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Building Permit Fees in Cedar Rapids, IA (2026)

Cedar Rapids prices building permits with a fee table based on floor area. Enter your project to see the exact math.

  • Official city schedule
  • Effective Jan 1, 2025
  • Verified Nov 4, 2026
Minimum fee
—
Plan review
None
$75k addition
$573

Permit fee calculator

Cedar Rapids schedule, eff. Jan 1, 2025
Project type
Estimated permit fees $573.00
  1. 1. Building permit fee
    table value for $75,000.00: $553.00     $553.00
  2. 2. Application fee
    fixed     $20.00

Fees are estimates based on the official schedule linked below. Confirm with the permit office before applying. Separate electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire, impact, utility and school fees are usually not included unless they are listed. BuildingPermitCost is not a government permit office, and this is not legal advice.

What common projects cost

Kitchen or bath remodel
$25,000 value, remodel 300 sq ft
$285.00
$265.00 building permit + $20.00 application
Room addition
$75,000 value, addition 400 sq ft
$573.00
$553.00 building permit + $20.00 application
New single-family home
$350,000 value, new single-family 2,400 sq ft
$2,400.00
$2,400.00 building permit

How Cedar Rapids calculates your permit fee

The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on floor area. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical work gets its own permits.

The fee table

New single-family, duplex and townhouse projects of four units or less

Floor areaFee
0 sq ft – 1,200 sq ft$1,000.00
1,200 sq ft – 2,000 sq ft$1,400.00
Over 2,000 sq ft$2,400.00

All other residential work (Table B to $100,000, Table A above)

Project valueFee
$1 – $100,000$16.00 to $672.00, read from the table (114 steps)
$100,001 – $500,000$671.48 for the first $100,000 + $3.68 per additional $1,000 or fraction
$500,001 – $1,000,000$2,141.48 for the first $500,000 + $3.15 per additional $1,000 or fraction
Over $1,000,000$3,716.48 for the first $1,000,000 + $2.10 per additional $1,000 or fraction
Show the full table (117 rows)
$1 – $500$16.00
$501 – $600$18.00
$601 – $700$20.00
$701 – $800$22.00
$801 – $900$24.00
$901 – $1,000$26.00
$1,001 – $1,100$28.00
$1,101 – $1,200$30.00
$1,201 – $1,300$33.00
$1,301 – $1,400$35.00
$1,401 – $1,500$37.00
$1,501 – $1,600$39.00
$1,601 – $1,700$41.00
$1,701 – $1,800$43.00
$1,801 – $1,900$45.00
$1,901 – $2,000$47.00
$2,001 – $3,000$57.00
$3,001 – $4,000$66.00
$4,001 – $5,000$76.00
$5,001 – $6,000$85.00
$6,001 – $7,000$95.00
$7,001 – $8,000$104.00
$8,001 – $9,000$113.00
$9,001 – $10,000$123.00
$10,001 – $11,000$132.00
$11,001 – $12,000$142.00
$12,001 – $13,000$151.00
$13,001 – $14,000$161.00
$14,001 – $15,000$170.00
$15,001 – $16,000$180.00
$16,001 – $17,000$189.00
$17,001 – $18,000$198.00
$18,001 – $19,000$208.00
$19,001 – $20,000$217.00
$20,001 – $21,000$227.00
$21,001 – $22,000$236.00
$22,001 – $23,000$246.00
$23,001 – $24,000$255.00
$24,001 – $25,000$265.00
$25,001 – $26,000$272.00
$26,001 – $27,000$278.00
$27,001 – $28,000$286.00
$28,001 – $29,000$292.00
$29,001 – $30,000$299.00
$30,001 – $31,000$306.00
$31,001 – $32,000$313.00
$32,001 – $33,000$319.00
$33,001 – $34,000$327.00
$34,001 – $35,000$333.00
$35,001 – $36,000$340.00
$36,001 – $37,000$347.00
$37,001 – $38,000$354.00
$38,001 – $39,000$360.00
$39,001 – $40,000$368.00
$40,001 – $41,000$374.00
$41,001 – $42,000$381.00
$42,001 – $43,000$387.00
$43,001 – $44,000$395.00
$44,001 – $45,000$401.00
$45,001 – $46,000$408.00
$46,001 – $47,000$415.00
$47,001 – $48,000$422.00
$48,001 – $49,000$428.00
$49,001 – $50,000$436.00
$50,001 – $51,000$440.00
$51,001 – $52,000$445.00
$52,001 – $53,000$449.00
$53,001 – $54,000$455.00
$54,001 – $55,000$459.00
$55,001 – $56,000$464.00
$56,001 – $57,000$468.00
$57,001 – $58,000$474.00
$58,001 – $59,000$478.00
$59,001 – $60,000$483.00
$60,001 – $61,000$487.00
$61,001 – $62,000$492.00
$62,001 – $63,000$497.00
$63,001 – $64,000$502.00
$64,001 – $65,000$506.00
$65,001 – $66,000$511.00
$66,001 – $67,000$516.00
$67,001 – $68,000$521.00
$68,001 – $69,000$525.00
$69,001 – $70,000$530.00
$70,001 – $71,000$534.00
$71,001 – $72,000$540.00
$72,001 – $73,000$544.00
$73,001 – $74,000$549.00
$74,001 – $75,000$553.00
$75,001 – $76,000$559.00
$76,001 – $77,000$563.00
$77,001 – $78,000$568.00
$78,001 – $79,000$572.00
$79,001 – $80,000$578.00
$80,001 – $81,000$582.00
$81,001 – $82,000$587.00
$82,001 – $83,000$591.00
$83,001 – $84,000$596.00
$84,001 – $85,000$601.00
$85,001 – $86,000$606.00
$86,001 – $87,000$610.00
$87,001 – $88,000$615.00
$88,001 – $89,000$620.00
$89,001 – $90,000$625.00
$90,001 – $91,000$629.00
$91,001 – $92,000$634.00
$92,001 – $93,000$638.00
$93,001 – $94,000$644.00
$94,001 – $95,000$648.00
$95,001 – $96,000$653.00
$96,001 – $97,000$657.00
$97,001 – $98,000$663.00
$98,001 – $99,000$667.00
$99,001 – $100,000$672.00
$100,001 – $500,000$671.48 for the first $100,000 + $3.68 per additional $1,000 or fraction
$500,001 – $1,000,000$2,141.48 for the first $500,000 + $3.15 per additional $1,000 or fraction
Over $1,000,000$3,716.48 for the first $1,000,000 + $2.10 per additional $1,000 or fraction

