Polk County · Iowa · Midwest · 47k residents
Urbandale, IA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Urbandale: 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 $1,445/wk. Iowa's corporate income tax rate is 7.1%. Commercial electricity averages 10.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,445/wk
Corporate income tax
7.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher
51.2%
Commercial electricity
10.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Urbandale's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
47/100
Steady
Ranks Urbandale'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 | $335,500 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $145 |
| Property tax rate | 1.5% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,110/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,145/mo |
| State & local income tax | 5.3% |
| Sales tax | 6.9% |
| Corporate income tax | 7.1% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,445/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 51.2% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 39.5/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $126,460 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $78,630 |
| Wage: General manager | $98,780 |
| Wage: Customer service | $48,880 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,800 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $60,720 |
| Wage: Electrician | $62,840 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $33,430 |
| Cost of living index | 88 |
| 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 | $112,795 |
| Unemployment rate | 3% |
| Population | 47k |
| Crime index | 38/100 |
| School rating | 6.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 92/100 |
| Avg. commute | 19 min |
| Sunny days / year | 200 days |
| July high | 85°F |
| January low | 13°F |
| Annual snowfall | 38 in |
| Home price YoY | +0.9% |
| Home price MoM | -0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +1.3% |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.9% |
| Building permits YoY | +68.2% |
| Ocean coast | 813 mi |
| Big lake | 227 mi |
| Mountains | 323 mi |
| Major airport | 8 mi |
| Ski resort | 268 mi |
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- Is Urbandale 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 $1,445/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 Urbandale, IA?
- Urbandale indexes at 88 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,145/mo and a acs median home value of $335,500.
- How much does a house cost in Urbandale?
- The acs median home value in Urbandale is $335,500 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Urbandale?
- A two-bedroom in Urbandale rents for about $1,145/mo.