Ankeny vs Ames
Ankeny, IA compared with Ames, IA · 20 miles apart
Ankeny has 77,833 residents to Ames’s 68,220. Ankeny comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Ames does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Ankeny, IA | Ames, IA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 77,833 | 68,220 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,383 | 2,419 |
| Median household income | $108,198 | $60,991 |
| Median home value | $331,000 | $277,400 |
| Median rent | $1,319 | $1,023 |
| Homeownership | 71.3% | 42.1% |
| Average commute | 21.1 min | 15.6 min |
| Median age | 33.6 | 23.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 52.1% | 65.8% |
| Poverty rate | 4.2% | 25.5% |
| Unemployment | 1.9% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 3.1× | 4.5× |
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