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Cost of living in Dakota City, Nebraska

Simple answer

Typical rent is $635 a month.

Dakota City is a city in Nebraska. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $76,806 a year.

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People
2,675
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$635
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$76,806
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$177,800
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,194
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA

Dakota City, Nebraska has about 2,675 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $177,800.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dakota County is $1,194 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Dakota City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area, prices sit at 86.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Nebraska taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Dakota City's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Nebraska home paid 13.78¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Dakota City's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Nebraska in the table we use.

Among 108 places we list in Nebraska with a rent figure, 102 have higher typical rent than Dakota City.

Nearby places

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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Nebraska

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.