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| Choose city > City profiles | copyright disclaimer |
| Cedar Falls, IA | |
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| Natl. average | Cedar Falls, IA | |
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Population |
284,800,000 | 36,660 |
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Household size Persons per household |
2.62 | 2.45 |
| Housing | Natl. average | Cedar Falls, IA |
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House purchase cost Median sales value |
$178,030 | $121,900 |
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Home appreciation Most recent 12 months |
10.4% | 6.3% |
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Property tax rate annual tax per $1000 valuation |
$15.50 | n/a |
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Commute time in minutes |
22.8 | 13.9 |
| Economy | Natl. average | Cedar Falls, IA |
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Cost of Living index higher rate = higher costs |
100.0 | 90.7 |
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Unemployment Rate |
5.7% | 4.3% |
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Recent Job Growth Most recent 12 months |
1.4% | 0.6% |
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Future Job Growth projected job growth to 2010 |
4.6% | 5.0% |
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Sales Taxes total local, county, state sales tax |
6.63% | 7.00% |
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Income Taxes highest marginal tax bracket |
4.90% | 8.92% |
| Education | Natl. average | Cedar Falls, IA |
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Pupil/teacher ratio number of students per teacher |
17.8 | 13.6 |
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School spending total dollars for each student |
$3,150 | $4,780 |
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Graduation rate percent graduated from high school |
82.1% | 92.6% |
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College grads-4 yr. percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges |
15.8% | 23.0% |
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College grads-adv. deg. percent with graduate and prof. degrees |
9.5% | 16.2% |
| Crime | National | Cedar Falls, IA |
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Violent crime index 1 (least) to 10 (most) |
5 | 2 |
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Property crime index 1 (least) to 10 (most) |
5 | 4 |
| Health | Natl. average | Cedar Falls, IA |
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Health costs index higher rate = higher costs |
100.0 | 93.5 |
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Doctors per capita M.D.s per 10,000 population |
204.7 | 224.3 |
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Air quality index higher number = better air quality |
30.0 | 44.0 |
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Watershed quality index higher=better (not drinking water) |
50.0 | 60.0 |
| Climate | Natl. average | Cedar Falls, IA |
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Altitude in feet |
814 | 883 |
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Rainfall inches annually |
35.7 | 39.0 |
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Snowfall inches annually |
22.0 | 38.0 |
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Precipitation days days annually with some precipitation |
109 | 103 |
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Sunny days days annually with few clouds |
214 | 192 |
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Summer temperature average high temp in July (deg F) |
86.9 | 83.4 |
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Winter temperature average low temp in January (deg F) |
27.2 | 6.3 |
