Cedar Rapids USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

USDA loans are zero-downpayment loans targeted towards lower-income households in rural areas. They can be made directly by the US Department of Agriculture or through a participating lender-- and they typically to borrowers with credit scores over 640. They can have subsidized rates, making them very competitive in terms of cost, but they have more stringent standards on who is eligible as well as specific covenants such as only being available in rural areas and limits on home size.

Cedar Rapids's 13 lenders originated 44 USDA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $6,270,000, with an average USDA loan value of $142,500.

Cedar Rapids USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year USDA mortgages in Cedar Rapids averaged -0.26% for the week of 2024-11-15, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Cedar Rapids's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $4,201.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-11-08) was 6.09% and one month ago for the week of 2024-10-11, the average rate was 5.76%.

The average rate one year ago was 7.18%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-11-15, the average rate was -0.18%.

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Cedar Rapids USDA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for USDA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Cedar Rapids level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
OPEN MORTGAGE, LLC 13 7.04% $7,524
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC. 9 6.33% $3,981
GREENSTATE CREDIT UNION 3 6.42% $3,125
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 3 7.16% $5,265
IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.88% $3,334
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 2 6.94% $7,581
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 7.13% $5,522
U.S. Bank 2 6.69% $3,715
Ixonia Bank 1 5.75% $8,818
THOMPSON KANE & COMPANY, LLC 1 7.00% $4,771
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 6.25% $5,269
BankIowa of Cedar Rapids 1 7.38% $1,662
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.75% $3,307

The top Cedar Rapids USDA lender as defined by loan originations is OPEN MORTGAGE, LLC, with 13 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $7,524, which is $3,543 higher than the next largest lender, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC..

The lowest fee Cedar Rapids USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are OPEN MORTGAGE, LLC ($7,524), .

