Best PlacesFiscus, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fiscus, 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.
Fiscus ranks 7,847th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fiscus
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.
Fiscus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fiscus ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
Where Fiscus ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fiscus
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fiscus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,563, 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 Fiscus' effective rate of 0.66%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fiscus
Fiscus runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fiscus.
Who works in Fiscus, and how
Work in Fiscus centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fiscus
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fiscus.
What the weather is like in Fiscus, month by month
Fiscus sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Fiscus
Eppley Airfield sits about 52 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 Fiscus
Schools across Fiscus average an A, better than 95% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Irwin Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Audubon Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ikm-manning Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top high schools
- Ikm-manning High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Guthrie Center High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Exiraelk Horn-kimballton High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fiscus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fiscus 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 Fiscus against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fiscus
Is Fiscus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fiscus ranks 7,847th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, state finances, and health care access, and lowest on biking and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fiscus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,429. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $77,563 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Fiscus safe?
Yes, Fiscus is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $232 per resident a year.
Compare Fiscus with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fiscus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fiscus 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.
Fiscus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fiscus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fiscus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fiscus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fiscus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fiscus 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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