Cost of living in Adel, Iowa

Adel, Iowa has about 6,430 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $327,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dallas County is $1,360 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Adel. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, prices sit at 91.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Iowa taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.9% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Adel's exact store tax.

Some places in Iowa add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.08% of income. That is not a Adel bill.

In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Adel's bill.

EIA does not publish a Iowa gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Iowa shares this price.

Among 264 places we list in Iowa with a rent figure, 90 have higher typical rent than Adel.