Best PlacesFandon, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fandon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fandon ranks 41,801st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fandon
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.
Fandon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fandon ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
Where Fandon ranks low
- Short commute44.2 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fandon
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fandon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,491, 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 Fandon's effective rate of 1.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fandon
Fandon runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Fandon.
Who works in Fandon, and how
Work in Fandon centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fandon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fandon.
What the weather is like in Fandon, month by month
Fandon sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Fandon
The nearest airport, Southeast Iowa Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fandon
Schools across Fandon average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Prairie South Elementary SchB+ · 55% proficient
- Southeastern Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Prairie Junior High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- West Prairie Senior High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Southeastern Jr/sr High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fandon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fandon 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 Fandon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fandon
Is Fandon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fandon ranks 41,801st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low disaster risk, and a stable housing market, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fandon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,003. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $53,491 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Fandon safe?
Fandon is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $232 per resident a year.
Compare Fandon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fandon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fandon 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.
Fandon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fandon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fandon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fandon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fandon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fandon 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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