Muscatine County · Iowa · Midwest · 23k residents
Muscatine, IA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Muscatine: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Iowa median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,236/wk. Iowa's corporate income tax rate is 7.1%. Commercial electricity averages 10.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,236/wk
Corporate income tax
7.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher
21.1%
Commercial electricity
10.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Muscatine's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
44/100
Steady
Ranks Muscatine's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $153,600 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $145 |
| Property tax rate | 1.5% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $745/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $991/mo |
| State & local income tax | 5.3% |
| Sales tax | 6.9% |
| Corporate income tax | 7.1% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,236/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.1% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 28.6/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $114,890 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $78,630 |
| Wage: General manager | $87,690 |
| Wage: Customer service | $46,090 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,640 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $58,070 |
| Wage: Electrician | $60,860 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $31,360 |
| Cost of living index | 76 |
| Groceries index | 94 |
| Utilities | $150/mo |
| Transit pass | $48/mo |
| Gas price | $3.00/gal |
| Healthcare index | 94 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $58,117 |
| Unemployment rate | 3% |
| Population | 23k |
| Crime index | 38/100 |
| School rating | 6.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 58/100 |
| Avg. commute | 19 min |
| Sunny days / year | 200 days |
| July high | 85°F |
| January low | 13°F |
| Annual snowfall | 24 in |
| Home price YoY | +7.4% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -1.2% |
| Building permits YoY | +69.1% |
| Ocean coast | 773 mi |
| Big lake | 152 mi |
| Mountains | 267 mi |
| Major airport | 46 mi |
| Ski resort | 201 mi |
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- Is Muscatine a good place to run a business?
- Iowa's corporate income tax rate is 7.1%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,236/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.2¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Muscatine, IA?
- Muscatine indexes at 76 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $991/mo and a acs median home value of $153,600.
- How much does a house cost in Muscatine?
- The acs median home value in Muscatine is $153,600 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Muscatine?
- A two-bedroom in Muscatine rents for about $991/mo.