Best PlacesCorrectionville, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Correctionville, 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.
Correctionville ranks 10,454th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Correctionville
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.
Correctionville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Correctionville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of towns
Where Correctionville ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 25% of towns
- Household income$59,551 median, better than only 26% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 29% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 29% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Correctionville
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Correctionville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,551, 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 Correctionville's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Correctionville
Correctionville'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 Correctionville.
Who works in Correctionville, and how
Work in Correctionville centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Correctionville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Correctionville.
What the weather is like in Correctionville, month by month
Correctionville sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 20° | 12° |
| April | 60° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 63° | 49° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Correctionville
The nearest airport, Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Correctionville
Schools across Correctionville average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Anthon ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Moville Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- River Valley ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodbury Central Middle SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Mvao Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodbury Central High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- River Valley Junior- Senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Correctionville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Correctionville 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 Correctionville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Correctionville
Is Correctionville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Correctionville ranks 10,454th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low crime, and lowest on distance from a big city and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Correctionville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,978. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $59,551 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Correctionville safe?
Yes, Correctionville is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $183 per resident a year.
Compare Correctionville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Correctionville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Correctionville 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.
Correctionville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Correctionville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Correctionville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Correctionville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Correctionville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Correctionville 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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