About Iowa

GREAT SCHOOLS.

No traffic jams.

SAFE COMMUNITIES.

Clean air.

Working in Iowa (video)	Playing in Iowa (video)*
Living in Iowa (video) (View with Quicktime 4 plug-in.)

Iowa is a place where neighborhoods are friendly and commutes are short. A place where quality public education isn't just a dream, but a reality. A place of vibrant cities with shopping and entertainment possibilities. A place of endless outdoor recreational opportunities.

Find out all about Iowa at iowalifechanging.com.

*Photo used with permission of RAGBRAI and The Des Moines Register.

Iowa is named the 4th best place to raise a child.

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Des Moines is No. 4 on the "Top Ten Places for Business and Careers."

Forbes magazine, 2008

Des Moines is ranked the "hippest city in America."

Fast Company Magazine, 2003

Eight Iowa metros are ranked among the best places in America to start a business career.

Forbes, 2004

Iowa ranks 8th in safest neighborhoods in the U.S.

Morgan Quitno, 2005

Iowa is ranked the nation's sixth most livable state.

Morgan Quitno, 2005

Iowa has the third highest high school graduation rate in the U.S.

Morgan Quitno, 2005

Iowans pay the nation's 6th lowest housing costs.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2002