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Iowa rankings · Health

Healthiest towns in Iowa

Solon ranks first on health among Iowa’s 140 towns of 2,500+; 36 of the 140 grade A− or better on health nationally.

The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). How grades work

#1

Solon

Johnson County · 3,345 people
A

Health grade, better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #11 of 140 in IA

#2

North Liberty

Johnson County · 21,976 people
A

Health grade, better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #47 of 140 in IA

All 140 towns

Health grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

140 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1SolonJohnson County · 3,345 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #11 of 140
2North LibertyJohnson County · 21,976 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #47 of 140
3TiffinJohnson County · 7,156 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #74 of 140
4WaukeeDallas County · 34,890 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #36 of 140
5HuxleyStory County · 4,715 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #26 of 140
6CoralvilleJohnson County · 23,960 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #88 of 140
7ClivePolk County · 19,861 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #49 of 140
8EldridgeScott County · 6,954 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #10 of 140
9JohnstonPolk County · 25,065 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #25 of 140
10West Des MoinesPolk County · 74,224 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #58 of 140
11AnkenyPolk County · 77,833 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #30 of 140
12AsburyDubuque County · 6,035 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #61 of 140
13RobinsLinn County · 3,366 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #89 of 140
14DecorahWinneshiek County · 7,417 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #9 of 140
15Orange CitySioux County · 6,468 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 140
16Mount VernonLinn County · 4,514 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 140
17BondurantPolk County · 9,647 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #45 of 140
18PellaMarion County · 10,992 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #7 of 140
19Polk CityPolk County · 6,630 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #8 of 140
20UrbandalePolk County · 48,570 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #23 of 140
21MarionLinn County · 42,732 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #31 of 140
22NorwalkWarren County · 15,004 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 140
23GrimesPolk County · 17,405 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #15 of 140
24Sergeant BluffWoodbury County · 5,324 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #18 of 140
25AdelDallas County · 7,098 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #19 of 140
26BettendorfScott County · 40,710 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #44 of 140
27Sioux CenterSioux County · 8,864 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #29 of 140
28Story CityStory County · 3,382 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #28 of 140
29HudsonBlack Hawk County · 3,028 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #12 of 140
30Iowa CityJohnson County · 76,229 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #92 of 140
31Windsor HeightsPolk County · 5,059 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 140
32FairfaxLinn County · 2,925 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #82 of 140
33AmesStory County · 68,220 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #72 of 140
34Center PointLinn County · 2,572 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 140
35Cedar FallsBlack Hawk County · 41,240 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #46 of 140
36CarlisleWarren County · 4,532 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #24 of 140
37IndianolaWarren County · 16,829 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #62 of 140
38DeWittClinton County · 5,704 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #64 of 140
39WaverlyBremer County · 10,561 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #59 of 140
40KalonaWashington County · 2,811 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #53 of 140
41MadridBoone County · 2,820 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #56 of 140
42DubuqueDubuque County · 59,148 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #96 of 140
43NevadaStory County · 6,974 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #43 of 140
44Rock ValleySioux County · 4,188 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #17 of 140
45WintersetMadison County · 5,520 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #33 of 140
46DyersvilleDubuque County · 4,574 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #21 of 140
47Saylorvilleunincorporated, Polk County · 3,366 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #39 of 140
48GlenwoodMills County · 5,287 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #42 of 140
49Forest CityWinnebago County · 4,143 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #14 of 140
50JesupBuchanan County · 2,557 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #54 of 140
51MilfordDickinson County · 3,209 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #50 of 140
52West BranchCedar County · 2,956 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #35 of 140
53IndependenceBuchanan County · 6,312 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #52 of 140
54WilliamsburgIowa County · 3,408 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #37 of 140
55GrinnellPoweshiek County · 9,430 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #81 of 140
56Le ClaireScott County · 4,741 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #57 of 140
57Le MarsPlymouth County · 10,760 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #41 of 140
58AltoonaPolk County · 22,796 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #85 of 140
59MitchellvillePolk County · 2,671 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 140
60MonticelloJones County · 4,104 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #27 of 140
61Cedar RapidsLinn County · 137,935 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #104 of 140
62AlbiaMonroe County · 3,599 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #69 of 140
63HiawathaLinn County · 7,432 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #107 of 140
64Grundy CenterGrundy County · 2,814 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 140
65CrescoHoward County · 3,925 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 140
66CamancheClinton County · 4,557 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #75 of 140
67Spirit LakeDickinson County · 5,525 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #68 of 140
68Clear LakeCerro Gordo County · 7,601 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #66 of 140
69OsageMitchell County · 3,552 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #16 of 140
