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Cedar Rapids vs Ankeny

Cedar Rapids, IA compared with Ankeny, IA · 100 miles apart

Cedar Rapids has 137,935 residents to Ankeny’s 77,833. Cedar Rapids comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Ankeny does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Cedar Rapids, IA Ankeny, IA
Population 137,935 77,833
Density (per sq mi) 1,844 2,383
Median household income $70,424 $108,198
Median home value $187,100 $331,000
Median rent $967 $1,319
Homeownership 68.5% 71.3%
Average commute 18.6 min 21.1 min
Median age 37.3 33.6
Bachelor's degree + 33.1% 52.1%
Poverty rate 10.8% 4.2%
Unemployment 3.6% 1.9%
Price to income 2.7× 3.1×
Clear days a year 28
Days above 90°F 8

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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