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Cedar Rapids is a mid-size city of 137,264 people in Linn County, Iowa. It's part of the Cedar Rapids, IA area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $967 a month.
137,264people
$187kTypical home
$967/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
31"Snow
233Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 137,264
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,839 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- In the Cedar Rapids, IA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,180/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,103 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CID airport
- 106 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 735 ft
- 793 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 364 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Linn County: D+10 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk