Movoto Real Estate's Best Places in Iowa

City	Population	Rank	Cost of Living Rank	Crime Rate Rank	High School Graduation Rate Rank	Median Household Income Rank	Median Home Value Rank	Median Rent Price Rank	Employment Rate Rank	Big Deal Score
Waukee	15,931	1	60	13	7	4	4	21	16	17.86
North Liberty	14,485	2	77	2	7	13	19	4	6	18.29
Grimes	9,040	3	80	3	7	2	1	1	47	20.14
Johnston	18,728	3	60	9	2	5	13	5	47	20.14
Clive	16,220	5	75	5	1	1	2	12	47	20.43
Norwalk	9,411	6	48	14	12	8	17	15	32	20.86
Ankeny	49,080	7	60	18	2	6	10	9	47	21.71
Urbandale	41,020	8	70	22	2	3	3	6	47	21.86
Pleasant Hill	9,009	9	65	35	13	7	8	3	47	25.43
Coralville	19,692	10	79	51	2	22	6	13	6	25.57
Waverly	10,035	11	48	46	24	18	23	19	4	26
Indianola	14,947	12	41	34	19	17	20	22	32	26.43
Cedar Falls	39,993	13	53	21	13	27	18	18	37	26.71
West Des Moines	59,296	14	70	60	2	10	5	2	47	28
Bettendorf	34,255	15	65	11	17	11	9	20	71	29.14
Eldridge	5,903	15	65	23	13	9	12	11	71	29.14
Iowa City	70,133	17	80	47	7	52	7	8	6	29.57
Pella	10,397	18	53	28	63	14	13	7	30	29.71
Marion	35,843	19	70	10	17	15	22	34	42	30
Nevada	6,754	20	41	58	24	19	33	30	10	30.71
Grinnell	9,118	21	19	27	36	33	37	44	20	30.86
Altoona	15,409	22	53	62	13	12	15	16	47	31.14
Ames	60,634	23	70	55	7	56	11	10	10	31.29
Sioux Center	7,210	24	75	20	69	16	16	24	1	31.57
Hiawatha	7,135	25	60	7	20	26	34	37	42	32.29
Carroll	10,017	26	32	17	36	32	31	76	6	32.86
Orange City	6,155	27	70	6	46	23	25	62	1	33.29
Harlan	5,085	28	19	33	36	61	42	39	4	33.43
Independence	5,967	29	19	30	31	29	39	50	37	33.57
Washington	7,326	30	60	31	36	30	45	27	20	35.57
Boone	12,546	31	37	61	22	35	40	46	18	37
Decorah	8,109	32	77	15	36	36	21	60	15	37.14
Denison	8,387	33	9	1	80	38	47	74	12	37.29
De Witt	5,285	34	41	26	22	25	26	58	64	37.43
Dubuque	58,155	35	48	57	36	39	30	32	25	38.14
Algona	5,509	36	65	68	20	24	28	23	42	38.57
Cedar Rapids	128,119	36	9	4	57	62	58	77	3	38.57
Glenwood	5,232	38	41	65	79	20	27	25	14	38.71
Le Mars	9,795	39	65	41	31	21	32	57	25	38.86
Creston	7,874	40	9	38	27	73	69	41	32	41.29
Knoxville	7,296	41	9	44	57	47	54	52	30	41.86
Manchester	5,123	42	41	25	36	44	53	75	20	42
Waterloo	68,297	43	19	64	46	54	46	29	37	42.14
Vinton	5,203	44	53	37	31	41	42	56	37	42.43
Clear Lake	7,741	45	37	56	27	28	24	67	59	42.57
Council Bluffs	62,115	46	37	81	66	42	38	14	23	43
Des Moines	206,688	47	32	79	57	37	35	17	47	43.43
Winterset	5,181	48	32	58	57	57	29	38	36	43.86
Newton	15,108	49	16	52	27	60	48	34	74	44.43
Anamosa	5,625	50	48	19	57	48	50	51	42	45