Iowa has 470 licensed senior apartment communities listed on ElderCareCosts across 1,026 cities. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.
470 income-restricted affordable senior apartment properties listed.
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.GOVNamed programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.
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Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
Local health and human services referrals.
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Showing the 500 largest of 1,026 tracked cities.
County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many affordable senior apartments providers each county holds.
Sample of licensed senior apartment communities listed for Iowa. City pages show fuller local inventories.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.
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We currently list 470 licensed senior apartment communities across Iowa.
We track 1026 Iowa cities for affordable senior apartments. See the city list on this page for options near you.
Past 60 days in Iowa: 470 added · 643 updated. Most recent change Aug 10. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.
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Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, licensed senior apartment communities in Iowa are listed with government-sourced data. State median cost not yet published.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (n.d.). Affordable Senior Apartments in Iowa. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/senior-apartments/iowa/
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