Best PlacesMcCausland, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McCausland, 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.
McCausland ranks 5,274th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in McCausland
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.
McCausland's strengths and weaknesses
Where McCausland ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
Where McCausland ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 25% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 27% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 35% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 38% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McCausland
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McCausland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,085, 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 McCausland's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 McCausland
McCausland 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 McCausland.
Who works in McCausland, and how
Work in McCausland centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in McCausland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McCausland.
What the weather is like in McCausland, month by month
McCausland sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 22° | 15° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of McCausland
The nearest airport, Quad Cities International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around McCausland
Schools across McCausland average an A+, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ekstrand Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Virgil Grissom Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Scott Junior High SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Central Dewitt Intermediate SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- North Scott High SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Central Dewitt High SchoolA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McCausland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McCausland 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 McCausland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McCausland
Is McCausland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McCausland ranks 5,274th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, good schools, and state finances, and lowest on property taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McCausland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,016. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $89,085 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is McCausland safe?
Yes, McCausland is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare McCausland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McCausland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McCausland 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.
McCausland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McCausland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McCausland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McCausland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McCausland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McCausland 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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