Cost of living in Coon Rapids, Iowa
Simple answer
Typical rent is $780 a month.
Coon Rapids is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $76,012 a year.
- People
- 1,467
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $780
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $76,012
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $134,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $927
- Carroll County, IA
Coon Rapids, Iowa has about 1,467 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $134,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Carroll County is $927 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Coon Rapids. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Iowa's prices sit at 87.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Iowa taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.9% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Coon Rapids'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 Coon Rapids bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Coon Rapids'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, 187 have higher typical rent than Coon Rapids.
Nearby places
- Glidden
Typical rent $525
Compare with Coon Rapids - Guthrie Center
Typical rent $868
Compare with Coon Rapids - Carroll
Typical rent $722
Compare with Coon Rapids - Audubon
Typical rent $664
Compare with Coon Rapids - Jefferson
Typical rent $754
Compare with Coon Rapids - Manning
Typical rent $719
Compare with Coon Rapids - Panora
Typical rent $1,040
- Lake City
Typical rent $763
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.