Salary Required
Salary required to live in Cedar Rapids, IA
Three lifestyle tiers, back-solved from local rent, cost of living, and tax.
Modest
$50,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $900/mo
- Savings: $250/mo
- Discretionary: $600/mo
Comfortable
$85,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $1,035/mo
- Savings: $1,200/mo
- Discretionary: $1,500/mo
Aspirational
$141,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $1,440/mo
- Savings: $2,500/mo
- Discretionary: $2,800/mo
Local rent (1-BR)
$900/mo
COL index
85
100 = US average
Median home price
$170,000