32.7% |
| Winfield | $667 | $100,000 | $49,063 | 29.0% |
| Grafton | $638 | $93,300 | $48,750 | 32.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Iowa.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Leon, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,533 |
HUD income limits for Leon, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,800 | $32,950 | $52,750 |
| 2 people | $22,600 | $37,650 | $60,250 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $42,350 | $67,800 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $50,850 | $81,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $54,600 | $87,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $58,350 | $93,400 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $62,150 | $99,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Decatur County, IA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $79,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Leon
What is the average rent in Leon, IA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Leon is $577 (±$34) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Leon?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Leon, IA is $469 (±$74) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Leon rent-burdened?
23.9% of renting households in Leon pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Leon?
Leon has an estimated 397 (±116) renting households, 48.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Leon?
The median household income in Leon is $54,231 (±$9,510) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Leon, IA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $99,800 (±$14,250) for owner-occupied homes in Leon (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Leon growing?
In Leon, the number of residents went from 1,868 in 2015–2019 to 1,899 in 2020–2024 (+1.7%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Leon city, Iowa
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Leon city, Iowa
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Leon city, Iowa
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Leon city, Iowa
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Leon city, Iowa
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Leon city, Iowa
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Leon city, Iowa
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Decatur County, IA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Decatur County, IA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Leon city, Iowa (place:44535, in state:19).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .