Mitchellville is #1 in Iowa for public schools
Mitchellville is ranked on 36 lists against the 143 Iowa towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every IA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mitchellville marked.
Fewer seniors than 98% of Iowa
Not better or worse, just Mitchellville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Mitchellville lands in the top half on 14 of 23 lists
Each dot is Mitchellville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IA, the right end is last. Areas where Mitchellville does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for cheap rent
Lists where Mitchellville sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Mitchellville lands in every IA ranking
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
#59
Lowest obesity#1 Solon · 29%
#62
Fewest smokers#1 North Liberty · 10%
#44
Most active#1 North Liberty · 15%
#36
Fewest uninsured#1 Robins · 4%
#23
Lowest depression#1 West Liberty · 17%
#143
Closest to a top hospital#1 Spencer · 0.5 mi
#61 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Clear Lake · 18.8%
#29
Most new homes#1 Tiffin · 41.1 per 1,000
#53
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Sibley · +84.5%
#83
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Tama · 11.0 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Chariton · 1.1 yrs
#89
Cheapest rent#1 Emmetsburg · $624/mo
#29
Lowest property tax#1 Fort Madison · $1,420/yr
#92
Rent easiest to afford#1 Grimes · 27.9%
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Coralville · 12.9 per resident
#43
Most library borrowing#1 Orange City · 18.6 per resident
#16
Best libraries for kids#1 Ames · 53.4 per child
#47 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Storm Lake · 10.1 min
#127 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Polk City · 65.8%
Most trails#1 Asbury · 2.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Sibley · 100 / sq mi
#131 
The number on the right is Mitchellville’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.
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- 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.