City Score: Iowa City, IA

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Iowa City, IA: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Iowa City, IA scores 57 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 57 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Iowa City, IA

  • What Iowa City, IA is up against: 24 out of 100 — Better than 92% of cbsas
  • Where grace is growing: 17 out of 100 — Better than 15% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 75 out of 100 — Better than 85% of cbsas
  • Christian liberty: 59 out of 100 — Better than 56% of cbsas, up 2 points

What takes Iowa City, 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: Adults 25-44 married down 14 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Marriages down 10 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents up 9 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Iowa City, 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 City, IA (1 county 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 · Iowa City, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Iowa City, IA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Iowa City, IA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Iowa City, IA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Iowa City, IA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Iowa City, IA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Iowa City, IA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Iowa City, IA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Iowa City, IA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Iowa City, IA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Iowa City, IA (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Iowa City, IA (2 counties summed) · 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

Its cities by status

  • 14 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Iowa City, IA

  1. Ainsworth, IA — 60, Liberty
  2. Brighton, IA — 60, Liberty
  3. Riverside, IA — 60, Liberty
  4. Wellman, IA — 60, Liberty
  5. North Liberty, IA — 58, Liberty
  6. Hills, IA — 56, Liberty
  7. Kalona, IA — 56, Liberty
  8. Lone Tree, IA — 56, Liberty
  9. Oxford, IA — 56, Liberty
  10. Solon, IA — 56, Liberty
  11. Tiffin, IA — 54, Liberty
  12. Coralville, IA — 51, Liberty
  13. Washington, IA — 50, Liberty
  14. Iowa City, IA — 44, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Iowa City, IA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/iowa-city-ia. Methodology.

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