U.S. News and World Report recently released their rankings for 2021. Based on high marks in categories such as affordability, economic opportunity, housing and food insecurity, Iowa has been listed as #1 in the category of opportunity. In fact, eight Midwestern states are in the top 10 of that same category.
With all categories combined, Iowa ranks 12th overall. You can read about all of Iowa’s rankings in the March 9th issue of The Gazette <HERE>.