LawnByCounty

Iowa Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 99 counties · Average LDS: 14/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

Iowa covers USDA hardiness zones 4–6, with lawn difficulty averaging 14/100 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 County95a
Story County95b
Webster County95a
Allamakee County105a
Audubon County105a
Boone County105a
Cerro Gordo County105a
Chickasaw County105a
Dallas County105b
Floyd County105a
Franklin County105a
Greene County105a
Grundy County105a
Hardin County105a
Howard County104b
Jasper County105b
Marshall County105a
Mitchell County105a
Polk County105b
Ringgold County105b
Tama County105a
Union County105b
Warren County105b
Winnebago County105a
Winneshiek County105a
Butler County115a
Clarke County115b
Decatur County115b
Guthrie County115a
Harrison County115b
Lucas County115b
Mahaska County115b
Marion County115b
Poweshiek County115b
Wayne County115b
Appanoose County125b
Black Hawk County125a
Bremer County125a
Buchanan County125a
Cedar County125a
Delaware County125a
Fayette County125a
Keokuk County125b
Monroe County125b
Scott County125b
Adair County135b
Adams County135b
Benton County135a
Cass County135b
Henry County135b
Jefferson County135b
Johnson County135b
Jones County135a
Linn County135a
Louisa County135b
Muscatine County135b
Page County135b
Washington County135b
Clayton County145a
Davis County145b
Humboldt County145a
Iowa County145b
Montgomery County145b
Pottawattamie County145b
Wapello County145b
Calhoun County155a
Clinton County155a
Dubuque County155a
Hancock County155a
Wright County155a
Carroll County165a
Crawford County165a
Jackson County165a
Kossuth County165a
Worth County165a
Shelby County175b
Emmet County185a
Osceola County185a
Sac County185a
Taylor County185b
Buena Vista County195a
Dickinson County195a
Ida County195a
Monona County195a
Palo Alto County195a
Pocahontas County195a
Fremont County205b
Van Buren County205b
Madison County215b
Mills County215b
Des Moines County226a
Lee County226a
O'Brien County225a
Woodbury County225a
Cherokee County235a
Clay County245a
Plymouth County255a
Lyon County265a
Sioux County265a