Independent Living in Iowa
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Cost of independent living in Iowa
We have not published independent living local medians. No free complete state source is available yet, so this stays empty rather than guessed.
Iowa licensing & regulation
Medicaid & local resources in Iowa
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in Iowa resolve concerns about care and rights.
Official Ombudsman locator / program page
Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOVMedicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
- Home and Community Based Services – Elderly Waiver. Iowa 1915(c) Elderly Waiver for adults 65+ who meet nursing facility level of care (CMS factsheet).
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in Iowa
Showing the 500 largest of 1,026 tracked cities.
- Des Moines
- Cedar Rapids
- Davenport
- Sioux City
- Iowa City
- Ankeny
- West Des Moines
- Ames
- Waterloo
- Council Bluffs
- Dubuque
- Urbandale
- Marion
- Cedar Falls
- Bettendorf
- Waukee
- Marshalltown
- Mason City
- Ottumwa
- Fort Dodge
- Johnston
- Clinton
- Burlington
- Muscatine
- Coralville
- Altoona
- North Liberty
- Clive
- Grimes
- Indianola
Show the other 470 cities in Iowa
- Newton
- Norwalk
- Boone
- Oskaloosa
- Storm Lake
- Spencer
- Pleasant Hill
- Pella
- Le Mars
- Waverly
- Carroll
- Fort Madison
- Keokuk
- Grinnell
- Fairfield
- Mount Pleasant
- Bondurant
- Sioux Center
- Denison
- Perry
- Webster City
- Clear Lake
- Decorah
- Knoxville
- Creston
- Washington
- Charles City
- Hiawatha
- Nevada
- Eldridge
- Atlantic
- Adel
- Orange City
- Independence
- Maquoketa
- Polk City
- Asbury
- Estherville
- Oelwein
- Tiffin
- Anamosa
- DeWitt
- Osceola
- Spirit Lake
- Red Oak
- Sheldon
- Winterset
- Algona
- Centerville
- Clarinda
- Manchester
- Sergeant Bluff
- Cherokee
- Glenwood
- Windsor Heights
- Iowa Falls
- Vinton
- Shenandoah
- Harlan
- Humboldt
- Le Claire
- Camanche
- Huxley
- Evansdale
- Mount Vernon
- Dyersville
- Hampton
- Forest City
- Carlisle
- Chariton
- Jefferson
- Monticello
- Rock Valley
- Cresco
- Waukon
- West Liberty
- Carter Lake
- Albia
- Emmetsburg
- Eagle Grove
- Osage
- New Hampton
- Story City
- Saylorville
- Williamsburg
- Robins
- Milford
- West Burlington
- Solon
- Tipton
- Tama
- Garner
- Postville
- Wilton
- Fairfax
- Onawa
- Grundy Center
- Madrid
- Sibley
- Clarion
- Bloomfield
- Marengo
- Hudson
- Belmond
- Kalona
- Missouri Valley
- Rock Rapids
- Hawarden
- Eldora
- West Branch
- Mitchellville
- Center Point
- Jesup
- West Union
- Park View
- Rockwell City
- Belle Plaine
- Denver
- Cascade
- New London
- Hull
- Bellevue
- Alta
- Atkins
- Colfax
- Lamoni
- Ely
- Dallas Center
- Audubon
- Monroe
- Columbus Junction
- Sumner
- Lake Mills
- La Porte City
- Northwood
- Peosta
- Granger
- Blue Grass
- Ida Grove
- Toledo
- Sigourney
- Durant
- Mediapolis
- Pleasantville
- Leon
- Greenfield
- Epworth
- Farley
- Sac City
- Britt
- Ogden
- Kent Estates
- Remsen
- Mount Ayr
- Guttenberg
- Parkersburg
- Wapello
- Pocahontas
- Walcott
- Reinbeck
- Lisbon
- Prairie City
- Lake City
- Guthrie Center
- Akron
- Moville
- Stuart
- Manson
- Urbana
- Corydon
- Van Meter
- Shell Rock
- Nashua
- Holstein
- Panora
- Lenox
- Corning
- Roland
- Hartley
- Manning
- Monona
- Earlham
- Traer
- Dysart
- Ackley
- Kingsley
- Woodbine
- Coon Rapids
- Brooklyn
- Alton
- Wellman
- Avoca
- Palo
- State Center
- Montezuma
- Oakland
- Slater
- Logan
- University Heights
- Gilbert
- Dike
- Nora Springs
- Central City
- Walnut
- Greene
- Bedford
- Walford
- Sanborn
- Malvern
- Manly
- Fayette
- Elkader
- Fairbank
- Strawberry Point
- Baxter
- Clarksville
- Lone Tree
- St. Ansgar
- Laurens
