City Score: Melcher-Dallas, IA

One number for Melcher-Dallas, IA: the condition of the city from public data and how the church is moving, updated weekly, every indicator footnoted to its source. Back to Melcher-Dallas, IA. Part of the Pella, IA area. In Iowa.

The score

Melcher-Dallas, IA scores 67 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 67 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Melcher-Dallas, IA

  • What Melcher-Dallas is up against: 24 out of 100 — Better than 87% of cities, up 2 points
  • Where grace is growing: 44 out of 100 — Better than 88% of cities
  • Marriage & family: 89 out of 100 — Better than 98% of cities, down 4 points
  • Christian liberty: 59 out of 100 — Better than 58% of cities, up 2 points

What takes Melcher-Dallas, IA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 0 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 27 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Marriages down 10 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Divorces down 8 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Melcher-Dallas, IA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Iowa · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Iowa · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Iowa (10 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Marion County, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Marion County, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Marion County, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · 19125 (1 city summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · 19125 (1 city summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · 19125 (1 city summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · 19125 (1 city summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · 19125 (1 city summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · 19125 (1 city summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Marion County, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Marion County, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Marion County, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Iowa · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Iowa · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Iowa · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Iowa · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Iowa · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Every indicator

What Melcher-Dallas is up against — 24 out of 100

Where grace is growing — 44 out of 100

  • Church adherents: 542.6 adherents per 1,000 residents, better than 66% of cities · 2020, Marion County, IA · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
  • Congregations: 20.4 congregations per 10,000 residents, better than 48% of cities · 2020, Marion County, IA · 2020 U.S. Religion Census
  • Charitable giving: 1.6 itemized charitable deductions as % of adjusted gross income, better than 91% of cities · 2023, Marion County, IA · IRS Statistics of Income, county data
  • Given to local needs in Joy: 0 dollars per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, 19125 (1 city summed) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Needs met in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, 19125 (1 city summed) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Volunteers mobilized in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, 19125 (1 city summed) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • New believers in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, 19125 (1 city summed) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Searches for a church in Joy: 0 per 100,000 residents, trailing 12 months, better than 0% of cities · 2026-09, 19125 (1 city summed) · Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · verified in Joy
  • Foster and adoptive families in the churches: 0 per 100,000 residents, better than 0% of cities · 2026-10, 19125 (1 city summed) · Church workspace entries (church-attested) · verified in Joy

Marriage & family — 89 out of 100

Christian liberty — 59 out of 100

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