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Iowa
Top 100
City Population
Urbandale 32,600
Other cities
City Population
Altoona 12,100
Ames 51,700
Ankeny 30,300
Bettendorf 31,600
Boone 12,800
Carroll 9,500
Cedar Falls 35,600
Cedar Rapids 124,100
Clear Lake 7,900
Clinton 26,900
Clive 14,300
Coralville 17,500
Council Bluffs 59,700
Davenport 98,500
Decorah 7,600
Des Moines 204,700
Dubuque 59,100
Fairfield 9,200
Fort Dodge 22,500
Fort Madison 10,100
Grinnell 9,100
Indianola 13,200
Iowa City 64,900
Johnston 10,900
Knoxville 7,800
Le Mars 9,400
Marion 27,300
Marshalltown 26,100
Mason City 27,600
Mount Pleasant 9,000
Muscatine 23,000
Newton 15,200
North Liberty 5,700
Norwalk 7,400
Oskaloosa 10,300
Pella 10,200
Perry 8,800
Sioux City 83,000
Spencer 10,900
Storm Lake 10,100
Waterloo 66,300
Waukee 7,100
Waverly 9,000
Webster City 8,000
West Des Moines 52,500
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Top-earning towns
  Median household income
Hillsborough $263,456
Scarsdale $219,317
Los Altos Hills $199,370
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Hottest
  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Rancho Mirage, CA 108.2°F
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Montecito $3,157,233
Hillsborough $2,606,764
Paradise Valley $2,075,930
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Most singles
  % single residents
State College 76.5%
Durham 74.5%
Amherst Center 73.7%
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Youngest
  Median age
Storrs 20.65
Durham 21.19
Oxford 21.56
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