Best PlacesBeaconsfield, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beaconsfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Beaconsfield ranks 7,085th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Beaconsfield
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Beaconsfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beaconsfield ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
Where Beaconsfield ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beaconsfield
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beaconsfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,888, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Beaconsfield's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beaconsfield.
Who works in Beaconsfield, and how
Work in Beaconsfield centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Beaconsfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beaconsfield.
What the weather is like in Beaconsfield, month by month
Beaconsfield sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Beaconsfield
The nearest airport, Des Moines International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beaconsfield
Schools across Beaconsfield average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mount Ayr ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- North Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Ayr High SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Central Decatur Ms/hs High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beaconsfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beaconsfield measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Beaconsfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beaconsfield
Is Beaconsfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beaconsfield ranks 7,085th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, state finances, and civic engagement, and lowest on empty homes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beaconsfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $266,002. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $90,888 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Beaconsfield safe?
Yes, Beaconsfield is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
Compare Beaconsfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beaconsfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beaconsfield represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Beaconsfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beaconsfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beaconsfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beaconsfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beaconsfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beaconsfield detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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