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Iowa City, IA
$2,845after tax and rent
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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Iowa City.
Modelled metro
So you know: homicide deaths in Iowa City are under the US rate in this release, 1.4 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
Move Score
85
Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.
The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 84.6, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted
Example household
Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.
After tax and rent
$2,845
Home city
Not picked
Salary
$83,730
Same everywhere
Top things to do in Iowa City
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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Kinnick Stadium
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Museum in Iowa City, Iowa
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Former government building of the state of Iowa
Photo: Farragutful / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Saint Patrick's Church
Church in Iowa, United States
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Church building in Iowa, United States of America
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Church building in Iowa, United States of America
Stats
- Rent
- $1,085
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,426
- Per month
- Tax
- 22%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 13% below
- US, besides rent
Next
$2,845 / mo
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$1,552
- Rent$911
- Other$1,670
- Left$2,845
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,627
- Take-home pay
- $65,107
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
After tax and rent
$2,845 left/mo
County by county
2 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson CountyIA | 155k87% | $1,104 | $1,087 | $293,100 | $74,721 | 20 min |
| Washington CountyIA | 23k13% | $862 | $842 | $199,600 | $71,339 | 24 min |
Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.
Working remotely
If the paycheck stays the same
One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,856 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $911.
- Work from home
- 11.5% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 77.7% of households
- Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
- Paid to move, remote job
- No open remote grant on this metro
Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.
The place
20 min commute. One car.
- Weather
- Not shown for this metro.
- Getting around
- One car
- Average commute
- 20 minutes each way
- Size
- 177k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $280,400. About $2,146/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- Iowa income tax is a flat 3.80%. Sales tax 6.9%, property tax 1.54%.
Schools
- Students
- 23,550
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.6
- Districts
- 7
- Iowa City Comm School District15,013 students
- Clear Creek Amana Comm School District3,156 students
- Washington Comm School District1,600 students
- Solon Comm School District1,477 students
- Mid-Prairie Comm School District1,393 students
NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.
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Take-home by job in Iowa City
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Iowa City calculated?
Iowa City is in Iowa, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.
What does rent cost in Iowa City?
About $911 for a one-bedroom and $1,085 for a two-bedroom in Iowa City, IA. Iowa City averages 207 sunny days, a July high of 82°F, and a 20-minute commute.
How do I compare Iowa City with another city?
Put Iowa City next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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