The lowest rate Cedar Rapids USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are OPEN MORTGAGE, LLC (7.04%), .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Cedar Rapids (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $189,913 (7.6%) $277,174 (11.1%) 0.70 838
2018-02-01 $192,450 (7.5%) $240,410 (-4.6%) 0.70 730
2018-03-01 $199,525 (9.8%) $243,423 (-8.3%) 0.70 664
2018-04-01 $204,400 (12.0%) $244,657 (-8.6%) 0.69 697
2018-05-01 $213,900 (15.8%) $255,685 (-5.4%) 0.71 700
2018-06-01 $205,000 (9.0%) $252,089 (-7.6%) 0.68 777
2018-07-01 $196,450 (7.4%) $243,964 (-9.2%) 0.66 859
2018-08-01 $193,150 (4.5%) $242,007 (-9.7%) 0.65 937
2018-09-01 $190,000 (4.4%) $238,235 (-9.7%) 0.64 977
2018-10-01 $190,000 (5.7%) $234,949 (-10.5%) 0.64 1,015
2018-11-01 $196,350 (6.7%) $237,340 (-10.5%) 0.67 1,008
2018-12-01 $200,000 (5.9%) $237,719 (-11.9%) 0.69 895
2019-01-01 $205,000 (7.9%) $240,232 (-13.3%) 0.71 799
2019-02-01 $215,000 (11.7%) $243,669 (1.4%) 0.73 755
2019-03-01 $219,286 (9.9%) $250,371 (2.9%) 0.72 751
2019-04-01 $224,950 (10.1%) $256,413 (4.8%) 0.71 771
2019-05-01 $224,900 (5.1%) $264,607 (3.5%) 0.70 843
2019-06-01 $229,950 (12.2%) $268,265 (6.4%) 0.72 883
2019-07-01 $229,950 (17.1%) $265,820 (9.0%) 0.72 920
2019-08-01 $225,070 (16.5%) $258,291 (6.7%) 0.71 977
2019-09-01 $217,676 (14.6%) $250,590 (5.2%) 0.70 1,005
2019-10-01 $212,685 (11.9%) $245,380 (4.4%) 0.69 1,018
2019-11-01 $209,900 (6.9%) $241,664 (1.8%) 0.69 977
2019-12-01 $206,500 (3.3%) $233,876 (-1.6%) 0.69 883
2020-01-01 $205,000 (0.0%) $231,327 (-3.7%) 0.69 830
2020-02-01 $214,975 (0.0%) $234,578 (-3.7%) 0.70 783
2020-03-01 $218,750 (-0.2%) $239,510 (-4.3%) 0.69 752
2020-04-01 $222,450 (-1.1%) $241,546 (-5.8%) 0.70 780
2020-05-01 $234,900 (4.5%) $255,680 (-3.4%) 0.71 731
2020-06-01 $234,900 (2.2%) $259,427 (-3.3%) 0.69 688
2020-07-01 $234,900 (2.2%) $258,495 (-2.8%) 0.68 654
2020-08-01 $225,000 (0.0%) $250,512 (-3.0%) 0.64 611
2020-09-01 $223,725 (2.8%) $244,849 (-2.3%) 0.64 561
2020-10-01 $219,900 (3.4%) $255,093 (4.0%) 0.63 546
2020-11-01 $213,750 (1.8%) $254,043 (5.1%) 0.63 500
2020-12-01 $210,000 (1.7%) $247,311 (5.7%) 0.62 429
2021-01-01 $210,000 (2.4%) $251,430 (8.7%) 0.63 360
2021-02-01 $232,925 (8.4%) $264,789 (12.9%) 0.68 314
2021-03-01 $234,900 (7.4%) $267,313 (11.6%) 0.67 308
2021-04-01 $227,000 (2.1%) $263,901 (9.3%) 0.61 314
2021-05-01 $239,900 (2.1%) $277,518 (8.5%) 0.64 340
2021-06-01 $219,975 (-6.4%) $269,512 (3.9%) 0.58 364
2021-07-01 $215,000 (-8.5%) $264,455 (2.3%) 0.57 401
2021-08-01 $211,250 (-6.1%) $257,407 (2.8%) 0.56 468
2021-09-01 $217,450 (-2.8%) $257,807 (5.3%) 0.58 490
2021-10-01 $219,900 (0.0%) $266,713 (4.6%) 0.59 525
2021-11-01 $232,475 (8.8%) $274,597 (8.1%) 0.62 487
2021-12-01 $236,500 (12.6%) $281,752 (13.9%) 0.64 434
2022-01-01 $249,725 (18.9%) $285,580 (13.6%) 0.68 375
2022-02-01 $259,675 (11.5%) $296,854 (12.1%) 0.68 300
2022-03-01 $290,575 (23.7%) $318,937 (19.3%) 0.73 278
2022-04-01 $299,000 (31.7%) $338,957 (28.4%) 0.71 301
2022-05-01 $312,475 (30.3%) $339,297 (22.3%) 0.71 398
2022-06-01 $299,950 (36.4%) $321,314 (19.2%) 0.67 458
2022-07-01 $280,000 (30.2%) $313,307 (18.5%) 0.63 553
2022-08-01 $274,426 (29.9%) $307,807 (19.6%) 0.63 582
2022-09-01 $292,813 (34.7%) $313,671 (21.7%) 0.68 596
2022-10-01 $289,950 (31.9%) $317,507 (19.0%) 0.68 625
2022-11-01 $270,588 (16.4%) $301,256 (9.7%) 0.65 666
2022-12-01 $279,000 (18.0%) $309,703 (9.9%) 0.69 617
2023-01-01 $299,900 (20.1%) $321,083 (12.4%) 0.74 538
2023-02-01 $317,111 (22.1%) $329,620 (11.0%) 0.77 496
2023-03-01 $334,900 (15.3%) $340,099 (6.6%) 0.79 484
2023-04-01 $335,000 (12.0%) $346,898 (2.3%) 0.78 482
2023-05-01 $339,548 (8.7%) $349,335 (3.0%) 0.77 493
2023-06-01 $339,945 (13.3%) $354,663 (10.4%) 0.76 519
2023-07-01 $325,000 (16.1%) $342,036 (9.2%) 0.74 540
2023-08-01 $312,500 (13.9%) $334,564 (8.7%) 0.72 550
2023-09-01 $286,450 (-2.2%) $316,615 (0.9%) 0.67 599
2023-10-01 $275,000 (-5.2%) $307,924 (-3.0%) 0.65 654
2023-11-01 $273,725 (1.2%) $308,213 (2.3%) 0.65 645
2023-12-01 $275,000 (-1.4%) $307,283 (-0.8%) 0.67 614
2024-01-01 $277,450 (-7.5%) $310,526 (-3.3%) 0.68 551
2024-02-01 $295,625 (-6.8%) $319,147 (-3.2%) 0.71 533
2024-03-01 $314,900 (-6.0%) $328,607 (-3.4%) 0.74 524
2024-04-01 $309,450 (-7.6%) $326,226 (-6.0%) 0.72 550
2024-05-01 $314,900 (-7.3%) $332,500 (-4.8%) 0.71 595
2024-06-01 $299,000 (-12.0%) $332,285 (-6.3%) 0.67 621
2024-07-01 $283,000 (-12.9%) $320,959 (-6.2%) 0.65 695
2024-08-01 $280,000 (-10.4%) $318,647 (-4.8%) 0.65 709
2024-09-01 $282,394 (-1.4%) $309,152 (-2.4%) 0.66 745
2024-10-01 $275,000 (0.0%) $302,638 (-1.7%) 0.65 796
Cedar Rapids's median listing price for 2024-10-01 was $275,000, a difference of $0 (0.0%) versus the prior year and $-7,394 versus the prior month.

