Quality Of Life Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA MSA
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City |
All Items |
Groceries | Housing | Utilities |
Transportation | Health Care |
Goods & Services |
| Chicago, IL | 110.3 | 108.3 | 125.0 | 107.8 | 113.1 | 104.3 | 99.9 |
| Dallas, TX | 91.2 | 99.0 | 71.5 | 98.0 | 103.4 | 101.6 | 97.4 |
| St. Louis, MO | 91.5 | 106.1 | 77.9 | 90.9 | 96.0 | 97.2 | 95 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 94.6 | 93.2 | 93.8 | 78.9 | 103.3 | 104.1 | 96.8 |
| Omaha, NE | 88.5 | 87.2 | 78.4 | 88.0 | 100.9 | 94.7 | 93.1 |
| Kansas City, MO | 95.7 | 91.4 | 87.2 | 103.9 | 100.1 | 98.0 | 100.3 |
| New York, NY | 212.8 | 158.1 | 396.1 | 152.0 | 122.5 | 128.4 | 139.4 |
| Rochester, MN | 99.9 | 88.6 | 93.5 | 108.2 | 100.7 | 104.0 | 106.3 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 91.1 | 87.4 | 77.9 | 95.5 | 99.1 | 108.8 | 97.3 |
| Des Moines, IA | 90.3 | 87.0 | 86.2 | 96.4 | 94.1 | 89.9 | 91.9 |
| Waterloo/ Cedar Falls, IA |
91.6 | 85.2 | 86.0 | 82.2 | 111.5 | 98.4 | 94.8 |
| U.S. Average | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Source: The Association of Economic Development and Chamber of Commerce Researchers. Index is based on an average of 100. All factors weighted in survey include: grocery items, housing, utilities, transportation, health care and misc. goods and services.
| Physicians | 277* |
| Chiropractors | 31* |
| Dentists | 78* |
| Vision |
24* |
| Hospitals | Covenant Medical Center - 346 beds |
| Allen Memorial - 237 beds | |
| Sartori - 100 beds | |
| Veterinarians | 21* |
| Nursing & Retirement Homes | 18* |
| State Licensed Child Care Facilities | 230 (35 centers, 32 preschools, 163 registered homes) |
* Include: Cedar Falls, Hudson, La Porte City, and Waterloo
| Public Parks | 93 |
| Public Golf Courses | 12 |
| Country Clubs | 2 |
| Public Swimming Pools | 6 |
| Public Tennis Courts | 30 |
| Softball Diamonds | 36 |
The Cedar Valley has 52 miles of multi-purpose nature trails. There are 5,000 acres of parks along a 10-mile corridor of the Cedar River with 800 acres of lakes available for public use. The area has minor league baseball and ice hockey teams. NCAA collegiate athletics can be enjoyed at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
Arts and Culture
The Cedar Valley Area offers a rich diversity of cultural opportunities through the many art galleries, museums, libraries, theaters and a variety of performing arts. These include the Black Hawk Children's Theater, Cedar Falls Community Theater, Waterloo Community Playhouse, Strayer-Wood Theater at the University of Northern Iowa, Northeast Iowa Ballet Company, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra and the UNI School of Music.
University of Northern Iowa's 115,000 square foot Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center can accommodate 1,600 concertgoers with the advantage that no audience member is more than 100 feet from the stage or more than 30 degrees off center.
(319) 232-1156 FAX (319) 232-1829 email: info@cedarvalleyalliance.com
10 West Fourth Street, Suite 310, Waterloo, Iowa 50701
