Cost of living in Lamoni, Iowa
Lamoni, Iowa has about 2,207 people. Typical rent is $644 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $54,554 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $644 a month.
Lamoni is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $54,554 a year.
- People
- 2,207
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $644
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $54,554
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $113,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $927
- Decatur County, IA
Lamoni, Iowa has about 2,207 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $113,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Decatur County is $927 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lamoni. 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 Lamoni'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 Lamoni bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Lamoni'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, 248 have higher typical rent than Lamoni.
Nearby places
- Leon
Typical rent $577
Compare with Lamoni - Mount Ayr
Typical rent $707
Compare with Lamoni - Princeton
Typical rent $547
Compare with Lamoni - Bethany
Typical rent $700
Compare with Lamoni - Osceola
Typical rent $943
Compare with Lamoni - Albany
Typical rent $550
Compare with Lamoni - Corydon
Typical rent $776
- Lenox
Typical rent $1,003
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.