The Harper and McIntire Company Warehouse, also known as Smulekoff's Warehouse, is a historic building located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Harper and Mcintire was a wholesale hardware business that was established in Ottumwa, Iowa in 1856.

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About Cedar Rapids

City in Iowa, United States

1849Established

137,710Population

72.1 sq miArea

810 ftElevation

Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and the county seat. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 137,935 in 2025. making it the second-most populous city in Iowa. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital. Cedar Rapids is the economic hub of Eastern Iowa, located at the core of the Interstate 380 corridor. The population of the three-county Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of Marion and Hiawatha, was 276,520 in 2020. The Cedar Rapids metropolitan area is also part of a combined statistical area with …

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How Cedar Rapids ranks

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#20Closest to a top hospital in IA #33Most remote workers in IA #34Lowest obesity in IA All IA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code52401, 52402, 52403

Area code319

Living in Cedar Rapids

Housing in Cedar Rapids

$212K▲ 2.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cedar Rapids home is worth about $212,000, up 2.3% in a year, 11% below the Iowa typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market15

Sale-to-list99.8%

Sold in May197

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Safety in Cedar Rapids

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Safety Grade C-

Cedar Rapids reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 52%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Cedar Rapids 2.6

Iowa 2.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Cedar Rapids 21.1

Iowa 12

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Cedar Rapids

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57% of Cedar Rapids’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Marion (5%), Hiawatha (4%) and Iowa City (4%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Marion

Hiawatha

Iowa City

Coralville

57%Work in townlive and work in Cedar Rapids 5 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 94,098Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Cedar Rapids

Health Grade B

Healthier than 60% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 76% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Iowa

1better than IA·4worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 27 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 1▼ 10 close Habits all close Care all close Mind all close Everyday needs 3▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

30.7%Fewer adults with high blood pressureIA 33.9% · better 7.8%More adults facing a utility shut-offIA 6.4% · worse

Care nearby

Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids · 1.6 mi · ER

Eastern Iowa Rhys Jones Dental CenterCedar Rapids · 1.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

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Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · part of Cedar Rapids

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Natural hazards in Cedar Rapids

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes💨 Strong wind

898Does Cedar Rapids flood?paid flood claims since 1979 9Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Cedar Rapids MapCedar Rapids vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Cedar Rapids

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Cedar Rapids has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

31° / 15°Winter

60° / 38°Spring

82° / 61°Summer

61° / 40°Fall

How much snow does Cedar Rapids get?About 29 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 11, with the last in spring around Apr 27.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.9° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Cedar Rapids

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School Grade C-

The public schools Cedar Rapids’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictCedar Rapids Comm School DistrictSchools54

Viola Gibson Elementary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 565 students West Willow Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 555 students Maple Grove Elementary B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 539 students Prairie Hill Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 466 students Westfield Elementary School AElementary · Grades K–4 · 445 students Prairie Ridge Elementary BElementary · Grades PK–4 · 438 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IA. Ratings are from neighbors.

Cedar Rapids is a college town

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of Cedar Rapids’s residents are enrolled in college. Kirkwood Community College has about 9,860 students on campus, and 2 more colleges are in town.

OpenHow hard to get in?admission rate $9,705What does it cost?net price a year 43%Do students finish?graduation rate

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