COMMENT BY
sjd from Waterloo, IA
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Waterloo, IA
COMMENT
the Cedar Valley is a great place to live
We've lived in the Cedar Valley region of northeast Iowa - centered on Waterloo/Cedar Falls - for about 4 years. People are friendly, there are great downtowns - eclectic cultural districts and center of commerce and government and small city downtown shopping in close drives. The housing is inexpensive, but property taxes should be looked at. There are good jobs here and kind of a neat cluster of creative firms that take advantage of Cedar Falls fiber optic system. Everything else here from 5 John Deere plants and R&D, to 2 major hospitals, 5 higher ed colleges/U's. Utilities are pretty inexpensive. Housing data says that we're low in median prices, but prices are among the fastest rising - but still affordable. there is no crime outside of the ordinary stuff. It's a very enjoyable place to be.