- Wayland
- Conrad
- Lake Park
- Swisher
- Marcus
- New Sharon
- Melcher-Dallas
- Springville
- Dunlap
- Glidden
- Clarence
- Eddyville
- Tripoli
- Larchwood
- Treynor
- Neola
- Lansing
- Aplington
- Buffalo
- Graettinger
- Jewell Junction
- George
- Sheffield
- Fruitland
- Villisca
- Preston
- De Soto
- Winthrop
- Sully
- Sloan
- Primghar
- Winfield
- Newhall
- Gladbrook
- Aurelia
- Mapleton
- Fredericksburg
- Victor
- Rockwell
- Woodward
- Griswold
- Hills
- Calmar
- Okoboji
- Lake View
- Mechanicsville
- Elk Run Heights
- Anita
- Sidney
- Odebolt
- Newell
- Gowrie
- Hinton
- Danville
- Allison
- Lake Panorama
- Hamburg
- Wheatland
- Fremont
- Arnolds Park
- Janesville
- Hospers
- Keosauqua
- St. Charles
- Hedrick
- Buffalo Center
- Beaverdale
- Maxwell
- Raymond
- Elkhart
- Underwood
- Keota
- Riverside
- Tabor
- Paullina
- Early
- Shellsburg
- Earlville
- West Bend
- Essex
- North English
- Merrill
- West Point
- Rockford
- Denmark
- Carson
- Alden
- Schleswig
- Olin
- Adair
- Riceville
- Dunkerton
- Afton
- Garnavillo
- Ossian
- Melbourne
- Cambridge
- Battle Creek
- Morning Sun
- Arcadia
- Alburnett
- Princeton
- Long Grove
- Inwood
- Lawton
- Dumont
- Redfield
- Oxford
- Whiting
- Donnellson
- Schaller
- Hubbard
- Correctionville
- Gilbertville
- Hartford
- Boyden
- Kanawha
- Amana
- Dakota City
- Shelby
- Edgewood
- Gilmore City
- Coggon
- Montrose
- Shueyville
- Readlyn
- Stratford
- Elgin
- Ventura
- Ruthven
- Milo
- Elk Horn
- Eldon
- Wall Lake
- Sioux Rapids
- Albert City
- Hazleton
- Le Grand
- McGregor
- Washburn
- Exira
- Armstrong
- Quasqueton
- Lowden
- Dayton
- Colo
- Middle Amana
- Latimer
- Hopkinton
- Kellogg
- New Hartford
- Keystone
- Wellsburg
- Walker
- Elma
- Radcliffe
- Blairstown
- Coalville
- University Park
- Ainsworth
- Manilla
- Minden
- Sutherland
- Clermont
- Rolfe
- Bancroft
- Moravia
- Gilman
- Albion
- Dexter
- Fontanelle
- Moscow
- Murray
- Goldfield
- Russell
- Van Horne
- Grand Junction
- Seymour
- Swea City
- Fonda
- Brighton
- New Virginia
- Royal
- Everly
- Charter Oak
- What Cheer
- Twin Lakes
- Garwin
- Emerson
- Martensdale
- Whittemore
- Zearing
- Lakeside
- Dows
- Ireton
- Humeston
- Crescent
- Sabula
- Norway
- Cumming
- Stacyville
- Colesburg
- Klemme
- Richland
- Scranton
- Pomeroy
- Farmington
- Packwood
- Batavia
- Collins
- Stanwood
- Doon
- Lynnville
- Vail
- Orleans
- Wyoming
- Stanton
- Truro
- Lamont
- Anthon
- Thornton
- Ocheyedan
- Burt
- Grand Mound
- Stanhope
- Silver City
- Moulton
- Milton
- Hawkeye
- Ellsworth
- Rudd
- Delmar
- Earling
- Breda
- Maynard
- Ashton
- Oxford Junction
- Lewis
- Thompson
- Martelle
- Charlotte
- Birmingham
- Dow City
- Diagonal
- Lockridge
- Titonka
- Grandview
- Orient
- Galva
- Wahpeton
- Marquette
Independent Living providers in Iowa
We don't have licensed independent living communities listed for Iowa yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
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Frequently asked questions
Which cities in Iowa have independent living listings?
We track 1026 Iowa cities for independent living. See the city list on this page for options near you.
How to cite this page
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed independent living communities in Iowa are listed with government-sourced data. State median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Independent Living in Iowa. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/independent-living/iowa/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Independent Living in Iowa." ElderCareCosts. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/independent-living/iowa/.
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