Cedar Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Iowa which lies on the Cedar River. The city has a population of 137,927 people of as of January 2026, making it the second largest city in Iowa. The city has 12 buildings which stand over tall. As of January 2026, the tallest building in Cedar Rapids is the Alliant Tower, which stands tall.
The history of high-rises in Cedar Rapids began in the late 1920s, when a building boom occurred. The boom to the construction of the tall US Bank Building in 1926, which became the tallest building in the city. The US Bank Building was surpassed in 1927 by the tall Quaker Oats Plant. The city would experience a decline in the number of high-rises being built from the 1930s to the 1960s. However, in the 1970s, the city experienced a second building boom. During this time the tall Alliant Tower was constructed, surpassing the Quaker Oats Plant as tallest building in Ceder Rapids, as well as the tallest building in Iowa outside of Des Moines.
The most recently completed high-rise is the tall CRST Center which was built in 2016.
The map below shows the locations of the buildings in Cedar Rapids that stand over in height. Each marker is given a number based on the buildings ranking in the list. The color of each marker represents the decade that the building was completed in.
This list ranks buildings in Cedar Rapids that stand at least tall. Spires and other architectural details are included in the height of a building; however, antennas are excluded.