Cost of living in Osceola, Iowa
Simple answer
Typical rent is $943 a month.
Osceola is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $68,284 a year.
- People
- 5,523
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $943
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $68,284
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $146,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $946
- Clarke County, IA
Osceola, Iowa has about 5,523 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $146,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clarke County is $946 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Osceola. 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 Osceola'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 Osceola bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Osceola'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, 78 have higher typical rent than Osceola.
Nearby places
- Leon
Typical rent $577
Compare with Osceola - Winterset
Typical rent $1,095
Compare with Osceola - Chariton
Typical rent $689
Compare with Osceola - Indianola
Typical rent $986
Compare with Osceola - Lamoni
Typical rent $644
Compare with Osceola - Creston
Typical rent $703
Compare with Osceola - Corydon
Typical rent $776
Compare with Osceola - Melcher-Dallas
Typical rent $789
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.