About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Loess Hills — Sober Living Home in Council Bluffs, Iowa
In Council Bluffs, Iowa, Oxford House Loess Hills is a peer-run sober living home serving women, including women with children. The residence reports 10 beds and 2 reported openings. Pottawattamie County is the surrounding county.
Oxford House Loess Hills — key facts for prospective residents
- Address: 200 South 1st Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- County: Pottawattamie
- Resident group: women, including women with children
- Reported capacity: 10 residents
- Reported vacancies: 2 reported openings
- Interview schedule: daily at 10:00am
- Contact: Contact Lydia at (712) 406-9160
- House phone: (712) 796-3745
- Map: View the reported location
The last report put 8 of those 10 beds in use, leaving 2 reported openings. Interview times are listed as daily at 10:00am. Contact Lydia at (712) 406-9160 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Cost of recovery housing in Iowa
Sober living across Iowa averages roughly $145 a week. An Oxford House does not set a rent — members split what the house actually costs to run, so the figure here is a guide to the market, not to this home. Statewide, median gross rent in Iowa runs $972 a month. State funding such as ESG Rapid Rehousing and Iowa Rapid Rehousing Project exists for residents who cannot cover it themselves. The agency behind it is Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health.
How the Oxford House model works
Oxford Houses are run by their members rather than by staff, funded by an equal share from each resident and alcohol- and drug-free by charter. New members are interviewed and admitted by a house vote, so the vacancy count reserves nothing.
How recovery housing is regulated in Iowa
Iowa does not licence recovery residences as facilities. Oxford Houses are chartered by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified by a state affiliate, so this home will not usually appear on a state certification list. Residents are protected by the federal Fair Housing Act and by Iowa Fair Housing Law (Civil Rights Act) (Iowa Code Section 216.8).
Nearby Oxford Houses in Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Bluffs in Council Bluffs, about 0.7 miles away; Oxford House Bancroft in Omaha, about 5.1 miles away; Oxford House Castelar in Omaha, about 5.2 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 2 in Council Bluffs, 6 in Iowa. Browse recovery housing in Council Bluffs or sober living across Iowa.
Directory data was last refreshed 09/07/2026. Openings and interview times change without notice. Check with the residents before relying on any of it.
Oxford House Loess Hills- Council Bluff, Iowa
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
Oxford House Loess Hills- Council Bluff, Iowa, offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
