Best PlacesCoburg, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Coburg ranks 4,360th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Coburg
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.
Coburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coburg ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$132,685 median, better than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
Where Coburg ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coburg
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $132,685, 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 Coburg's effective rate of 1.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Coburg
Coburg's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Coburg.
Who works in Coburg, and how
Work in Coburg centers on agriculture & forestry and finance & insurance. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Coburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coburg.
What the weather is like in Coburg, month by month
Coburg sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 17° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Coburg
Eppley Airfield sits about 42 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 73 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Coburg
Schools across Coburg average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Inman Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Red Oak Junior/senior High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coburg 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 Coburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coburg
Is Coburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coburg ranks 4,360th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, few empty homes, and high incomes, and lowest on biking and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,700. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $132,685 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Coburg safe?
Coburg is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Coburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coburg 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.
Coburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coburg 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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