Is Agency expensive for travel nurses?

Against the national average, Iowa runs housing 35% below, utilities 17% below, services 7% below and groceries and goods 6% below. (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, where 100 is the national average.)

Travel Nursing in Agency, IA

Travel nursing in Agency, IA — what it costs to live there and 4 furnished places to stay.

Housing in Agency

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Cost of living in Agency

Prices in Iowa run 12% lower overall.

Category	Index	vs national
Overall	87.8	12% lower
Housing	65.3	35% lower
Utilities	83.3	17% lower
Groceries and goods	93.7	6% lower
Services	92.9	7% lower

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, where 100 is the national average.

Licensing

Iowa is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.

Other cities in Iowa

Des Moines — 74 openings
Sioux City — 17 openings
Waterloo — 15 openings
West Burlington — 12 openings
Cedar Rapids — 11 openings
Dubuque — 3 openings
Mason City — 3 openings
Carroll — 2 openings

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Common questions

Do I need a Iowa nursing license?: Iowa is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.
Is Agency expensive for travel nurses?: Against the national average, Iowa runs housing 35% below, utilities 17% below, services 7% below and groceries and goods 6% below. (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, where 100 is the national average.)