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Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls, Iowa crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
181,629
Cedar Falls covered by 53 underlying areas.
Violent crime
2.1 / 1k
Violent crime does not yet have a long enough history to describe a full trend.
Property crime
19.2 / 1k
Property crime does not yet have a long enough history to describe a full trend.
Market rent
$1,269
Market rent has increased 13% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Cedar Falls is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

50/100

Scores in the 50th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

55/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 55th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

52/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 52nd percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Cedar Falls compared with Iowa

Cedar Falls city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

2.1 / 1k

3.8 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

19.2 / 1k

21.2 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,269

$1,173 state

Permits 12M

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