Iowa City has been dubbed one of the best places to live in the country by Livability, a website dedicated to showcasing the best places to live and visit.

In its Top 100 Best Places to Live list, Iowa City came out at number 46.

More than 1,700 cities with populations between 25,000 and 350,000 were examined for the ranking. Residents were issued survey questions about what makes their cities great places to live. Livability focused on access to things such as education, affordability, choice for things such as transportation, and utilization of opportunities in the city by residents.

Other Iowa Cities that made the list include Cedar Rapids, Ames, Des Moines, and West Des Moines.

Palo Alto, Calif., took the No. 1 spot, followed by Boulder, Colo.

— by Cassidy Riley