Iowa cost of living by county
Statewide: median rent $972, median household income $75,059, median home value $208,000. American Community Survey 2020-2024 estimates via Census Reporter.
| County or city | Median rent | Household income | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $799 | $68,092 | $160,400 |
| Adams County | $893 | $71,875 | $131,600 |
| Allamakee County | $796 | $70,694 | $172,300 |
| Appanoose County | $784 | $54,934 | $124,200 |
| Audubon County | $759 | $58,229 | $121,900 |
| Benton County | $826 | $86,962 | $208,200 |
| Black Hawk County | $989 | $66,417 | $188,900 |
| Boone County | $845 | $83,531 | $212,400 |
| Bremer County | $921 | $86,784 | $219,600 |
| Buchanan County | $848 | $78,236 | $176,000 |
| Buena Vista County | $894 | $71,719 | $159,500 |
| Butler County | $812 | $73,715 | $165,400 |
| Calhoun County | $723 | $64,964 | $118,800 |
| Carroll County | $731 | $72,930 | $176,000 |
| Cass County | $777 | $63,013 | $150,300 |
| Cedar County | $879 | $80,602 | $211,300 |
| Cerro Gordo County | $850 | $68,189 | $166,400 |
| Cherokee County | $758 | $71,269 | $158,700 |
| Chickasaw County | $738 | $75,675 | $182,600 |
| Clarke County | $931 | $71,641 | $161,100 |
| Clay County | $811 | $65,428 | $178,600 |
| Clayton County | $790 | $67,242 | $168,500 |
| Clinton County | $850 | $66,981 | $160,600 |
| Crawford County | $743 | $67,027 | $153,700 |
| Dallas County | $1,311 | $102,379 | $355,600 |
| Davis County | $868 | $77,194 | $161,900 |
| Decatur County | $611 | $59,044 | $113,900 |
| Delaware County | $764 | $74,989 | $177,900 |
| Des Moines County | $904 | $62,928 | $136,500 |
| Dickinson County | $922 | $75,432 | $270,700 |
| Dubuque County | $959 | $77,630 | $237,300 |
| Emmet County | $733 | $63,730 | $114,100 |
| Fayette County | $881 | $60,165 | $136,800 |
| Floyd County | $745 | $68,557 | $143,500 |
| Franklin County | $696 | $59,894 | $124,100 |
| Fremont County | $746 | $71,621 | $154,400 |
| Greene County | $781 | $63,409 | $155,400 |
| Grundy County | $774 | $87,205 | $198,800 |
| Guthrie County | $845 | $77,711 | $180,100 |
| Hamilton County | $877 | $72,432 | $156,400 |
| Hancock County | $736 | $70,601 | $141,400 |
| Hardin County | $795 | $65,069 | $122,500 |
| Harrison County | $849 | $79,535 | $176,000 |
| Henry County | $820 | $67,436 | $164,300 |
| Howard County | $713 | $67,446 | $147,800 |
| Humboldt County | $744 | $71,946 | $155,800 |
| Ida County | $696 | $63,073 | $108,900 |
| Iowa County | $686 | $71,223 | $193,900 |
| Jackson County | $807 | $74,186 | $175,000 |
| Jasper County | $836 | $71,311 | $186,300 |
| Jefferson County | $883 | $61,620 | $163,400 |
| Johnson County | $1,122 | $74,935 | $308,600 |
| Jones County | $784 | $73,531 | $184,800 |
| Keokuk County | $828 | $62,329 | $118,700 |
| Kossuth County | $859 | $67,697 | $148,300 |
| Lee County | $835 | $62,382 | $141,400 |
| Linn County | $945 | $77,649 | $214,300 |
| Louisa County | $775 | $77,354 | $150,100 |
| Lucas County | $709 | $61,793 | $120,200 |
| Lyon County | $843 | $76,746 | $230,000 |
| Madison County | $1,036 | $90,855 | $245,100 |
| Mahaska County | $793 | $70,940 | $157,800 |
| Marion County | $884 | $78,680 | $233,000 |
| Marshall County | $885 | $73,315 | $145,500 |
| Mills County | $959 | $90,753 | $237,800 |
| Mitchell County | $738 | $71,365 | $175,100 |
| Monona County | $855 | $68,377 | $142,900 |
| Monroe County | $798 | $70,996 | $156,300 |
| Montgomery County | $814 | $63,666 | $121,400 |
| Muscatine County | $971 | $69,396 | $182,100 |
| O'Brien County | $868 | $68,356 | $173,100 |
| Osceola County | $797 | $69,239 | $122,600 |
| Page County | $705 | $57,953 | $125,300 |
| Palo Alto County | $638 | $72,781 | $123,200 |
| Plymouth County | $910 | $83,251 | $228,900 |
| Pocahontas County | $832 | $61,875 | $98,100 |
| Polk County | $1,149 | $83,576 | $262,100 |
| Pottawattamie County | $1,018 | $73,602 | $195,700 |
| Poweshiek County | $883 | $67,391 | $209,300 |
| Ringgold County | $710 | $73,346 | $156,200 |
| Sac County | $722 | $73,838 | $141,400 |
| Scott County | $1,005 | $78,277 | $222,000 |
| Shelby County | $783 | $72,738 | $164,000 |
| Sioux County | $908 | $86,098 | $250,100 |
| Story County | $1,018 | $69,685 | $258,700 |
| Tama County | $872 | $70,781 | $148,600 |
| Taylor County | $765 | $67,740 | $117,200 |
| Union County | $721 | $57,772 | $122,000 |
| Van Buren County | $622 | $61,161 | $114,600 |
| Wapello County | $920 | $64,766 | $125,100 |
| Warren County | $973 | $94,588 | $269,600 |
| Washington County | $879 | $75,647 | $203,900 |
| Wayne County | $659 | $61,964 | $111,300 |
| Webster County | $785 | $68,975 | $153,800 |
| Winnebago County | $717 | $67,642 | $135,000 |
| Winneshiek County | $861 | $79,066 | $259,200 |
| Woodbury County | $981 | $73,658 | $183,200 |
| Worth County | $758 | $78,008 | $145,800 |
| Wright County | $790 | $67,190 | $119,600 |