Cost of living in Garner, Iowa
Simple answer
Typical rent is $740 a month.
Garner is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $70,726 a year.
- People
- 3,049
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $740
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $70,726
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $186,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $927
- Hancock County, IA
Garner, Iowa has about 3,049 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $186,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hancock County is $927 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Garner. 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 Garner'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 Garner bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Garner'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, 213 have higher typical rent than Garner.
Nearby places
- Britt
Typical rent $774
Compare with Garner - Forest City
Typical rent $720
Compare with Garner - Clear Lake
Typical rent $808
Compare with Garner - Belmond
Typical rent $830
Compare with Garner - Mason City
Typical rent $882
Compare with Garner - Lake Mills
Typical rent $624
Compare with Garner - Manly
Typical rent $756
- Clarion
Typical rent $763
Compare with Garner
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.