Best PlacesReasnor, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reasnor, 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.
Reasnor ranks 9,094th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Reasnor
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.
Reasnor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reasnor ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of towns
Where Reasnor ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reasnor
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reasnor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,003, 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 Reasnor's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 Reasnor
Reasnor's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Reasnor.
Who works in Reasnor, and how
Work in Reasnor centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Reasnor
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Reasnor.
What the weather is like in Reasnor, month by month
Reasnor sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 22° | 15° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Reasnor
The nearest airport, Des Moines International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reasnor
Schools across Reasnor average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Madison Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pella Middle SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Lynnville-sully Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Pcm Middle SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top high schools
- Pella High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Lynnville-sully High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Pcm High SchoolA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reasnor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reasnor 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 Reasnor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reasnor
Is Reasnor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reasnor ranks 9,094th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, state finances, and what local pay buys, and lowest on a weak job market and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reasnor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,532. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $93,003 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Reasnor safe?
Reasnor is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
Compare Reasnor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reasnor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reasnor 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.
Reasnor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reasnor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reasnor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reasnor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reasnor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reasnor 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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