Iowa City, IA

Name: Iowa City, Iowa
Address: Iowa City, IA

4 neighborhoods · 85,043 residents · Iowa

C+

58/100

Safety Score

Affordability

$55K

Median Income

$270K

Median Home Value

Is Iowa City, IA a Good Place to Live?

Iowa City receives an overall livability grade of C+ (58/100), suggesting room for improvement compared to other areas in Iowa. Safety scores B (64/100). Affordability scores C (48/100) with a median household income of $55,396 and median home values around $270,333.

About 44.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the unemployment rate is 6.4%. 38% of housing is owner-occupied. The median age is 26.

$1,106

Median Rent/mo

44.8%

College Educated

6.4%

Unemployment

38%

Owner-Occupied

Median Age

85,043

Population

Zip Codes

Johnson

County

4 zip codes · hover for score · click to view

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Neighborhoods in Iowa City

#	Zip	Overall	Safety	Afford.	Income	Home $	Pop.
1	52245Johnson Co.	77 B+	85	70	$75K	$279K	22,088
2	52246Johnson Co.	62 B	64	46	$52K	$305K	22,340
3	52240Johnson Co.	61 B	65	44	$53K	$226K	36,475
4	52242Johnson Co.	32 D	40	31	$42K	—	4,140

Scores are percentile-based (0–100) derived from US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates) and FBI crime data. A score of 80 means this area ranks better than 80% of all US locations on that metric.