How much does cremation cost in Iowa?
$2,605. That is the median of the figures posted by the 17 funeral homes in Iowa whose price lists we have read for direct cremation. The least expensive of them is $1,010 and the most expensive is $4,900.
The price lists behind these figures are dated Aug 9, 2023 to Aug 4, 2026. We last checked them between Aug 17, 2026 and Sep 3, 2026.
Every figure is that home's own posted price with its county's permit fee and one certified copy of the death certificate added, wherever both are on file, rounded once. Open a home to change the county or the number of copies.
What this includes
A state's median is the middle of the figures the homes in it show, so it carries the same county fees and the same one certified copy those figures carry.
Narrowing it down by county
| County | Price lists we hold | Least expensive | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 1 | $3,170 | not enough lists yet |
| Lee County | 1 | $2,605 | not enough lists yet |
| Polk County | 3 | $1,010 | $1,910 |
| Scott County | 2 | $4,000 | not enough lists yet |
| Story County | 1 | $1,910 | not enough lists yet |
We hold posted prices in 5 of Iowa's 99 counties. We are still collecting in the other 94, and a county is missing from this list because we have not read a price list there yet, not because its funeral homes charge nothing.
The Iowa price lists behind this, for direct cremation
Least expensive first. Every figure links to the funeral home's own page, where the price list it was read from is linked in full.
| Funeral home | Town | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Simplify Cremations & Funerals | Des Moines | $1,010 |
| Stevens Memorial Chapel | Ames | $1,910 |
| Ankeny Funeral Home and Crematory | Ankeny | $1,910 |
| Locke in La Porte City | La Porte City | $2,010 |
| Locke at Tower Park | Waterloo | $2,010 |
| Locke Garden View Chapel | Waterloo | $2,010 |
| Locke on 4th | Waterloo | $2,010 |
| Vigen Funeral Home | Keokuk | $2,605 |
| Vigen Memorial Home | town not recorded | $2,605 |
| Behner Funeral Home & Crematory | Fairfield | $3,170 |
| Richardson Funeral Home | Cedar Falls | $3,215 |
| Cremation Simplicity | Cedar Rapids | $3,315 |
| McLarens Resthaven Chapel & Mortuary | West Des Moines | $3,575 |
| The Runge Mortuary and Crematory | Davenport | $4,000 |
| Weerts Funeral Home | Davenport | $4,000 |
| Iowa City Cremation/Cedar Rapids Cremation | IOWA CITY | $4,710 |
| Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home Inc | Readlyn | $4,900 |
Other questions about Iowa
No funeral home charges the median. It's where to start, not what you'll pay. The home you call will quote its own price, and the Federal Trade Commission's Funeral Rule requires it to give you a price list you can keep when you sit down with it.
Every funeral home we know in Iowa
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