Cost of living in Monroe, Iowa
Simple answer
Typical rent is $817 a month.
Monroe is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $80,375 a year.
- People
- 2,120
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $817
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $80,375
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $177,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $989
- Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Monroe, Iowa has about 2,120 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $177,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jasper County is $989 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Monroe. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, prices sit at 91.7 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 Monroe'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 Monroe bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Monroe'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, 157 have higher typical rent than Monroe.
Nearby places
- Prairie City
Typical rent $800
Compare with Monroe - Pella
Typical rent $1,046
Compare with Monroe - Pleasantville
Typical rent $866
Compare with Monroe - Newton
Typical rent $819
Compare with Monroe - Colfax
Typical rent $789
Compare with Monroe - Knoxville
Typical rent $801
Compare with Monroe - Mitchellville
Typical rent $779
- Carlisle
Typical rent $1,000
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.