Renters and home insurance rates in Iowa

The NAIC's published average premiums for Iowa by policy form, with Census ACS housing records for every county: renter households, median gross rent and median home value.

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Figures are published averages, never quotes; methodology at the foot of the page.

average renters premium (HO-4), per year
$144
average homeowners premium (HO-3), per year
$1,268
renter households
371,145

By county

renter households, largest first

  1. Polk County66,647
  2. Johnson County25,608
  3. Linn County25,366
  4. Scott County22,093
  5. Black Hawk County18,638
  6. Story County17,040
  7. Woodbury County12,785
  8. Dallas County12,471
  9. Pottawattamie County11,128
  10. Dubuque County10,890
  11. Cerro Gordo County5,506
  12. Clinton County5,222
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RowValue
Polk County66,647
Johnson County25,608
Linn County25,366
Scott County22,093
Black Hawk County18,638
Story County17,040
Woodbury County12,785
Dallas County12,471
Pottawattamie County11,128
Dubuque County10,890
Cerro Gordo County5,506
Clinton County5,222

By county

99 counties

Polk County66,647$1,113$248,400
Johnson County25,608$1,104$293,100
Linn County25,366$915$204,400
Scott County22,093$958$212,500
Black Hawk County18,638$962$182,400
Story County17,040$1,019$243,600
Woodbury County12,785$946$172,000
Dallas County12,471$1,239$333,400
Pottawattamie County11,128$970$183,600
Dubuque County10,890$944$226,100
Cerro Gordo County5,506$840$154,100
Clinton County5,222$825$153,800
Des Moines County4,693$908$137,000
Webster County4,679$762$138,500
Wapello County4,587$950$112,900
Muscatine County4,316$966$172,400
Marshall County4,146$860$134,100
Jasper County3,713$822$176,800
Lee County3,505$814$123,600
Warren County3,433$975$252,800
Marion County2,984$880$211,100
Mahaska County2,860$821$140,900
Sioux County2,789$888$235,600
Plymouth County2,710$865$218,600
Washington County2,518$862$199,600
Jefferson County2,397$881$161,200
Poweshiek County2,284$864$184,200
Carroll County2,187$722$175,700
Buena Vista County2,078$835$146,900
Boone County2,072$826$191,200
Dickinson County2,019$930$251,600
Clay County1,979$798$171,500
Henry County1,977$770$148,600
Winneshiek County1,938$800$239,000
Fayette County1,888$813$130,800
Hardin County1,871$814$113,000
Bremer County1,861$844$207,200
Page County1,848$731$120,000
Jackson County1,780$800$170,000
Clayton County1,734$764$155,700
Floyd County1,698$672$133,300
Hamilton County1,658$853$132,300
Iowa County1,638$722$189,800
Cass County1,605$769$133,300
Kossuth County1,603$859$135,100
Benton County1,591$815$198,400
Tama County1,585$865$139,900
Jones County1,566$759$183,400
Appanoose County1,546$779$119,800
Buchanan County1,541$802$171,400
Cedar County1,447$860$199,700
Union County1,410$683$117,800
Harrison County1,386$854$165,300
Wright County1,381$788$109,800
Cherokee County1,356$711$145,100
Crawford County1,328$727$136,300
O'Brien County1,314$770$158,900
Montgomery County1,309$782$109,900
Allamakee County1,275$717$171,900
Delaware County1,265$743$168,700
Madison County1,241$938$236,900
Clarke County1,222$836$160,200
Shelby County1,207$810$156,200
Winnebago County1,177$712$132,300
Butler County1,177$780$156,500
Franklin County1,123$649$118,500
Humboldt County1,059$731$146,900
Greene County1,011$774$140,500
Decatur County976$663$109,500
Sac County934$643$138,400
Chickasaw County927$779$164,400
Monona County917$795$122,600
Palo Alto County908$599$119,300
Mitchell County897$739$164,100
Emmet County873$731$106,200
Adair County861$730$140,600
Keokuk County859$822$112,200
Howard County859$699$133,900
Mills County846$888$228,700
Hancock County832$784$129,300
Louisa County824$797$137,600
Grundy County815$777$180,500
Guthrie County759$823$163,900
Calhoun County742$690$114,400
Lyon County740$802$215,600
Lucas County693$738$117,000
Ida County672$669$108,800
Pocahontas County660$743$93,300
Worth County600$703$142,300
Audubon County595$707$110,400
Osceola County574$796$123,800
Taylor County550$707$109,700
Fremont County531$753$147,500
Wayne County509$660$102,300
Davis County506$878$146,000
Van Buren County491$686$118,800
Monroe County484$787$135,900
Ringgold County396$745$150,300
Adams County356$909$116,900

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The average annual renters insurance premium in Iowa was $144 in 2022, across 371,145 renter households recorded in the HomeCover HQ Rates Index (NAIC premiums; Census ACS households).

Cite as: "HomeCover HQ Rates Index: Iowa", updated 2026-08-17, https://homecoverhq.com/rates/iowa/.

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Source: HomeCover HQ Rates Index: Iowa

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