Plus an application fee of $20.00.

Commercial, industrial and other buildings

Project valueFee
$1 – $100,000$17.00 to $988.00, read from the table (114 steps)
$100,001 – $500,000$987.00 for the first $100,000 + $5.36 per additional $1,000 or fraction
$500,001 – $1,000,000$3,147.90 for the first $500,000 + $4.62 per additional $1,000 or fraction
Over $1,000,000$5,507.25 for the first $1,000,000 + $3.05 per additional $1,000 or fraction
Show the full table (117 rows)
$1 – $500$17.00
$501 – $600$19.00
$601 – $700$21.00
$701 – $800$23.00
$801 – $900$25.00
$901 – $1,000$27.00
$1,001 – $1,100$42.00
$1,101 – $1,200$45.00
$1,201 – $1,300$48.00
$1,301 – $1,400$51.00
$1,401 – $1,500$54.00
$1,501 – $1,600$58.00
$1,601 – $1,700$61.00
$1,701 – $1,800$64.00
$1,801 – $1,900$67.00
$1,901 – $2,000$69.00
$2,001 – $3,000$84.00
$3,001 – $4,000$98.00
$4,001 – $5,000$111.00
$5,001 – $6,000$126.00
$6,001 – $7,000$139.00
$7,001 – $8,000$153.00
$8,001 – $9,000$168.00
$9,001 – $10,000$181.00
$10,001 – $11,000$195.00
$11,001 – $12,000$208.00
$12,001 – $13,000$223.00
$13,001 – $14,000$237.00
$14,001 – $15,000$250.00
$15,001 – $16,000$265.00
$16,001 – $17,000$278.00
$17,001 – $18,000$292.00
$18,001 – $19,000$307.00
$19,001 – $20,000$320.00
$20,001 – $21,000$334.00
$21,001 – $22,000$348.00
$22,001 – $23,000$361.00
$23,001 – $24,000$376.00
$24,001 – $25,000$390.00
$25,001 – $26,000$399.00
$26,001 – $27,000$410.00
$27,001 – $28,000$420.00
$28,001 – $29,000$431.00
$29,001 – $30,000$440.00
$30,001 – $31,000$449.00
$31,001 – $32,000$460.00
$32,001 – $33,000$469.00
$33,001 – $34,000$480.00
$34,001 – $35,000$489.00
$35,001 – $36,000$500.00
$36,001 – $37,000$509.00
$37,001 – $38,000$521.00
$38,001 – $39,000$530.00
$39,001 – $40,000$541.00
$40,001 – $41,000$550.00
$41,001 – $42,000$560.00
$42,001 – $43,000$570.00
$43,001 – $44,000$580.00
$44,001 – $45,000$590.00
$45,001 – $46,000$600.00
$46,001 – $47,000$610.00
$47,001 – $48,000$621.00
$48,001 – $49,000$631.00
$49,001 – $50,000$641.00
$50,001 – $51,000$647.00
$51,001 – $52,000$654.00
$52,001 – $53,000$662.00
$53,001 – $54,000$668.00
$54,001 – $55,000$675.00
$55,001 – $56,000$683.00
$56,001 – $57,000$689.00
$57,001 – $58,000$696.00
$58,001 – $59,000$702.00
$59,001 – $60,000$710.00
$60,001 – $61,000$717.00
$61,001 – $62,000$723.00
$62,001 – $63,000$731.00
$63,001 – $64,000$737.00
$64,001 – $65,000$744.00
$65,001 – $66,000$752.00
$66,001 – $67,000$758.00
$67,001 – $68,000$765.00
$68,001 – $69,000$772.00
$69,001 – $70,000$779.00
$70,001 – $71,000$786.00
$71,001 – $72,000$793.00
$72,001 – $73,000$800.00
$73,001 – $74,000$807.00
$74,001 – $75,000$814.00
$75,001 – $76,000$821.00
$76,001 – $77,000$828.00
$77,001 – $78,000$835.00
$78,001 – $79,000$841.00
$79,001 – $80,000$849.00
$80,001 – $81,000$856.00
$81,001 – $82,000$862.00
$82,001 – $83,000$869.00
$83,001 – $84,000$877.00
$84,001 – $85,000$883.00
$85,001 – $86,000$890.00
$86,001 – $87,000$898.00
$87,001 – $88,000$904.00
$88,001 – $89,000$910.00
$89,001 – $90,000$919.00
$90,001 – $91,000$925.00
$91,001 – $92,000$931.00
$92,001 – $93,000$940.00
$93,001 – $94,000$946.00
$94,001 – $95,000$952.00
$95,001 – $96,000$961.00
$96,001 – $97,000$967.00
$97,001 – $98,000$973.00
$98,001 – $99,000$980.00
$99,001 – $100,000$988.00
$100,001 – $500,000$987.00 for the first $100,000 + $5.36 per additional $1,000 or fraction
$500,001 – $1,000,000$3,147.90 for the first $500,000 + $4.62 per additional $1,000 or fraction
Over $1,000,000$5,507.25 for the first $1,000,000 + $3.05 per additional $1,000 or fraction

