LawnByCounty

Iowa Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 99 counties · Average LDS: 12/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

Iowa covers USDA hardiness zones 4–6, with lawn difficulty averaging 12/100 across 99 counties. Kentucky Bluegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

Iowa grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

99/99

Avg best fit

100%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Hamilton County75a
Story County75b
Webster County75a
Allamakee County85a
Audubon County85a
Boone County85a
Cerro Gordo County85a
Chickasaw County85a
Dallas County85b
Floyd County85a
Franklin County85a
Greene County85a
Grundy County85a
Hardin County85a
Jasper County85b
Marshall County85a
Mitchell County85a
Polk County85b
Ringgold County85b
Tama County85a
Union County85b
Warren County85b
Winnebago County85a
Winneshiek County85a
Butler County95a
Clarke County95b
Decatur County95b
Guthrie County95a
Harrison County95b
Lucas County95b
Mahaska County95b
Marion County95b
Poweshiek County95b
Wayne County95b
Appanoose County105b
Black Hawk County105a
Bremer County105a
Buchanan County105a
Cedar County105a
Delaware County105a
Fayette County105a
Keokuk County105b
Monroe County105b
Scott County105b
Adair County115b
Adams County115b
Benton County115a
Cass County115b
Henry County115b
Jefferson County115b
Johnson County115b
Jones County115a
Linn County115a
Louisa County115b
Muscatine County115b
Page County115b
Washington County115b
Clayton County125a
Davis County125b
Humboldt County125a
Iowa County125b
Montgomery County125b
Pottawattamie County125b
Wapello County125b
Calhoun County135a
Clinton County135a
Dubuque County135a
Hancock County135a
Wright County135a
Carroll County145a
Crawford County145a
Jackson County145a
Kossuth County145a
Worth County145a
Shelby County155b
Emmet County165a
Osceola County165a
Sac County165a
Taylor County165b
Buena Vista County175a
Dickinson County175a
Ida County175a
Monona County175a
Palo Alto County175a
Pocahontas County175a
Fremont County185b
Howard County184b
Van Buren County185b
Madison County195b
Mills County195b
Des Moines County206a
Lee County206a
O'Brien County205a
Woodbury County205a
Cherokee County215a
Clay County225a
Plymouth County235a
Lyon County245a
Sioux County245a