Cost of living in Polk City, Iowa
Simple answer
Typical rent is $782 a month.
Polk City is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $164,389 a year.
- People
- 6,037
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $782
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $164,389
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $414,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,360
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Polk City, Iowa has about 6,037 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $414,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Polk County is $1,360 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Polk City. 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 Polk City'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 Polk City bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Polk City'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, 185 have higher typical rent than Polk City.
Nearby places
- Granger
Typical rent $843
Compare with Polk City - Johnston
Typical rent $1,338
Compare with Polk City - Slater
Typical rent $895
Compare with Polk City - Ankeny
Typical rent $1,319
Compare with Polk City - Madrid
Typical rent $1,029
Compare with Polk City - Grimes
Typical rent $1,251
Compare with Polk City - Saylorville
- Huxley
Typical rent $1,393
Compare with Polk City
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.