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    Moving to Coralville, IA

    Is Coralville a good place to live?

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    Coralville ranks #6 of 20 Iowa cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (63/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 1.6% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $286,000
    +5.2% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,021
    per month
    Household income
    $66,508
    median
    Unemployment
    2.5%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Coralville

    The median home value in Coralville is $286,000 and median rent is $1,021 a month, against a median household income of $66,508. Homes cost about 4.3× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Coralville crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Iowa the 2025 rate was 238 violent and 1,205 property crimes per 100,000 people — #40 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Coralville, IA

    Coralville has about 22,846 residents, 2.5% unemployment and 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Coralville with

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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