Metro area · CBSA 16300
Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has 276,624 people. Median rent is $928, 14.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Linn County at $1,054. Of the 30 places we track here, Atkins has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$78,080
Median home value
$211,500
Unemployment
3.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,054
HUD, Linn County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | 137,264 | $967 | 16.5% |
| Marion | 41,896 | $961 | 13.3% |
| Hiawatha | 7,206 | $855 | 15.5% |
| Anamosa | 5,629 | $966 | 19.1% |
| Vinton | 4,948 | $942 | 17.0% |
| Mount Vernon | 4,513 | $780 | 8.3% |
| Monticello | 4,071 | $722 | 12.4% |
| Robins | 3,332 | $945 | 9.3% |
| Fairfax | 2,900 | $1,366 | 14.3% |
| Center Point | 2,562 | $945 | 11.9% |
| Belle Plaine | 2,380 | $890 | 14.5% |
| Atkins | 2,225 | $604 | 6.5% |
| Ely | 2,186 | $936 | 10.6% |
| Lisbon | 1,714 | $798 | 10.2% |
| Urbana | 1,639 | $860 | 8.9% |
| Palo | 1,438 | $945 | 10.7% |
| Central City | 1,356 | $782 | 11.0% |
| Walford | 1,329 | $826 | 7.7% |
| Springville | 1,172 | $1,125 | 14.6% |
| Newhall | 996 | $642 | 11.4% |
| Shellsburg | 868 | $967 | 16.5% |
| Olin | 830 | $788 | 18.2% |
| Alburnett | 795 | $945 | 10.8% |
| Coggon | 744 | $756 | 11.9% |
| Keystone | 674 | $892 | 15.9% |
| Walker | 661 | $808 | 11.7% |
| Blairstown | 654 | $831 | 12.6% |
| Van Horne | 612 | $725 | 11.2% |
| Norway | 546 | $1,073 | 16.8% |
| Wyoming | 525 | $930 | 15.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.