CNN Money magazine published their annual list of Americas Best Small Cities and both Cedar Rapids and Iowa City received recognition.

On the overall Top 100 list, Iowa City was ranked #88. For affordable housing, Cedar Rapids was top five with a #4 ranking; Iowa City made the affordable homes list at #21. And, Johnson County was ranked #20 out of 25 counties nationwide in the category of Where the Jobs Are, posting 19% job growth from 2000 to 2011.