Even as an unabashed "homer" I will admit the Dirty D is WAY overrated in this . . .
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I go more for metro areas/communities.
This is the order I'd choose to live in, but I am extremely biased toward the eastern side of Iowa as I feel it aligns more with Wisconsin/Illinois and other Upper Midwest states, whereas central and west Iowa align more with Nebraska/South Dakota and other plains states. I like the culture and lifestyle of the Upper Midwest better than the Plains States.
1. Iowa City/Coralville
2. Dubuque/Galena
3. Davenport/Quad Cities
4. Des Moines and burbs
5. Cedar Rapids/Marion
More and more it is becoming the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City metro area, as the suburbs between the two are the fastest growing in the state, When that happens, it will be #1. Their metro economic alliances already combined, as the population is about to cross the half a million mark:1. Des Moines Metro is #1 by far imo
2. Iowa City/Coraville
3. Cedar Rapids/Marion
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