Cost of living in Coralville, Iowa

Coralville, Iowa has about 23,234 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $298,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Johnson County is $1,180 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Coralville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Iowa City, IA metro area, prices sit at 91.5 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 Coralville'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 Coralville bill.

In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Coralville'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, 37 have higher typical rent than Coralville.