Two Eastern Iowa Cities Named In Top 100 Places To Live In U.S.

Iowa isn't a bad place to park it.

There are a lot of great places to live in the U.S. and often times it's towns that you wouldn't immediately think of. Livability has come out with their latest list of the top 100 places to live in the U.S.

They teamed up with Applied Geographic Solutions to measure data points involving the cost of living, economy, amenities, transportation, environment, health, and more.

The study only considered "small to mid-size cities with populations between 75,000 and 500,000". They also only took into consideration places that had a median home value of $500,000 or less.

The list isn't ranked but rather just a collection of the top 100 together. Each town got a "livability score" based on all of this info.

Iowa Cities On The List

Yep, Cedar Rapids was named one of the top 100 places to live in the U.S. It did well because of "its affordability, inclusivity, innovation". It ranked well in housing, transportation, and health. Cedar Rapids' population is 137,532, with a median home value of $169,677.

Iowa City

The home of the Hawkeyes is also on the list of the top 100 places to live in the U.S. Iowa City ranked high in health, education, and amenities. The population in Iowa City is 76,439, with a median home value of $285,856.

Illinois also has a few cities that made the list: Peoria, Evanston, Naperville, Bloomington, and Champaign.

Livability is designed to be a resource to help people learn about places they're considering moving to. You can see the full list here.