Best PlacesIrving, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Irving, 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.
Irving ranks 29,664th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Irving
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.
Irving's strengths and weaknesses
Where Irving ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 81% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 78% of towns
Where Irving ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Irving
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Irving home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,070, 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 Irving's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Irving
Irving's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Irving.
Who works in Irving, and how
Work in Irving centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Irving
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Irving.
What the weather is like in Irving, month by month
Irving sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 23° | 16° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Irving
The nearest airport, The Eastern Iowa, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 190 miles away.
The best schools in and around Irving
Schools across Irving average a B+, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Keystone Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Norway Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Benton Community Senior High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Belle Plaine Jr/sr High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Irving school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Irving 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 Irving against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Irving
Is Irving a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Irving ranks 29,664th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, 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 Irving expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,785. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $65,070 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Irving safe?
Yes, Irving is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $266 per resident a year.
Compare Irving with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Irving. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Irving 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.
Irving detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Irving: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Irving: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Irving: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Irving: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Irving 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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