Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $222,500 | Redfin · Cedar Rapids, IA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 6 days | Redfin · Cedar Rapids, IA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 676 homes | Redfin · Cedar Rapids, IA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $212,086 | Zillow · Cedar Rapids, IA | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 411 homes | Zillow · Cedar Rapids, IA | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
Cedar Rapids, IA seller resources / Market report
Cedar Rapids, IA Housing Market Report and Selling Costs
Use Cedar Rapids market measures to compare selling as-is, listing, and the costs that affect what you may keep. A city-wide number is context, not a price for your house.
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Cedar Rapids housing market numbers
Use the reported market figures as a starting point, then compare them with your property's condition, occupancy, costs, and timing.
Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $222,500 | Redfin · Cedar Rapids, IA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 6 days | Redfin · Cedar Rapids, IA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 676 homes | Redfin · Cedar Rapids, IA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $212,086 | Zillow · Cedar Rapids, IA | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 411 homes | Zillow · Cedar Rapids, IA | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
What the numbers mean
A market measure cannot price your particular house
Redfin’s median sale price summarizes completed sales. Zillow’s typical home value is a modeled measure, and its inventory figure counts homes for sale. They answer different questions; read each with the source, place, and period shown in the table.
For a current modeled-value reference, Zillow’s typical home value is $212,086 (As of August 2026; Zillow typical home value for Cedar Rapids, IA). It is market context, not a price for your address.
None of these figures tells you what your Cedar Rapids house will sell for. Condition, needed repairs, whether tenants live there, access, and your timing can all change the comparison. Include the bills you would carry while waiting, too.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. You can compare that option with the work and costs of listing.
Iowa selling costs
Put Iowa transfer tax in your closing estimate
Iowa’s real estate transfer tax is 80 cents for each $500, or fraction of $500, of the sale price above the first $500. On a $100,000 sale, that is $159.20. State law makes the person conveying the property—normally the seller—liable for the tax, and the county recorder will not record the deed until it is paid. Transfers for some family, divorce, and estate distributions, and some transfers at $500 or less, are exempt. The closing professional confirms whether the tax applies and the taxable amount.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Iowa real estate transfer tax. Mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate.
What you may keep
Compare the sale price with what remains after costs
A sale price is not the same as the money left after closing costs and payoffs. Compare a realistic sale price or written cash offer with mortgage payoff, repairs and cleanout, transfer tax and other selling costs, and the bills you carry while waiting. The calculator lets you compare a listing with an as-is sale using your own planning assumptions.
Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Cedar Rapids market report questions
What do the Cedar Rapids market numbers tell me about my house?
They describe the measures, places, sources, and periods shown in the market table. A city-wide measure is context, not a price for your address; condition, repairs, occupancy, and timing can change your comparison.
Why are Redfin and Zillow figures different?
They measure different things. Redfin reports completed-sale and market-activity measures, while Zillow’s typical home value is a modeled estimate. Read each figure with its own source, geography, and period in the table.
How is Iowa real estate transfer tax calculated?
Iowa charges 80 cents for each $500, or fraction of $500, of the price above the first $500. The person conveying the property—normally the seller—is liable under state law, but exemptions may apply, so the closing professional confirms the taxable amount.
When you buy my Cedar Rapids house, who pays Iowa transfer tax?
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Iowa real estate transfer tax. Your mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.
How do I compare the sale price with what I may keep?
Use the Cedar Rapids home-sale net proceeds calculator to compare a realistic sale price or written cash offer with repairs, payoffs, selling costs, and bills you carry while waiting. The amount left after those costs is different from the top-line sale price.
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USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Cedar Rapids and throughout Linn County, Iowa. Use the form above or call 888-274-5006 to ask for a written cash offer and compare your options.