City directory
Iowa cities
Explore the top cities in Iowa. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.
Highest-risk cities
Top cities by relative retirement risk score in Iowa. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.
Lowest-risk cities
Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.
City directory
Top cities in Iowa by population. Search to see any city.
Des Moines
IA
560,170 residents
Davenport
IA
282,356 residents
Cedar Rapids
IA
192,755 residents
Iowa City
IA
129,897 residents
Waterloo
IA
113,832 residents
Sioux City
IA
112,823 residents
Ankeny
IA
70,542 residents
West Des Moines
IA
69,893 residents
Dubuque
IA
68,567 residents
Ames
IA
66,112 residents
Council Bluffs
IA
62,564 residents
Urbandale
IA
46,026 residents
Marion
IA
41,690 residents
Cedar Falls
IA
40,662 residents
Bettendorf
IA
39,297 residents
Marshalltown
IA
27,491 residents
Mason City
IA
27,135 residents
Waukee
IA
26,974 residents
Ottumwa
IA
25,352 residents
Fort Dodge
IA
24,788 residents
Clinton
IA
24,425 residents
Johnston
IA
24,196 residents
Burlington
IA
23,800 residents
Muscatine
IA
23,567 residents
Coralville
IA
22,846 residents
North Liberty
IA
20,782 residents
Altoona
IA
20,592 residents
Clive
IA
18,776 residents
Indianola
IA
15,918 residents
Grimes
IA
15,810 residents
Newton
IA
15,696 residents
Norwalk
IA
13,610 residents
Boone
IA
12,445 residents
Oskaloosa
IA
11,492 residents
Spencer
IA
11,393 residents
Storm Lake
IA
11,275 residents
Pleasant Hill
IA
10,796 residents
Pella
IA
10,624 residents
Le Mars
IA
10,597 residents
Waverly
IA
10,446 residents
Carroll
IA
10,261 residents
Fort Madison
IA
10,221 residents
Keokuk
IA
9,748 residents
Grinnell
IA
9,527 residents
Fairfield
IA
9,438 residents
Mount Pleasant
IA
9,093 residents
Sioux Center
IA
8,335 residents
Denison
IA
8,247 residents
Bondurant
IA
8,061 residents
Perry
IA
7,928 residents
Webster City
IA
7,769 residents
Clear Lake
IA
7,603 residents
Decorah
IA
7,597 residents
Knoxville
IA
7,493 residents
Creston
IA
7,466 residents
Charles City
IA
7,321 residents
Washington
IA
7,314 residents
Hiawatha
IA
7,178 residents
Nevada
IA
6,952 residents
Atlantic
IA
6,773 residents