Cedar County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Cedar County, Iowa. Population: 18.5K.

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Median Home Price

$219.9K

Based on 8 cities

Median Household Income

$79.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.8x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$60.3K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,433

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.11%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,112

Property Tax$203

Insurance$91.62

Total Monthly$1,406

Historical Home Prices

2015

$140.2K

2016

$145.8K

+4.0%%

2017

$149.8K

+2.7%%

2018

$155.0K

+3.5%%

2019

$164.5K

+6.1%%

2020

$174.2K

+5.9%%

2021

$195.7K

+12.4%%

2022

$212.8K

+8.7%%

2023

$215.8K

+1.4%%

2024

$228.3K

+5.8%%

2025

$238.0K

+4.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.5%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

93.8%

Black

0.5%

Hispanic

2.6%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

2.3%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

49°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

164

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

37.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 22/100

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