Ames Metro Area Historical Gross Rent Price Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Monthly Rental | Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Occupied Units Paying Rent | 16,008, 100% | 324,469 | 39,201,928 |
| $199 or Less | 100, 0.62%, see rank | 1.67% | 1.50% |
| $200 to $299 | 223, 1.39%, see rank | 4.14% | 3.18% |
| $300 to $499 | 1,474, 9.21%, see rank | 16.06% | 7.37% |
| $500 to $699 | 4,334, 27.07%, see rank | 29.77% | 16.01% |
| $700 to $999 | 6,453, 40.31%, see rank | 31.63% | 29.17% |
| $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,672, 16.69%, see rank | 12.90% | 26.88% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 568, 3.55%, see rank | 2.30% | 9.79% |
| $2,000 or More | 184, 1.15%, see rank | 1.53% | 6.10% |
| Median | $760, see rank | $689 | $920 |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Monthly Rental | Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Occupied Units Paying Rent | 15,255, 100% | 312,187 | 37,562,111 |
| $199 or Less | 92, 0.60%, see rank | 2.25% | 1.76% |
| $200 to $299 | 270, 1.77%, see rank | 4.51% | 3.29% |
| $300 to $499 | 1,339, 8.78%, see rank | 18.26% | 8.20% |
| $500 to $699 | 5,305, 34.78%, see rank | 31.70% | 17.39% |
| $700 to $999 | 5,522, 36.20%, see rank | 29.93% | 29.40% |
| $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,269, 14.87%, see rank | 10.24% | 25.73% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 340, 2.23%, see rank | 1.86% | 8.92% |
| $2,000 or More | 118, 0.77%, see rank | 1.26% | 5.30% |
| Median | $721, see rank | $655 | $889 |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Monthly Rental | Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Occupied Units Paying Rent | 14,929, 100% | 302,062 | 35,969,315 |
| $199 or Less | 182, 1.22%, see rank | 3.12% | 2.25% |
| $200 to $299 | 150, 1.00%, see rank | 4.93% | 3.41% |
| $300 to $499 | 1,396, 9.35%, see rank | 21.88% | 9.80% |
| $500 to $699 | 5,644, 37.81%, see rank | 33.58% | 19.41% |
| $700 to $999 | 5,091, 34.10%, see rank | 26.00% | 29.88% |
| $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,014, 13.49%, see rank | 8.15% | 23.51% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 352, 2.36%, see rank | 1.44% | 7.56% |
| $2,000 or More | 100, 0.67%, see rank | 0.89% | 4.16% |
| Median | $703, see rank | $617 | $841 |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Monthly Rental | Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. |
| Occupied Units Paying Rent | 13,643, 100% | 304,318 | 35,101,833 |
| $199 or Less | 212, 1.55%, see rank | 3.37% | 2.52% |
| $200 to $299 | 177, 1.30%, see rank | 5.03% | 3.53% |
| $300 to $499 | 1,255, 9.20%, see rank | 23.22% | 10.66% |
| $500 to $699 | 4,891, 35.85%, see rank | 33.82% | 20.44% |
| $700 to $999 | 4,607, 33.77%, see rank | 25.13% | 29.94% |
| $1,000 to $1,499 | 2,077, 15.22%, see rank | 7.47% | 22.31% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 335, 2.46%, see rank | 1.20% | 6.90% |
| $2,000 or More | 89, 0.65%, see rank | 0.76% | 3.71% |
| Median | $711, see rank | $607 | $817 |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
