Best Places to Live in Iowa for Outdoor Lovers

Top 19 places

1. #1MarshalltownPopulation 27,511 · mixed overall livability72% match
2. #2OttumwaPopulation 25,359 · mixed overall livability72% match
3. #3Cedar RapidsPopulation 136,929 · mixed overall livability67% match
4. #4WaterlooPopulation 67,256 · mixed overall livability67% match
5. #5DubuquePopulation 59,315 · mixed overall livability67% match
6. #6Cedar FallsPopulation 40,686 · solid overall livability67% match
7. #7Mason CityPopulation 27,271 · solid overall livability67% match
8. #8Sioux CityPopulation 85,469 · mixed overall livability56% match
9. #9Iowa CityPopulation 74,878 · mixed overall livability56% match
10. #10MarionPopulation 41,401 · mixed overall livability56% match
11. #11Des MoinesPopulation 213,164 · mixed overall livability51% match
12. #12AmesPopulation 66,265 · mixed overall livability51% match
13. #13DavenportPopulation 101,448 · mixed overall livability46% match
14. #14WaukeePopulation 25,045 · mixed overall livability46% match
15. #15BettendorfPopulation 38,997 · mixed overall livability36% match
16. #16West Des MoinesPopulation 68,744 · mixed overall livability31% match
17. #17AnkenyPopulation 68,392 · mixed overall livability31% match
18. #18UrbandalePopulation 45,591 · mixed overall livability31% match
19. #19Council BluffsPopulation 62,670 · mixed overall livability21% 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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