Cedar Rapids, IA investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Cedar Rapids, IA metropolitan area recorded 310 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 3,576 sales (9% of sales) across 80,001 single-family homes in 3 county-equivalents — 0.4 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 8% year over year (286 prior). Ranked #326 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Linn County at 0.4 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Cedar Rapids, IAmetro area · Iowa

🔥 #326 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

310

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.4

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+8%

286 → 310 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

310 of 3,576 recorded sales

Turnover

4.5%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

80,001

Where inside Cedar Rapids? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Linn County264 investor purchases · 0.4 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 62,959 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
25	52404	Linn County	71	0.7	14%	4.8%
45	52402	Linn County	59	0.5	10%	4.8%
47	52405	Linn County	42	0.5	11%	4.6%
75	52403	Linn County	29	0.4	7%	5.0%
77	52302	Linn County	36	0.4	7%	4.8%

Benton County27 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 9,599 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Benton County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Jones County19 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 7,443 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Jones County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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