Connect to a great quality of life with Iowa Connections. Affordable homes in towns with excellent school systems are abundant in the area. With no part of the region more than one hour from Iowa’s larger cities you can live in a historic Iowa town or in the country, enjoying nature and the abundant fields of opportunity.

 

Arts and culture opportunities can be found around every corner of the region, from the Louis Sullivan Jewel Box Bank in Grinnell to the Meskwaki Settlement near Tama. A drive down the Iowa River Valley Scenic Byway helps pass a lazy Sunday. If a faster pace is more your style, try the Iowa Speedway in Newton or the Marshalltown Speedway’s dirt track for racing excitement. The Heart of Iowa Wine Trail winds through the region offering a taste of one of Iowa’s new favorite industries and local food specialties. Community swimming pools, campgrounds and golf courses are scattered across the region attracting both the leisurely tourist and the local looking for a weekend escape close to home.

 

These are just some of the reason the Iowa Connections region makes a great place to live and work. Fore more information on specific attractions in the region, visit each county’s Web site.