Cost of living in Kalona, Iowa
Simple answer
Typical rent is $853 a month.
Kalona is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $80,129 a year.
- People
- 2,692
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $853
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $80,129
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $257,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,002
- Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Kalona, Iowa has about 2,692 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $257,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Washington County is $1,002 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Kalona. 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 Kalona'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 Kalona bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Kalona'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, 133 have higher typical rent than Kalona.
Nearby places
- Wellman
Typical rent $820
Compare with Kalona - Washington
Typical rent $968
Compare with Kalona - University Heights
Typical rent $1,588
Compare with Kalona - Lone Tree
Typical rent $963
Compare with Kalona - Iowa City
Typical rent $1,094
Compare with Kalona - Tiffin
Typical rent $1,224
Compare with Kalona - Coralville
Typical rent $1,057
- North Liberty
Typical rent $1,246
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.