Choosing an Iowa City Neighborhood: A Mom’s Guide to North Liberty

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Updated: April 12, 2023

Want to be a hop away from Iowa City (9 miles) and a skip to Cedar Rapids (19 miles) but still live in a super happening place? This once small town has become so popular they had to conduct their own special census in 2015. What was once a bump off the interstate now has two exits off of I-380. What is this oasis we’re referring to? North Liberty!

New to town or considering North Liberty? We asked local moms to tell us their favorites about this fun town and have compiled them here.

Resources

Schools

North Liberty doesn’t have its own school district. It’s split between Clear Creek Amana (CCA) and Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD). The dividing line between the two is Jones Boulevard.

Iowa City Community School District 

Clear Creek Amana

Other Schools

Child Care Centers and Preschools

North Liberty has a number of amazing in-home daycare providers, as well as several high-quality child-care centers.

Places to Eat

You will find many places to grab a cup of coffee, happy hour drink, treat, or taco in North Liberty. Below is a list of local favorites:

Heyn’s Ice Cream is a great place to cool down after a day of ball games!

Parks

The City of North Liberty has put together a great listing of all the local parks and trails. It features things like restrooms, picnic tables, size, drinking fountains, etc.

One favorite park is Penn Meadows which features a splash pad and is home to many ball diamonds. Another favorite is Centennial Park, which has two awesome play structures, an adventure playground portion with climbing boulders, and a well-paved trail around the perimeter.

Playing in the splash pads
North Liberty Splash Pad at Penn Meadows Park

Good to know

Community gardening
North Liberty Community Gardens – rentable plots to grow your own harvest, teach the kids young about fruits and vegetables.

Churches

North Liberty is home to many different faith denominations. Again, the City has done an excellent job of listing all the area churches with service times. Hopefully you can find a faith community that fits you and your family!

Shopping

Fun Stuff To Do

Colony Pumpkin Patch
Colony Country Pumpkin Patch offers many fun activities for the kids to do

Health Care

Dental

Event Spaces

Banks

::COMING SOON::

North Liberty is also getting two new breweries/restaurants and a bowling alley/entertainment center! Stay tuned!

Clearly, this community has a lot to offer. The city continues to grow and attracts many new, fun, exciting, and kid-friendly activities and businesses all the time! Come check out this local hot spot so many love to call home.

What is your favorite thing about North Liberty?


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REALTORS®
Mike Bails | 319.321.5500
Phil O’Brien | 319.331.1701
Marcy Willier | 319.936.5899
Chelsey Riggan-Kuepker | 319.631.1434
Briley DeSmet | 319.330.5078
Matt VandeBerg | 605.321.1700

Sarah Bengtson
Sarah is a proud Iowa native who currently lives in North Liberty with her husband and 2 sons. She grew up in rural Benton county and moved to the Iowa City area in 2005 to attend graduate school at the University of Iowa in Physical Therapy. Now she balances raising two growing boys with a work as a pediatric physical therapist. Outside of work and family, Sarah loves music, playing her cello, running, baking, crochet, church activities, and cheering for the Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Vikings.

1 COMMENT

  1. Love the information blog about north liberty and it’s wonderful sites. Lots to do for young families to grow and thrive.! Well written Mandy I’m proud of you🙂 Love Laura kiss my granddaughter😘

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