| City | Population | Rank | Population 18-34 Rank | Nightlife Rank | Music Venues Rank | Active Life Rank | Arts & Entertainment Rank | Fast Food Rank | Non-Fast Food Restautant Rank | Population Density Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Iowa City | 67,862 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.63 |
| Ames | 58,965 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6.13 |
| Dubuque | 57,637 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 6.25 |
| Des Moines | 203,433 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8.13 |
| Burlington | 25,663 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8.25 |
| Cedar Rapids | 126,326 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8.5 |
| West Des Moines | 56,609 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 8.63 |
| Cedar Falls | 39,260 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8.63 |
| Davenport | 99,685 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9.75 |
| Fort Dodge | 25,206 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 9.75 |
| Ankeny | 45,582 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| Clinton | 26,885 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 11.75 |
| Marion | 34,768 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12.25 |
| Waterloo | 68,406 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 13.13 |
| Urbandale | 39,463 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 13.5 |
| Mason City | 28,079 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 14 |
| Council Bluffs | 62,230 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14.13 |
| Ottumwa | 25,023 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 14.13 |
| Sioux City | 82,684 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14.25 |
| Bettendorf | 33,217 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 14.5 |
| Marshalltown | 27,552 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17.88 |