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Cost & Benefits

Cedar Rapids vs West Union

Simple answer

Typical rent is about the same: $967 a month.

Both numbers are Census median gross rents for 2020–2024, and they include utilities.

Cedar Rapids

Iowa

Typical rent
$967
Typical pay
$70,424 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,054
Price index
89.0 (metro)

West Union

Iowa

Typical rent
$967
Typical pay
$53,617 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$940
Price index
87.8 (state)

Benefits after a move

Cedar Rapids and West Union are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.