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Best Lawn Care Counties in Iowa

Lawn difficulty score based on climate, soil, and grass suitability Compare rankings across all 99 counties.

Average Lawn Care Score
77/100
Top County
Polk County
Counties Ranked
99

Top 10

#1
Polk County
IA
87/100
#2
Warren County
IA
86/100
#3
Mahaska County
IA
85/100
#4
Decatur County
IA
85/100
#5
Boone County
IA
85/100
#6
Dallas County
IA
84/100
#7
Ringgold County
IA
84/100
#8
Wayne County
IA
84/100
#9
Winneshiek County
IA
84/100
#10
Story County
IA
84/100

All Iowa Counties Ranked

#CountyLawn Care ScoreOverall Score
1Polk County, IA
86.8
36.6
2Warren County, IA
85.6
51.7
3Mahaska County, IA
85.2
51.4
4Decatur County, IA
85.1
59.4
5Boone County, IA
84.9
57.8
6Dallas County, IA
84.3
42
7Ringgold County, IA
84.1
60.8
8Wayne County, IA
84.1
62.9
9Winneshiek County, IA
83.8
67.9
10Story County, IA
83.6
46.9
11Allamakee County, IA
83.5
60.2
12Jasper County, IA
83.5
54.1
13Floyd County, IA
83.3
56.7
14Humboldt County, IA
83.3
63.4
15Clarke County, IA
83.1
43.7
16Hamilton County, IA
82.9
57.6
17Union County, IA
82.7
53.6
18Wright County, IA
82.3
59.7
19Marshall County, IA
82.2
42
20Carroll County, IA
81.9
61.5
21Taylor County, IA
81.4
64.2
22Marion County, IA
81.3
59.2
23Hardin County, IA
81.2
48.1
24Winnebago County, IA
81.2
68.8
25Webster County, IA
81.1
41.6
26Crawford County, IA
81
55.3
27Madison County, IA
80.9
58.6
28Mitchell County, IA
80.9
66.2
29Des Moines County, IA
80.7
34.7
30Grundy County, IA
80.6
69.1
31Scott County, IA
80.6
37.2
32Tama County, IA
80.5
56.6
33Franklin County, IA
80.1
65.5
34Page County, IA
80
52.7
35Butler County, IA
79.9
62.1
36Poweshiek County, IA
79.6
46.8
37Hancock County, IA
79.5
61.6
38Shelby County, IA
79.5
66.5
39Muscatine County, IA
79.4
41.3
40Fayette County, IA
79.3
57
41Howard County, IA
79.2
68.1
42Cerro Gordo County, IA
78.9
42.5
43Chickasaw County, IA
78.8
66.7
44Worth County, IA
78.8
70.4
45Black Hawk County, IA
78.7
40.7
46Greene County, IA
78.7
58.4
47Guthrie County, IA
78.7
60.2
48Monroe County, IA
78.7
59.1
49Washington County, IA
78.5
51.6
50Appanoose County, IA
78.3
48.6
51Cedar County, IA
78.3
58
52Bremer County, IA
78
58.6
53Calhoun County, IA
78
65.9
54Louisa County, IA
78
61.3
55Henry County, IA
77.8
52.5
56Jones County, IA
77.8
60.7
57Lucas County, IA
77.7
55.8
58Keokuk County, IA
77.5
58.5
59Lee County, IA
77.4
42.8
60Adair County, IA
77.3
62.5
61Johnson County, IA
77.3
41.1
62Buchanan County, IA
77.1
62.4
63Delaware County, IA
77.1
60.2
64Davis County, IA
77
56
65Van Buren County, IA
77
60.6
66Audubon County, IA
76.5
59.7
67Clayton County, IA
76.3
59.9
68Montgomery County, IA
76.3
53.5
69Harrison County, IA
75.9
58.5
70Jefferson County, IA
75.9
48.4
71Cass County, IA
75.7
42.7
72Linn County, IA
75.6
40.7
73Sac County, IA
75.2
63.9
74Wapello County, IA
75.2
33.1
75Kossuth County, IA
75.1
66.6
76Adams County, IA
74.6
61.1
77Iowa County, IA
73.9
56.6
78Palo Alto County, IA
73.9
62.4
79Benton County, IA
73.7
56
80Monona County, IA
73
59.3
81Ida County, IA
72.8
71.2
82Pottawattamie County, IA
72.5
36.1
83Fremont County, IA
72.3
58.7
84Clinton County, IA
72.2
38.7
85Buena Vista County, IA
72
46.7
86Dubuque County, IA
72
45.4
87Osceola County, IA
71.8
65.3
88Mills County, IA
71.2
46.7
89Dickinson County, IA
71.1
59.1
90Emmet County, IA
71
61.6
91Pocahontas County, IA
70
65.2
92Jackson County, IA
69.8
55.6
93Cherokee County, IA
65.3
66.8
94Woodbury County, IA
64.3
50.9
95Clay County, IA
64.1
59.7
96O'Brien County, IA
62.7
61.5
97Sioux County, IA
58.5
59.1
98Lyon County, IA
56.2
65.1
99Plymouth County, IA
55.6
47.3

Data Source

Lawn Care data from LawnByCounty. See full details at LawnByCounty. Data updated February 2026.