Appendix E: Underserved Cities

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All cities not listed below are eligible for 2 points.

 

Projects in the following cities are eligible for 1 point as they have received an award of Tax Credits between the past two and four years:

  • Ames
  • Burlington
  • Charles City
  • Dubuque
  • Jefferson
  • Keokuk
  • Knoxville
  • Maquoketa
  • Mount Vernon
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Oskaloosa
  • Spirit Lake
  • Waterloo
  • West Burlington
  • West Des Moines

 

Projects in the following cities are ineligible for points as they have received an award of Tax Credits within the last two years:

  • Carter Lake
  • Cedar Rapids
  • Council Bluffs
  • Davenport
  • Des Moines
  • Fort Dodge
  • Fort Madison
  • Greenfield
  • Hawarden
  • Iowa City
  • Newton
  • Ottumwa
  • Perry
  • Sioux City
  • Urbandale
  • Washington

 

An award of Tax Credits includes a supplemental Tax Credit award. Cities will not be included in this Appendix if a Project located in that city received an award of Tax Credits within the applicable timeframe but later returned the entire Tax Credit award.

 

 

 

 

Data citation: historic IFA data collected on 07/22/2026

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