Posted in Iowa
January 19, 2016
11 Things You Can Only Brag About If You’re From Iowa
Here in Iowa, we have so much great stuff going on: awesome education, low crime rates, a good job market, and so much more. Even though we Iowans are notoriously humble, it’s okay to brag once in a while. Here are 11 things we Iowans have to brag about:
Iowa produces more corn and soybeans than any other state in the nation, and even more than some countries, like Mexico.
Iowa produces twice as much ethanol as any other state, and is a leader in bio-diesel production.
At 99%, Iowa has the highest literacy rate in the country, and according to TIME Magazine, reading makes us smarter and nicer. It must be no coincidence that we Iowans are known for being so nice.
At 90%, Iowa has the highest graduation rate. Iowa also consistently ranks top in the nation for SAT and ACT test scores.
Iowa City is one of UNESCO's six Cities of Literature in the world, alongside Edinburgh, UK and Dublin, Ireland.
With a low overall crime rate and the second lowest murder rate, Iowa is the sixth safest place to live, according to Movoto.com.
According to Smart Asset, Cedar Rapids is the number one place for children, and Des Moines is the number three spot.
Both Ames and Cedar Falls were ranked in the top 10 college towns to live in, according to Smart Asset, and Iowa City was ranked one of the best towns for adventure.
Hawaii is the number one place to retire, know what the second best is? Iowa, according to MoneyRates.com.
Iowa has the sixth highest income, the seventh most inexpensive housing, and the fourth lowest unemployment rates. Oh, but we're just a flyover state, don't mind us.
They don't call it Iowa Nice for nothing.
Yeah, we know we’re pretty awesome – why not brag about it?
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