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Prices in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA were 12.9% below the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 87.1, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 63.1, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 87.057 |
| Goods | 93.730 |
| Housing (rents) | 63.130 |
| Utilities | 83.652 |
| Other services | 92.927 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 87.057 |
| 2023 | 87.956 |
| 2022 | 87.859 |
| 2021 | 89.126 |
| 2020 | 90.972 |
| 2019 | 92.848 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.