Cost of living in Benton County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $982 a month.
That HUD number covers Benton County, Iowa, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $684
- 1 bed
- $751
- 2 bed
- $982
- 3 bed
- $1,267
- 4 bed
- $1,291
This county is in the Cedar Rapids, IA area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 89.0 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Vinton · 4,948 people
- Belle Plaine · 2,380 people
- Atkins · 2,225 people
- Urbana · 1,639 people