Cedar Rapids vs Waterloo
Cedar Rapids, IA compared with Waterloo, IA · 50 miles apart
Cedar Rapids has 137,935 residents to Waterloo’s 66,919. Cedar Rapids comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Waterloo does better on median rent, average commute.
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Waterloo, IA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 137,935 | 66,919 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,844 | 1,086 |
| Median household income | $70,424 | $57,480 |
| Median home value | $187,100 | $152,600 |
| Median rent | $967 | $923 |
| Homeownership | 68.5% | 62.1% |
| Average commute | 18.6 min | 15.9 min |
| Median age | 37.3 | 36.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.1% | 21.8% |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 16.6% |
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 5.3% |
| Price to income | 2.7× | 2.7× |
| 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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