Cedar Rapids vs Ames
Cedar Rapids, IA compared with Ames, IA · 100 miles apart
Cedar Rapids has 137,935 residents to Ames’s 68,220. Cedar Rapids comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Ames does better on average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Ames, IA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 137,935 | 68,220 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,844 | 2,419 |
| Median household income | $70,424 | $60,991 |
| Median home value | $187,100 | $277,400 |
| Median rent | $967 | $1,023 |
| Homeownership | 68.5% | 42.1% |
| Average commute | 18.6 min | 15.6 min |
| Median age | 37.3 | 23.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.1% | 65.8% |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 25.5% |
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 2.7× | 4.5× |
| Clear days a year | 28 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 8 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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