Cost of living in Baxter, Iowa
Simple answer
Typical rent is $900 a month.
Baxter is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,952 a year.
- People
- 1,247
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $900
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $60,952
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $166,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $989
- Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Baxter, Iowa has about 1,247 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $166,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jasper County is $989 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Baxter. 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 Baxter'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 Baxter bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Baxter's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Iowa in the table we use.
Among 264 places we list in Iowa with a rent figure, 101 have higher typical rent than Baxter.
Nearby places
- Newton
Typical rent $819
Compare with Baxter - Colfax
Typical rent $789
Compare with Baxter - State Center
Typical rent $766
Compare with Baxter - Mitchellville
Typical rent $779
Compare with Baxter - Prairie City
Typical rent $800
Compare with Baxter - Bondurant
Typical rent $1,337
Compare with Baxter - Marshalltown
Typical rent $891
Compare with Baxter - Altoona
Typical rent $1,235
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Iowa
Bigger places in Iowa
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.