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Cedar Rapids, IA
Iowa · Johnson County · Iowa City Metro
Cedar Rapids is a large city in Iowa with a population of 136,859. Residents earn $67,859 per year, which is 10% below the national average.
3.5
/5.0
B+
Good
136,859
Population
1,834/sq mi density
$67,859
Median Income
$39,824 per capita
$177,100
Home Value
$204,214 Zillow
$925
Median Rent
27.9% income on rent
53°F
Avg Temperature
281 sunny days/yr
257
Violent Crime/100K
3,336 property/100K
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Overall
3.5 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
4.2 / 5.0
$67,859 median income, 2.7% unemployment
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Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$177,100 home value, $925/mo rent
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Safety
1.0 / 5.0
257 violent crimes/100K (32% below avg)
B+
Education
3.6 / 5.0
32.9% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
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Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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UFO Sightings Near Cedar Rapids, IA
46 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Cedar Rapids, IA.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2014 | White/blue/green object and orange objects flying fast and changing direction too quickly. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2014 | Two crafts spotted above Cedar Rapids. |
| Iowa city hwy 218 north, i-380 north, cedar rapids), IA | 2014 | Three objects seen initially, two observed while travelling north, and one low and hovering craft was observed east of my apt. bldg. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2013 | Flattened cylinder with blue glow |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2013 | Lights resembled stars but moved in opposite directions then in circles.. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2013 | Slow white glow across sky in 20 seconds |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2013 | 3 orange lights at dusk, moving in sync just over NW horizon, top two faded before bottom one. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2013 | 2 star like lights traveling slowly across cedar rapids sky. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2013 | 5 bright orange lights moving together, hovering, then disappearing quickly - no sound. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2013 | Two "lights" from space circling and "dancing" around each other as if playing. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2012 | I was watching a hawk fly around and a round shinny object caught my eye. it was thousands of feet up. It was traveling north to south |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2012 | Shiny oval objects no wings and no sound |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2012 | Dancing BRIGHT BRIGHT white orbs in the night sky. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2012 | Strange Lights Across Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sky on June 2, 2012 @ around 9:15 pm CST |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2012 | My girlfriend and I just happened to be outside at approximately 9:45pm. We witnessed a bright white light move slowly from the NW sky, |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2012 | An object in the sky moved gradually, hovering at times, flashing red, blue and white lights for 30 + minutes, 2 nights in a row. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2012 | Astonishing Sound and Changing Lights Seen North Of Cedar rapids, Iowa on December 20th 3:15 A.M. + |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2011 | I saw a large fireball pass over my house at about 1000 feet --no noise, traveling about 15mph. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2010 | Flying object in the background of our video in video class flies 100 yards in less than 1/2 a second |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2010 | UFO over Cedar Rapids |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2010 | Two very bright white lights come close together in the northwest sky and one dissapears... |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2009 | flashing blue and red lights, didnt move for an hour then vanishd |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2008 | Red light dimming in and out across the clear night sky. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2008 | Two bright lights with about four or five smaller lights scattered near it dissapeared after being seen for around 8 seconds |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2007 | Power outage, flash of light and two soundless hovering craft |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2007 | Triangular craft, two horizontaly level beams of lights, "Head Lights" I-380, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Near Eastern Iowa Airport |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2007 | Six to eight round neon green objects flying north to south in a v shaped formation at low speed and slightly higher than tree height |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2007 | Sun shining off of geometric shape, hovering still, over Cedar River in C.R. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2005 | Half-circle mooon shaped object with 5 brownish-oragneish colored lights on the bottom. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2005 | Object heading direct west moving about 3 times the speed of a plane, with one light flashing, jumping from position to position. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2004 | Two faint non-blinking lights traveling at high speed intersecting path of an aircraft (with the standard blinking lights) |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2003 | The following is the result of an investigation by 3Iowa MUFON investigators into a sighting of 5 oval/disc shaped objects on April 14, |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2003 | Formation of five shiny metallic ovals |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2003 | WE SEEN IT |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2002 | A formation of three black winged objects very high up was sighted on a clear morning. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2002 | FRIENDS AND I WERE OUTSIDE AND ALLLLLLL THE SUDDEN A HIGH PITCHED SOUND CAME OVER US AND WE TRIED EVERYTHING FOR THE SOUND TO GET BLOCK |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2002 | i am walking then it comes over me then i fall asleep |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2002 | spherical solid object bright white hovering high up in clear sky then moving slowly out of sight |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2001 | Hovered over tree tops next to I380 and angled toward highway before speeding off with flashing lights |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 2000 | Sighting of a triangular-shaped object judging by distinct lights on three corners. |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 1999 | Long Green tail with a orange fireball moved across the sky from south to north in the eastern sky. Tail disapated orange fireball cont |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 1999 | I was driving home after work when I was a teardrop silvery and shiny object, (and it was obvious that it was chrome colored) passed ac |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 1999 | Looking west, at about 20-30 degrees up from the horizon, saw strange light that appeared to be moving very slowly or hovering. Lights |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 1997 | Cedar Rapids Iowa blue lights hovering in the shape of a "V" with no sound and two witnesses |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 1989 | I think my sighting as a child may have something to do with my current abilities |
| Cedar rapids, IA | 1967 | Bright-as-chrome object hovering |