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Cost & Benefits

Iowa City vs Spirit Lake

Simple answer

You'd likely save $183 a month in Spirit Lake.

Typical rent is $1,094 in Iowa City and $911 in Spirit Lake. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Iowa City

Iowa

Typical rent
$1,094
Typical pay
$58,546 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,180
Price index
91.5 (metro)

Spirit Lake

Iowa

Typical rent
$911
Typical pay
$65,720 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,091
Price index
87.8 (state)

Benefits after a move

Iowa City and Spirit Lake are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.