Best PlacesKeithsburg, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Keithsburg, 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.
Keithsburg ranks 44,590th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Keithsburg
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.
Keithsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Keithsburg ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- QuietBetter than 77% of towns
- BikingBetter than 73% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 91 pleasant days a year, better than 61% of towns
Where Keithsburg ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute37.6 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Keithsburg
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Keithsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,045, 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 Keithsburg's effective rate of 1.56%, 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 Keithsburg
Keithsburg runs older than the country, 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 Keithsburg.
Who works in Keithsburg, and how
Work in Keithsburg centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Keithsburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Keithsburg.
What the weather is like in Keithsburg, month by month
Keithsburg sees roughly 91 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 Keithsburg
The nearest airport, Southeast Iowa Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around Keithsburg
Schools across Keithsburg average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Boston Elem SchoolF · 8% proficient
- West Central Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mercer County Jr High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- United Jr High SchD− · 17% proficient
- West Central Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Mercer County High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- West Central High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Keithsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Keithsburg 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 Keithsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Keithsburg
Is Keithsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Keithsburg ranks 44,590th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Keithsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $85,668. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $56,045 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Keithsburg safe?
Keithsburg is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Keithsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Keithsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Keithsburg 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.
Keithsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Keithsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Keithsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Keithsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Keithsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Keithsburg 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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