2025 Rankings

• Cone Park named Best of the Midwest Travel Award Winner in the Outdoors category - Midwest Living
• 1 of 8 communities in the U.S. with Police, Fire, EMS, and Communications accreditations
  
  

2024 Rankings

• Top 10 Most Affordable City to Live in U.S. - Market Watch 
• Sioux City ranked #2 in economic development projects in the 200,000 and under population category - Site Selection
• Sioux City ranked #9 in Top 10 High-Tech Emerging Metros - Secure Data Recovery
  
• Iowa ranked as top state with lowest housing costs - WalletHub
• Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center received the 2024 Iowa Tourism Award for Outstanding Attraction in a metro.
• 1 of 10 communities in the U.S.  with Police, Fire, EMS, and Communications accreditations
  
  

2023 Rankings

• Sioux City ranked #5 on Summer 2023 Emerging Housing Markets Index - Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com 
• Sioux City MSA ranked #1 in the U.S. for per capita economic development in populations under 200,000 - Site Selection
• Sioux City ranked in Top 10 list of Most Affordable U.S. Cities - MarketWatch
• Sioux City ranked #2 in Small City Energy Star list - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
• 1 of 10 communities in the U.S.  with Police, Fire, EMS, and Communications accreditations
• Sioux City MSA ranked #7 on Spring 2023 Emerging Housing Markets Index - Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com
  
  

2022 Rankings

• 1 of 10 communities in the U.S.  with Police, Fire, EMS, and Communications accreditations
• Sioux City ranked in top 10 most livable U.S. cities - Smart Asset
• Sioux City ranked #5 Trendiest City in the U.S. Where You Can Still Afford To Buy A Home - realtor.com
• Sioux City MSA ranked #1 for economic development projects for populations of 50,000-200,000 - Site Selection
  
  

2021 Rankings

• Sioux City ranked #3 Most Livable Small City in the U.S. - Smart Asset
• Sioux City MSA ranked #1 for Economic Development projects for populations of 50,000-200,000 - Site Selection
• Sioux City ranked #3 top small-size city with the most ENERGY STAR-certified buildings - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Sioux City metro ranks #4 Most Sustainable Metro in the West North Central Region of U.S. - Site Selection
• Sioux City received the 2021 Housing Iowa COVID-19 Housing Response Award - Iowa Finance Authorit