Cost of living in Marshalltown, Iowa
Marshalltown, Iowa has about 27,626 people. Typical rent is $891 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $69,068 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.
Ranked #7 in Iowa on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $891 a month.
Marshalltown is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,068 a year.
- People
- 27,626
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $891
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $69,068
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $127,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $940
- Marshall County, IA
Marshalltown, Iowa has about 27,626 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $127,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Marshall County is $940 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Marshalltown. 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 Marshalltown'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 Marshalltown bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Marshalltown'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, 107 have higher typical rent than Marshalltown.
Nearby places
- Conrad
Typical rent $840
Compare with Marshalltown - State Center
Typical rent $766
Compare with Marshalltown - Toledo
Typical rent $887
Compare with Marshalltown - Tama
Typical rent $832
Compare with Marshalltown - Baxter
Typical rent $900
Compare with Marshalltown - Grinnell
Typical rent $895
Compare with Marshalltown - Grundy Center
- Newton
Typical rent $819
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.