Clive is #1 in Iowa for working from home
Clive is ranked on 39 lists against the 143 Iowa towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 8 and the top quarter on 14.
Clive is on Iowa’s podium 5 times
Each list ranks every IA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Clive marked.
2 spots from the top 10 for conserved land
Lists where Clive sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Clive lands in the top half on 18 of 25 lists
Each dot is Clive’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IA, the right end is last. Areas where Clive does best come first.
Longer growing season than 94% of Iowa
Not better or worse, just Clive’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Clive out-ranks 3 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every IA list, and where Clive lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Solon · 95 / 100
#7
Lowest obesity#1 Solon · 29%
#13
Fewest smokers#1 North Liberty · 10%
#1
Most active#1 North Liberty · 15%
#17
Fewest uninsured#1 Robins · 4%
#23
Lowest depression#1 West Liberty · 17%
#3
Closest to a top hospital#1 Spencer · 0.5 mi
#112 People
Most educated#1 Ames · 65.8%
#3
Youngest#1 Postville · 23.2
#50
Oldest#1 Jefferson · 53.6
#95
Most residents 65+#1 Jefferson · 31.5%
#106
Most kids#1 Postville · 39.6%
#23 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Polk City · 65.8%
#12
Most trails#1 Asbury · 2.5 mi / sq mi
#39
Most walkable#1 Sibley · 100 / sq mi
#14 
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Coralville · 12.9 per resident
#38
Most library borrowing#1 Orange City · 18.6 per resident
#8
Best libraries for kids#1 Ames · 53.4 per child
#7 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Clear Lake · 18.8%
#80
Most new homes#1 Tiffin · 41.1 per 1,000
#38
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sibley · +84.5%
#79
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Tama · 11.0 per home
#15 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Chariton · 1.1 yrs
#141
Cheapest rent#1 Emmetsburg · $624/mo
#114
Lowest property tax#1 Fort Madison · $1,420/yr
#141
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grimes · 27.9%
#18 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Storm Lake · 10.1 min
#98 
The number on the right is Clive’s spot. All of Iowa’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every IA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.