But according to a new study from WalletHub, Cedar Rapids is among the best-run big cities in the entire nation! Explaining the RankingsThe Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that WalletHub looked at a number of different statistics from 148 of the nation's largest cities to find out which cities ran the most efficiently. Overall, Cedar Rapids came in ranked #22! Cedar Rapids ranked in the top 15 in public safety and economy. LOOK: Highest-paying jobs in Cedar Rapids that don't require a college degree Stacker ranked the 50 highest-paying jobs in Cedar Rapids that don't require a college degree, using annual compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics