Cost of living in Farley, Iowa
Simple answer
Typical rent is $991 a month.
Farley is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $97,143 a year.
- People
- 1,889
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $991
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $97,143
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $266,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,131
- Dubuque, IA MSA
Farley, Iowa has about 1,889 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $266,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dubuque County is $1,131 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Farley. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Dubuque, IA metro area, prices sit at 87.3 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 Farley'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 Farley bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Farley'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, 54 have higher typical rent than Farley.
Nearby places
- Epworth
Typical rent $951
Compare with Farley - Dyersville
Typical rent $1,091
Compare with Farley - Peosta
Typical rent $1,056
Compare with Farley - Cascade
Typical rent $900
Compare with Farley - Asbury
Typical rent $1,522
Compare with Farley - Dubuque
Typical rent $948
Compare with Farley - Monticello
Typical rent $722
Compare with Farley - East Dubuque
Typical rent $867
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.