10 Best Places to Retire in Iowa

5. Cherokee County

Cost of living: lower than US average
Crime score: 26
Physicians per 100k: 124
Median House Value: $78,600
Insider Monkey score: 70.3

Named after the Cherokee Indians, Cherokee County’s seat also has the same name as the county’s name. Cherokee City is home to the Phipps site and the Cherokee Sewer Site, which are the two important landmarks in the area. The county fair and rodeo are held in Cherokee City during the summer.

4. Calhoun County

Cost of living: 21.6% lower than US average
Crime score: 27
Physicians per 100k: 93
Median House Value: $72,200
Insider Monkey score: 70.7

Calhoun County was formed from land originally belonging to the adjacent Fox county in 1851. Today, it has a population of 9,670. Its county seat is Rockwell City.

Best Places to Retire in Iowa

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