Best Places to Live in Iowa for Young Families

Top 19 places

1. #1Cedar FallsPopulation 40,686 · solid overall livability78% match
2. #2AmesPopulation 66,265 · mixed overall livability73% match
3. #3Mason CityPopulation 27,271 · solid overall livability63% match
4. #4Cedar RapidsPopulation 136,929 · mixed overall livability61% match
5. #5Des MoinesPopulation 213,164 · mixed overall livability51% match
6. #6WaterlooPopulation 67,256 · mixed overall livability51% match
7. #7DubuquePopulation 59,315 · mixed overall livability51% match
8. #8MarionPopulation 41,401 · mixed overall livability51% match
9. #9West Des MoinesPopulation 68,744 · mixed overall livability49% match
10. #10AnkenyPopulation 68,392 · mixed overall livability49% match
11. #11UrbandalePopulation 45,591 · mixed overall livability49% match
12. #12Sioux CityPopulation 85,469 · mixed overall livability41% match
13. #13Iowa CityPopulation 74,878 · mixed overall livability41% match
14. #14DavenportPopulation 101,448 · mixed overall livability39% match
15. #15BettendorfPopulation 38,997 · mixed overall livability39% match
16. #16WaukeePopulation 25,045 · mixed overall livability39% match
17. #17MarshalltownPopulation 27,511 · mixed overall livability34% match
18. #18Council BluffsPopulation 62,670 · mixed overall livability29% match
19. #19OttumwaPopulation 25,359 · mixed overall livability24% 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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