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Where You Live Matters

Living in the Cedar Valley means joining nearly a quarter of a million people in the pursuit of life well-lived in Northeast Iowa. The Cedar Valley provides the best that Iowa has to offer. Explore the Cedar Valley — and discover the place you’ll want to call home.

Experience the Cedar Valley

You’ll never run out of things to do here, no matter the season, whatever your interests. Nope.

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Discover the Place You’ll Call Home

Move into a downtown loft, build your dream home, spread across a rural acreage, or renovate a historic home. Housing options in the Cedar Valley are varied–and cost less than the national average.

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Find Your Tribe

From young professionals and busy families to baby boomer empty nesters, you’ll be able to find people who will share your journey.

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Discover Your Dream Job

Innovative advanced manufacturing and gaming app development are among the thriving industries that call the Cedar Valley home.

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The Cedar Valley’s proximity to Minneapolis, Chicago, and Kansas City is great! We easily travel across the country and around the world

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I enjoy living in the Cedar Valley because I know there are possibilities for my family that would not have been possible in Burma, especially education and promising jobs.

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I love the sense of community the Cedar Valley Provides.

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It’s not common for people from small town Iowa to pursue careers in the entertainment industry, and even though that dream seemed so out of reach for me for so long, community members have always stayed behind me one hundred percent.

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Living in AZ was a great experience and I don’t regret it. However, it’s great to be back in the Cedar Valley. We love downtown Cedar Falls and all the activities in the area such as the biking trails, fishing and dog parks.

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“I’ve been given a lot of freedom in my day-to-day job to research and create new strategies, procedures, and processes to improve operations throughout the entire company.

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Waverly is just one of many bright lights in this part of the state and we are looking forward to seeing how that moves the Cedar Valley forward.

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