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Ankeny, IA is #48 on the list Top 100 Best Places to Raise a Family in the Midwest in 2023, #53 on the list Top 100 Most Affordable U.S. Cities with Outstanding Education in 2022, #51 on the list Top 100 Best Places to Raise a Family in the Midwest in 2022
Is Ankeny, Iowa a safe place to live?
Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 67.1 to Ankeny, Iowa (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Ankeny, Iowa is a safe place to live, we analyze factors including air quality, water quality, crime rates, natural disaster frequency, substance abuse rates, cancer instances, and more.
Crime rates in Ankeny, Iowa
Crime rates[no data]
Arson crimes[no data]
Vandalism[no data]
In Ankeny, Iowa, violent crime rates are considered to be [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Arson crimes are [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest and property crimes, including vandalism rank [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.
Environmental Hazards Ankeny, Iowa
Cancer instancesthe lowest
Substance abusethe highest
In Ankeny, Iowa, cancer instances are considered to be the lowestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Substance abuse in Ankeny, Iowa is the highestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research.
Natural Disasters in Ankeny, Iowa
Earthquakes
in Ankeny are unlikely
Hurracanes
in Ankeny are unlikely
Severe Storms
in Ankeny are high risk
Tornados
in Ankeny are possible
Volcanos
in Ankeny are unlikely
Wildfires
in Ankeny are very low
Smoking Laws in Ankeny, Iowa
Smoking is Prohibited both in Ankeny. Smoking inside of workplaces in Ankeny is prohibited. The use of e-cigarettes is not banned. In Ankeny, Iowa marijuana use is not legal.
Air & Water Quality in Ankeny, Iowa
Ankeny, Iowa has good air quality 86.0% of the time or 313 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Ankeny is 100 out of 100 (100 being the best) based on the number of acute health-based violations for every water utility in the last 5 years.
Pros and Cons of living in Ankeny, Iowa in reviews from users in their own words:
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