What is the median rent in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Name: Median rent in Cedar Rapids, IA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Cedar Rapids, IA is $967 (±$44) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 18,134 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Cedar Rapids, the median gross rent went from $767 in 2015–2019 to $967 in 2020–2024 (+26.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $967 (±$44)
Rented homes: 18,134 (±840)
$2,000 or more: 5.0%
Since 2015–2019: +26.1%

How much rent costs in Cedar Rapids

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Cedar Rapids	Linn County	Iowa	United States
Less than $500	6.5% (±1.4 points)	6.4%	8.4%	6.3%
$500 to $999	46.2% (±3.5 points)	47.9%	44.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.8% (±3.2 points)	32.3%	32.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.5% (±1.6 points)	7.8%	9.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.5% (±1.2 points)	3.0%	2.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.2%	0.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	2.3% (±0.9 points)	2.3%	1.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 46.2% of renting households.

5.0% of rented homes in Cedar Rapids cost $2,000 or more a month.

Cedar Rapids against Linn County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cedar Rapids	Linn County	Iowa	United States
Median gross rent	$967 (±$44)	$945 (±$39)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	18,134 (±840)	24,373 (±950)	350,667 (±3,497)	42,849,984

In Cedar Rapids, median gross rent is not measurably different from Linn County ($945).

It is not measurably different from Iowa ($972).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Linn County, Cedar Rapids ranks 3 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 139 of 727.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Cedar Rapids has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$767 (±$14)	$967 (±$44)	+26.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	30.7% (±1.3 points)	31.5% (±1.3 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.6% (±1.9 points)	9.7% (±1.8 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Cedar Rapids

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cedar Rapids
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Cedar Rapids	—	$967 (±$44)	—
Fairfax	5.7 mi	$1,366 (±$202)	Higher
Hiawatha	6.4 mi	$855 (±$31)	Lower
Marion	7.3 mi	$961 (±$120)	Not measurably different
Ely	7.5 mi	$936 (±$228)	Not measurably different
Robins	7.9 mi	$956 (±$810)	Not measurably different
Swisher	8.3 mi	$1,114 (±$145)	Not measurably different
Palo	9.3 mi	$717 (±$557)	Not measurably different
Atkins	9.4 mi	$604 (±$62)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hiawatha, IA ($855), Atkins, IA ($604).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairfax, IA ($1,366).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Linn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Fairfax	$1,366 (±$202)
2	Springville	$1,125 (±$110)
3	Cedar Rapids	$967 (±$44)
4	Marion	$961 (±$120)
5	Robins	$956 (±$810)
6	Ely	$936 (±$228)
7	Hiawatha	$855 (±$31)
8	Walker	$808 (±$142)
9 (tie)	Center Point	$798 (±$569)

Showing 9 of 15 places in Linn County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cedar Rapids

What is the average rent in Cedar Rapids, IA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cedar Rapids is $967 (±$44) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Cedar Rapids?

In Cedar Rapids, the median gross rent went from $767 in 2015–2019 to $967 in 2020–2024 (+26.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Cedar Rapids cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.0% of rented homes in Cedar Rapids have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Cedar Rapids higher than in Linn County?

In Cedar Rapids, median gross rent is not measurably different from Linn County ($945).

It is not measurably different from Iowa ($972).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cedar Rapids city, Iowa (place:12000, in state:19).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.