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The median home value in Cedar County, IA is $259,108 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.27% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$259,108
Year-over-Year
+5.27%
National Rank
#1268 of 3071
Cedar County ranks 20th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +10.2% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $194,976, making Cedar County +32.9% above the IA state median.
The typical home value increased by 3.0%, from $251,495 in May 2026 to $259,108 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $251,495 | +4.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $257,176 | +5.0% |
| Jul 2026 | $257,697 | +4.9% |
| Aug 2026 | $259,108 | +5.3% |
Households here earn a median of $80,602 a year against a typical home value of $259,108 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 34% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cedar County recorded a violent crime rate of 119 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 382 per 100,000.
Based on 6 reporting cities covering 12,568 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cedar County is $259,108. That's up 5.27% from a year earlier. That is about 10.2% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Cedar County the 20th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $80,602, so a typical home costs about 3.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cedar County recorded 119 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,568 residents across 6 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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