Iowa Is The 5th Happiest State!

According to a study done by LiveScience.com, Iowa is the 5th happiest state in America!

I feel validated -- I have been saying something similar to clients and friends for a long time.  There are so many pluses to living in Iowa.  You get the best of both worlds: small towns, but close to the big city.  Great autumns.  Friendly people.  When the economy or real estate takes a nose-dive, it's never nearly as bad as it is in other parts of the country.  And on, and on.

Iowa is a great place to live.  That's easy to forget when we have a bad winter like the one we're in now, but dealing with cold and snow is a nice trade off for everything else that you get by living here.

Read the entire article here: Iowa is the 5th happiest state; and view the entire list of states from the #1 happiest (Hawaii) to the 50th (West Virginia), here.

Oh, and did you know that the Des Moines metro area is #4 out of the most affordable 100 cities in America?

The grass definitely is not greener on the other side!