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4 of rural Northeast Nebraska's 10 most common jobs can buy a home in Cedar Rapids

The typical house costs $115,646. At today's 7.32% mortgage rate, buying it takes $45,915 a year.

ESTIMATEHome price for Cedar Rapids. Rent from HUD for Boone County, scaled to Zillow, jobs for rural Northeast Nebraska, and tax for Boone County. How the estimate works

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RURAL NORTHEAST NEBRASKA'S 10 MOST COMMON JOBS, BY MEDIAN PAY

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  1. Registered nurses
    $80,640Can buy
  2. General and operations managers
    $78,420Can buy
  3. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
    $53,140Can buy
  4. Slaughterers and meat packers
    $47,330Can buy
  5. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
    $44,420Rent over 30%
  6. Nursing assistants
    $40,660Rent over 30%
  7. Teaching assistants
    $35,070Rent over 30%
  8. Retail salespersons
    $31,240Rent over 30%
  9. Cashiers
    $29,540Rent over 30%
  10. Fast food and counter workers
    $29,080Rent over 30%

Each line is the yearly pay where that home fits the rule: rent at 30% of pay or less, and the mortgage, tax, insurance, and HOA at 28% of pay or less.

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