Cedar Rapids's median listing price comes in at 65% of the national average.

Cedar Rapids's average listing price for 2024-10-01 was $302,638, a difference of $-5,286 (-1.7%) versus the prior year and $-6,514 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-10-01 period, Cedar Rapids had 796 MLS listings, a difference of 51 listings (7%) versus the prior month and 142 listings (22%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Cedar Rapids (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 79 days 1,839 sqft
2018-02-01 75 days 1,849 sqft
2018-03-01 53 days 1,834 sqft
2018-04-01 36 days 1,796 sqft
2018-05-01 38 days 1,825 sqft
2018-06-01 38 days 1,786 sqft
2018-07-01 42 days 1,778 sqft
2018-08-01 43 days 1,789 sqft
2018-09-01 50 days 1,798 sqft
2018-10-01 53 days 1,805 sqft
2018-11-01 58 days 1,818 sqft
2018-12-01 67 days 1,814 sqft
2019-01-01 73 days 1,808 sqft
2019-02-01 73 days 1,781 sqft
2019-03-01 57 days 1,822 sqft
2019-04-01 37 days 1,879 sqft
2019-05-01 37 days 1,907 sqft
2019-06-01 43 days 1,948 sqft
2019-07-01 45 days 1,893 sqft
2019-08-01 48 days 1,808 sqft
2019-09-01 54 days 1,775 sqft
2019-10-01 58 days 1,754 sqft
2019-11-01 66 days 1,707 sqft
2019-12-01 74 days 1,687 sqft
2020-01-01 74 days 1,687 sqft
2020-02-01 61 days 1,687 sqft
2020-03-01 51 days 1,687 sqft
2020-04-01 46 days 1,718 sqft
2020-05-01 56 days 1,714 sqft
2020-06-01 55 days 1,729 sqft
2020-07-01 52 days 1,703 sqft
2020-08-01 56 days 1,705 sqft
2020-09-01 64 days 1,687 sqft
2020-10-01 53 days 1,646 sqft
2020-11-01 63 days 1,623 sqft
2020-12-01 72 days 1,600 sqft
2021-01-01 85 days 1,581 sqft
2021-02-01 63 days 1,585 sqft
2021-03-01 48 days 1,604 sqft
2021-04-01 30 days 1,628 sqft
2021-05-01 25 days 1,660 sqft
2021-06-01 24 days 1,627 sqft
2021-07-01 29 days 1,652 sqft
2021-08-01 28 days 1,613 sqft
2021-09-01 32 days 1,608 sqft
2021-10-01 33 days 1,616 sqft
2021-11-01 40 days 1,609 sqft
2021-12-01 53 days 1,587 sqft
2022-01-01 66 days 1,571 sqft
2022-02-01 69 days 1,553 sqft
2022-03-01 49 days 1,570 sqft
2022-04-01 23 days 1,720 sqft
2022-05-01 18 days 1,690 sqft
2022-06-01 25 days 1,702 sqft
2022-07-01 25 days 1,660 sqft
2022-08-01 41 days 1,646 sqft
2022-09-01 46 days 1,652 sqft
2022-10-01 43 days 1,705 sqft
2022-11-01 46 days 1,679 sqft
2022-12-01 66 days 1,660 sqft
2023-01-01 79 days 1,669 sqft
2023-02-01 65 days 1,663 sqft
2023-03-01 54 days 1,643 sqft
2023-04-01 45 days 1,672 sqft
2023-05-01 49 days 1,719 sqft
2023-06-01 43 days 1,769 sqft
2023-07-01 36 days 1,880 sqft
2023-08-01 38 days 1,800 sqft
2023-09-01 40 days 1,735 sqft
2023-10-01 40 days 1,730 sqft
2023-11-01 47 days 1,715 sqft
2023-12-01 54 days 1,721 sqft
2024-01-01 66 days 1,700 sqft
2024-02-01 61 days 1,738 sqft
2024-03-01 49 days 1,804 sqft
2024-04-01 45 days 1,814 sqft
2024-05-01 37 days 1,866 sqft
2024-06-01 40 days 1,880 sqft
2024-07-01 40 days 1,854 sqft
2024-08-01 46 days 1,827 sqft
2024-09-01 47 days 1,787 sqft
2024-10-01 45 days 1,753 sqft
Cedar Rapids's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-10-01 was 45 days. This is 13% longer than the same period one year ago.

Cedar Rapids's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-10-01 period was 1,753 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,730 sqft.