Plus an application fee of $20.00.

What counts as project value

Your contract or bid price. Valuation is the fair market value of materials and labor. New single-family, duplex and townhouse projects of four units or less are priced by habitable floor area above grade (excluding garage), not valuation.

Worked example: a $350,000 new home

  1. Building permit fee: table value for 2,400 sq ft: $2,400.00 = $2,400.00
  2. Total before trade permits: $2,400.00.

Fees people miss

FeeAmount
Re-inspection feeWhen: work incomplete or corrections not made $100.00 each
Work before permitWhen: work started without permit permit fee doubled, min $250, max $1,000
After-hours inspectionWhen: outside business hours $150.00 per hour
Additional plan checking (incomplete or changed plans)When: plan changes $30.00 per hour, minimum 30 minutes
Permit renewal (6 months)When: renewal $50.00 each

Trade permits are separate. Electrical: Section B valuation chart for electrical/mechanical/plumbing work by trade contract price: $25 up to $1,000; $25 plus 1% over $1,000 to $100,000; $1,015 plus 0.9% over $100,000; declining to 0.2%. Listed items $75. Included in the permit fee for new 1-2 family and townhouses up to 4 units.

How to apply

  1. Gather your plans and your project's total value.
  2. Submit to Building Services through Customer Self Service (CSS).
  3. Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
  4. Questions: 319-286-5831

How Cedar Rapids compares

A $25,000 remodel costs $285.00 in Cedar Rapids: 25% below the national median of $380.00, and the 3rd lowest of 5 places we cover in Iowa (state median $285.00).

A $75,000 addition costs $573.00 in Cedar Rapids: 30% below the national median of $820.58, and the 2nd lowest of 5 places we cover in Iowa (state median $584.00).

A $350,000 new home costs $2,400.00 in Cedar Rapids: 18% below the national median of $2,918.63, and the 2nd highest of 6 places we cover in Iowa (state median $1,670.00).

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Cedar Rapids permit fee FAQ

How much is a building permit in Cedar Rapids, IA?

A $25,000 remodel: $285.00. A $75,000 addition: $573.00. A $350,000 new single-family: $2,400.00. These include every fee the schedule applies to that project; trade permits are separate.

Is plan review included in the Cedar Rapids permit fee?

Cedar Rapids lists no separate plan review fee for these projects.

How does Cedar Rapids determine project value?

Your contract or bid price. Valuation is the fair market value of materials and labor. New single-family, duplex and townhouse projects of four units or less are priced by habitable floor area above grade (excluding garage), not valuation.

Are electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits included?

No. They are separate permits. Electrical: Section B valuation chart for electrical/mechanical/plumbing work by trade contract price: $25 up to $1,000; $25 plus 1% over $1,000 to $100,000; $1,015 plus 0.9% over $100,000; declining to 0.2%. Listed items $75. Included in the permit fee for new 1-2 family and townhouses up to 4 units.

When did these Cedar Rapids fees take effect?

The schedule is effective Jan 1, 2025 (“Exhibit A Schedule of Building Permit Fees, Amended, Effective January 1, 2025 (Resolution 1707-12-24)”). We last checked it against the official source on Nov 4, 2026.

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