Cost of living in Slater, Iowa
Slater, Iowa has about 1,401 people. Typical rent is $895 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $97,500 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 $895 a month.
Slater is a city in Iowa. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $97,500 a year.
- People
- 1,401
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $895
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $97,500
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $232,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,061
- Ames, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Slater, Iowa has about 1,401 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $232,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Story County is $1,061 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Slater. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Ames, IA metro area, prices sit at 88.8 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 Slater'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 Slater bill.
In July 2026, a typical Iowa home paid 15.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Slater'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, 104 have higher typical rent than Slater.
Nearby places
- Huxley
Typical rent $1,393
Compare with Slater - Madrid
Typical rent $1,029
Compare with Slater - Polk City
Typical rent $782
Compare with Slater - Ames
Typical rent $1,023
Compare with Slater - Granger
Typical rent $843
Compare with Slater - Ankeny
Typical rent $1,319
Compare with Slater - Johnston
Typical rent $1,338
- Saylorville
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.