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Property management companies in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area

The property management companies in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #236 of 374 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa

Listings
35
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
35
+13.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,291 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
84
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
279,285
+1.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 35 property management companies in the Cedar Rapids metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $14,291 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Cedar Rapids metro area spend about $1.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 16% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Cedar Rapids metro area was 35 in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,257 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Cedar Rapids metro area grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Cedar Rapids metro area is 44 (lower middle), #236 of 374 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa.

How the Cedar Rapids metro area compares

The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Property management in Cedar Rapids, IA metro area compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureCedar Rapids metro areaIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.12.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)84124100
Households per official establishment3,2573,1101,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.3%+2.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,291$14,016$16,661
Median household income$78,080$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4463

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35+13.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
233
Annual payroll, 2023
$10M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
351 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Cedar Rapids metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Cedar Rapids metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
279,285+1.0% since 2020
Households
114,000
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,009 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$78,080+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,989
Median home value
$211,500
Jobs located here
142,164
Daytime population
283,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Iowa

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for property management companies, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Cedar Rapids metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Iowa

Metro areas in Iowa ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dubuque, IA6361.5173+0.1%#73 of 374
Omaha, NE-IA63832.1125+4.2%#75 of 374
2Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA62732.5109+6.7%#83 of 374
3Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL59241.5168−0.9%#103 of 374
4Sioux City, IA-NE-SD49122.2115+1.0%#195 of 374
5Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA44142.0122+0.5%#232 of 374
6Cedar Rapids, IA44353.184+1.0%#236 of 374
7Iowa City, IA40223.085+4.1%#267 of 374
8Ames, IA24244.852+2.2%#367 of 374

Other business types in the Cedar Rapids metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area?

The Cedar Rapids metro area has 35 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.6B a year, or $14,291 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 35 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 16% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 114,000 households in the Cedar Rapids metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Cedar Rapids metro area has 3.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 84, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Cedar Rapids metro area would have about 29, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,257 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cedar Rapids, IA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cedar Rapids metro area at 279,285 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 114,000 households. The median household income in the Cedar Rapids metro area is $78,080 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Cedar Rapids metro area scores 44 for property management companies (lower middle), #236 of 374 scored metro areas.

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