CITY PROFILE
Cedar Rapids, IA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Cedar Rapids is a smaller metro with a moderately priced housing market, offering reasonable costs without the premium you'd pay in larger urban centers. Expect a temperate four-season climate with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall throughout the year—winters are genuine, summers are warm, and you'll see all four seasons clearly marked. It's a straightforward Midwest setting: manageable scale, steady weather patterns, and housing that won't strain your budget.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $244K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,234/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 9.4°C · warmest 23.7°C · coolest -6.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 922 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.96 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #179 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy91
- Affordable to rent86
- Climate comfort38
- Plenty of sunshine41
- Big-city amenities57
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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