Ranked for Great Weather
Best Places to Live in Iowa for Great Weather
Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 19 places
- #1Cedar RapidsPopulation 136,929 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #2DubuquePopulation 59,315 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #3MarionPopulation 41,401 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #4MarshalltownPopulation 27,511 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #5Des MoinesPopulation 213,164 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #6DavenportPopulation 101,448 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #7Sioux CityPopulation 85,469 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #8Iowa CityPopulation 74,878 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #9West Des MoinesPopulation 68,744 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #10AnkenyPopulation 68,392 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #11WaterlooPopulation 67,256 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #12AmesPopulation 66,265 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #13Council BluffsPopulation 62,670 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #14UrbandalePopulation 45,591 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #15Cedar FallsPopulation 40,686 · solid overall livability7% match
- #16BettendorfPopulation 38,997 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #17Mason CityPopulation 27,271 · solid overall livability7% match
- #18OttumwaPopulation 25,359 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #19WaukeePopulation 25,045 · mixed overall livability7% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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