Best PlacesConesville, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Conesville, 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.
Conesville ranks 4,789th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Conesville
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.
Conesville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Conesville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 78% of towns
Where Conesville ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 26% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 37% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 42% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Conesville
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Conesville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,987, 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 Conesville's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Conesville
Conesville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Conesville.
Who works in Conesville, and how
Work in Conesville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Conesville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Conesville.
What the weather is like in Conesville, month by month
Conesville sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Conesville
The nearest airport, The Eastern Iowa, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around Conesville
Schools across Conesville average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Louisa-muscatine ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Roundy Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Lone Tree Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Liberty Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Columbus Community Junior High SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Louisa-muscatine Jr/sr High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- West Liberty High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Columbus Community High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Conesville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Conesville 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 Conesville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Conesville
Is Conesville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Conesville ranks 4,789th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, state finances, and a stable housing market, and lowest on tree cover and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Conesville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,944. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $87,987 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Conesville safe?
Yes, Conesville is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare Conesville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Conesville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Conesville 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.
Conesville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Conesville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Conesville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Conesville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Conesville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Conesville 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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