Lodging
$122/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,414
Max per month
$6,127
Ankeny (Polk County) has a GSA lodging rate of $122 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,414 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Ankeny is about $1,464 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,660/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
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Soliant Health · Ankeny, IA · 13 wksSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.