70Webster CityHamilton County · 7,815 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #91 of 140
71AlgonaKossuth County · 5,309 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #51 of 140
72KnoxvilleMarion County · 7,469 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #95 of 140
73Iowa FallsHardin County · 5,013 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #100 of 140
74Pleasant HillPolk County · 11,239 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #116 of 140
75SpencerClay County · 11,218 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #76 of 140
76WiltonMuscatine County · 2,892 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #63 of 140
77Rock RapidsLyon County · 2,733 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 140
78Mount PleasantHenry County · 8,500 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #83 of 140
79BooneBoone County · 12,471 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #65 of 140
80ClarionWright County · 2,758 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #67 of 140
81HumboldtHumboldt County · 4,675 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #86 of 140
82TiptonCedar County · 3,060 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #38 of 140
83JeffersonGreene County · 4,150 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #94 of 140
84CarrollCarroll County · 10,085 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #40 of 140
85SheldonO'Brien County · 5,575 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #77 of 140
86VintonBenton County · 5,004 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #48 of 140
87HawardenSioux County · 2,665 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #71 of 140
88GarnerHancock County · 3,029 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 140
89CrestonUnion County · 7,335 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #84 of 140
90West LibertyMuscatine County · 3,717 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #103 of 140
91New HamptonChickasaw County · 3,420 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #55 of 140
92Mason CityCerro Gordo County · 26,853 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #110 of 140
93HarlanShelby County · 4,859 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #60 of 140
94Missouri ValleyHarrison County · 2,616 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #73 of 140
95BurlingtonDes Moines County · 23,336 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 140
96Charles CityFloyd County · 7,013 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #111 of 140
97DavenportScott County · 100,358 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #135 of 140
98Fort DodgeWebster County · 24,837 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #132 of 140
99West BurlingtonDes Moines County · 3,358 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #130 of 140
100FairfieldJefferson County · 9,220 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #99 of 140
101OskaloosaMahaska County · 11,493 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #80 of 140
102Fort MadisonLee County · 9,935 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #125 of 140
103WaukonAllamakee County · 3,849 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #13 of 140
104AnamosaJones County · 5,901 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #97 of 140
105BloomfieldDavis County · 2,785 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #79 of 140
106EmmetsburgPalo Alto County · 3,684 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #32 of 140
107NewtonJasper County · 15,741 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #105 of 140
108Council BluffsPottawattamie County · 62,680 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #127 of 140
109Des MoinesPolk County · 212,086 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #134 of 140
110EldoraHardin County · 2,593 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #112 of 140
111Storm LakeBuena Vista County · 11,590 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #108 of 140
112MuscatineMuscatine County · 23,164 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 140
113MarshalltownMarshall County · 27,536 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 140
114EsthervilleEmmet County · 5,807 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #78 of 140
115Sioux CityWoodbury County · 86,356 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #129 of 140
116WaterlooBlack Hawk County · 66,919 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #137 of 140
117WashingtonWashington County · 7,261 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 140
118MaquoketaJackson County · 6,027 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #124 of 140
119SibleyOsceola County · 2,762 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #106 of 140
120ClintonClinton County · 24,049 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #121 of 140
121PerryDallas County · 8,208 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #93 of 140
122AtlanticCass County · 6,676 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #115 of 140
123ClarindaPage County · 5,273 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #109 of 140
124Carter LakePottawattamie County · 3,670 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #126 of 140
125ManchesterDelaware County · 5,357 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #98 of 140
126OelweinFayette County · 5,757 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #128 of 140
127OttumwaWapello County · 25,319 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #139 of 140
128CharitonLucas County · 4,347 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #101 of 140
129OnawaMonona County · 2,821 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #114 of 140
130Red OakMontgomery County · 5,388 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #133 of 140
131HamptonFranklin County · 4,264 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #87 of 140
132ShenandoahPage County · 4,808 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #102 of 140
133EvansdaleBlack Hawk County · 4,463 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #140 of 140
134CherokeeCherokee County · 5,122 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #70 of 140
135DenisonCrawford County · 8,214 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #90 of 140
136Eagle GroveWright County · 3,653 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #122 of 140
137KeokukLee County · 9,510 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #138 of 140
138CentervilleAppanoose County · 5,327 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #123 of 140
139OsceolaClarke County · 5,679 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #136 of 140
140TamaTama County · 3,011 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #131 of 140
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What is the healthiest town in Iowa?

Solon (Johnson County) ranks first on health among 140 towns, with an A; North Liberty and Tiffin follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a health grade (140 in Iowa). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Iowa page.

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