Cost of Living in Marshalltown
Marshalltown's cost of living runs genuinely affordable in housing, backed by Iowa's real, low flat state income tax, though property tax runs above the national median.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable, if cross-source-inconsistent, housing
Marshalltown's 2026 home-price figures spanned $143,000-$184,000 depending on source, well below the national median (base record).
Iowa's low flat state income tax
Iowa's real, current flat 3.8% state income tax applies statewide, among the lower top rates of any state that levies one (base record).
Marshall County's above-national property tax rate
Marshall County's own median effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.58%, above the national median of ~1.02% and roughly in line with Iowa's own elevated statewide median (~1.55%) (base record).
Key takeaways
- Marshalltown's housing runs genuinely affordable relative to the national median.
- Iowa's flat 3.8% state income tax is genuinely low.
- Marshall County's effective property tax rate (~1.58%) runs above the national median.
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