CITY PROFILE
Iowa City, IA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Iowa City is a smaller metro with a temperate four-season climate, moderate sunshine, and moderate rainfall—expect real winters and summers with decent stretches of clear days. Homes here are on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're accustomed to lower-cost regions.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $302K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,396/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 10.2°C · warmest 24.3°C · coolest -5.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 904 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.03 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #252 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy87
- Affordable to rent80
- Climate comfort43
- Plenty of sunshine43
- Big-city amenities39
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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