Cedar Falls and Waterloo pride themselves in offering an economically rounded community. These adjoining cities are located on the banks of the Cedar River in northeast Iowa and offer a variety of options for jobs, entertainment, shopping and dining.
The University of Northern Iowa, located in Cedar Falls, along with numerous small industries and newer ones (such as the Target Distribution Center), give the residents ample job opportunities to entice them to settle in the community. Combine good jobs with the Cedar Valley Bike Trails, Chain of Lakes parks, the Gallegher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center and an old fashioned downtown area and you have the recipe for a hot real estate market. You will find everything from a small 3-bedroom ranch to an older stately two story to new construction in Cedar Falls.
Waterloo offers many fine old homes and grand new construction along with many condo associations to compliment their end of the Cedar Valley Bike Trails, many top golf courses and the Waterloo BlackHawk Water Ski area and BlackHawk Ice Hockey team.
Being in the middle of a rural setting, there are also many small farm communities for those who desire the small town life style and a short commute to the larger metro area to work. Some of the towns are: Waverly, Janesville, Denver, LaPorte City, Hudson, Dike, Reinbeck and Parkersburg. What ever you are looking for in a community can be found in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area!