Best Places to Live in Iowa for Walkable City Living

Top 19 places

1. #1Des MoinesPopulation 213,164 · mixed overall livability81% match
2. #2Iowa CityPopulation 74,878 · mixed overall livability81% match
3. #3Sioux CityPopulation 85,469 · mixed overall livability69% match
4. #4WaterlooPopulation 67,256 · mixed overall livability69% match
5. #5UrbandalePopulation 45,591 · mixed overall livability69% match
6. #6MarionPopulation 41,401 · mixed overall livability69% match
7. #7Cedar FallsPopulation 40,686 · solid overall livability69% match
8. #8Cedar RapidsPopulation 136,929 · mixed overall livability67% match
9. #9West Des MoinesPopulation 68,744 · mixed overall livability67% match
10. #10AnkenyPopulation 68,392 · mixed overall livability67% match
11. #11DavenportPopulation 101,448 · mixed overall livability58% match
12. #12MarshalltownPopulation 27,511 · mixed overall livability53% match
13. #13Mason CityPopulation 27,271 · solid overall livability50% match
14. #14AmesPopulation 66,265 · mixed overall livability47% match
15. #15BettendorfPopulation 38,997 · mixed overall livability47% match
16. #16WaukeePopulation 25,045 · mixed overall livability47% match
17. #17DubuquePopulation 59,315 · mixed overall livability44% match
18. #18Council BluffsPopulation 62,670 · mixed overall livability33% match
19. #19OttumwaPopulation 25,359 · mixed overall livability17% 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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