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Cedar Falls, IA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Cedar Falls, IA Housing Market Trends

With 40,746 people, 15,254 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $271,942, Cedar Falls real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Cedar Falls, accounting for 61.09% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Cedar Falls include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 21.59%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.34%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 6.25%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Cedar Falls are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 58.50% owning and 41.50% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Cedar Falls built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Cedar Falls built between 1940-1969 ( 28.72%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 23.56%). There's also some housing in Cedar Falls built before 1939 ( 12.97%).

Cedar Falls Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Cedar Falls, where house values have increased just 43.28%, which is annualized rate of 3.66%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Cedar Falls that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Cedar Falls real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Cedar Falls appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 6.12%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 73.51% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 1.42%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 5.82%.

Notably, Cedar Falls's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Iowa, our data show that Cedar Falls's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Iowa.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Cedar Falls differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Cedar Falls - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Cedar Falls real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$271,942

Cedar Falls, IA Home Prices
> $1,305,000
$979,001 - $1,305,000
$652,001 - $979,000
$522,001 - $652,000
$391,001 - $522,000
$261,001 - $391,000
$131,001 - $261,000
$65,001 - $131,000
$0 - $65,000
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
3.5%
3.5%
2.7%
2.7%
13.8%
13.8%
27.3%
27.3%
43.4%
43.4%
3.5%
3.5%
5.3%
5.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Iowa

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

15,254

Cedar Falls Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,625 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
Vacant
58.5%
58.5%
41.5%
41.5%
6.5%
6.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
23.6%
23.6%
34.7%
34.7%
28.7%
28.7%
13.0%
13.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
61.1%
61.1%
6.2%
6.2%
7.3%
7.3%
21.6%
21.6%
3.7%
3.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.9%
2.9%
8.2%
8.2%
27.3%
27.3%
30.5%
30.5%
23.1%
23.1%
8.0%
8.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes