Cedar Falls, IA: how dark is the sky here?

Cedar Falls reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 56% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

Where to go for a darker sky near Cedar Falls

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Marion, IA, roughly 55 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

Marion, IA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Cedar Falls compares nationally

About 41,417 people live in Cedar Falls, IA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Cedar Falls places 1,786 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.