Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

CBSA: 47940 · Data year: 2024

87.1

Overall

93.7

Goods

83.7

Services

63.1

Rents

Price Index vs National Average (100)

Overall 87.1

Goods 93.7

Services 83.7

Rents 63.1

Vertical line = national average (100)

A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:

$87,057

in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA purchasing power

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Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	90.4	93.9	88.5	65.1
2009	90.9	94.7	89.3	68.4
2010	92.3	96.0	89.7	72.7
2011	90.4	95.8	88.7	69.6
2012	91.0	96.8	88.8	69.8
2013	92.4	96.5	88.7	76.9
2014	92.2	97.8	84.4	75.5
2015	90.4	97.6	83.4	69.8
2016	90.5	96.7	83.0	71.4
2017	90.2	95.5	88.9	73.0
2018	91.1	95.8	97.0	69.1
2019	92.8	97.2	96.4	72.8
2020	91.0	95.5	97.3	70.0
2021	89.1	94.1	99.3	65.2
2022	87.9	93.3	96.7	66.2
2023	88.0	96.6	87.0	62.2
2024	87.1	93.7	83.7	63.1

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Statistical Area. Index where national average = 100.