Ames, IA
67,669Residents
$60,991Median household income
$1,023/moMedian gross rent
$277,400Median home value
23.3Median age
66%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
42%Homes lived in by their owners
4.5×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 20% of the median household income in Ames.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $41,000 a year. In Iowa that leaves roughly $2,797 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $40,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.