11 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Iowa

The top-ranked counties in Iowa on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

#	County	BTI Score	Proj. Growth	GDP Growth	Pop Growth	HV Ratio
01	Dubuque County IA	94	+3.2%	+0.6%	+0.1%	3.0x
02	Johnson County IA	80	+2.0%	+1.7%	+1.0%	4.3x
03	Scott County IA	75	+1.8%	+2.9%	+0.1%	3.3x
04	Linn County IA	74	+1.7%	+1.2%	+0.3%	2.5x
05	Warren County IA	64	+1.3%	+2.3%	+1.6%	8.6x
06	Black Hawk County IA	62	+1.2%	-2.6%	-0.3%	3.0x
07	Woodbury County IA	56	+0.9%	+0.1%	+0.4%	3.1x
08	Pottawattamie County IA	50	+0.7%	+4.9%	-0.0%	3.3x
09	Polk County IA	44	+0.5%	+3.2%	+0.9%	2.3x
10	Story County IA	42	+0.5%	+3.9%	+0.5%	3.7x
11	Dallas County IA	11	-1.4%	+3.8%	+3.9%	3.7x