Cedar Falls boasts one of the top universities and school systems in the nation. The University of Northern Iowa constantly turns out highly skilled and educated graduates into the workforce. UNI offers more than 90 majors with national accolades in Business Administration, Education, Humanities, Arts, and Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Economics. Cedar Falls High ranked first out of 16 schools in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metro. It is 12th in the state per a 2022 U.S. News & World Report ranking. The Northeast Iowa population is over 400,000.

Cedar Falls the first city in Iowa to have 10 gigabit internet service available city-wide. This community asset supports innovation in business, education, and government in Cedar Falls. PCMag recently recognized Cedar Falls Utilities (CFU) as the fastest internet service provider in the country. In 2020, CFU ranked first among providers measured, beating out large internet providers across the country.

From start-ups in the collaborative incubators to those with a thousand employees, businesses love the high speed internet, major transportation hub,  and a one of the nation's leading educational institutions, the University of Northern Iowa. Heck, Cedar Falls' City Administrator sits on the CFEDC Board of Directors! Iowa is a Right-to-Work State. With a steady supply of electricity from our award-winning, municipal utility (CFU), Cedar Falls Works because of reliability. 

Every city says it, but how many towns our size boast a vibrant and historic downtown, breweries, miles and miles of paved trails, a world-renowned performing arts center, a whitewater rafting course, and major college sports? Cedar Falls is a small town that plays big. Of the cities with population up to 200,000, Cedar Falls ranks among the Least Stressful in 'America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities Rankings.' Cedar Falls was the first Bicycle Friendly Community recognized in Iowa by the American League of Bicyclists in 2009.

Cedar Falls is located at the intersection of I-218/380 and U.S. Hwy 20. Major Midwest markets are all within hours (drive time); Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Sioux Falls, Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Davenport. It's even faster if you travel through teleporting.