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Typical Cost of a House in Cedar County, Iowa

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The median home value in Cedar County is $211,300, measured over 2020–2024. That is 1.6% above the Iowa median of $208,000. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.

Median home value

$211,300

2020–2024, give or take $11,220

Against Iowa

+1.6%

AboveIowa $208,000

Against the U.S.

−36.5%

BelowU.S. $332,700

Monthly housing costs in Cedar County

What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent, compared with Iowa as a whole.

Owning with a mortgage

$1,520a month

−0.8%Iowa $1,533

Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.

Renting

$879a month

−9.6%Iowa $972

Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.

Where Cedar County sits among Iowa's counties

Each tick is one county's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median. Cedar County is the 19th highest of 99.

Across 99 counties in Iowa the median home value ranged from $98,100 to $355,600. The typical band runs from $139,100 to $191,400, with a median of $160,600. Cedar County is at $211,300.

What this figure is

It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Cedar County. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.

The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. The smaller a county, the fewer households the survey reaches and the less exact its estimate: here the true value is very likely within $11,220 of the one shown.

Common questions

How much does a house cost in Cedar County, Iowa?

The median home value in Cedar County, Iowa is $211,300, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.

What is the average home price in Cedar County, Iowa?

The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $211,300 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Cedar County, Iowa?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Cedar County, Iowa pay a median of $1,520 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.

What is the average rent in Cedar County, Iowa?

Median gross rent in Cedar County, Iowa is $879 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.

Are homes in Cedar County, Iowa expensive compared with other places?

Cedar County has the 19th highest median home value of the 99 counties in Iowa with a published figure, 1.6% above the Iowa median of $208,000.

Source

U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.

About the American Community Survey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.

Other counties in Iowa

The percentage compares each county with the Iowa median.