Best PlacesRedfield, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redfield, 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.
Redfield ranks 4,850th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Redfield
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.
Redfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Redfield ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 87% of towns
Where Redfield ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 26% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 29% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 40% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Redfield
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,251, 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 Redfield'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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Redfield
Redfield runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Redfield.
Who works in Redfield, and how
Work in Redfield centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Redfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Redfield.
What the weather is like in Redfield, month by month
Redfield sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 22° | 13° |
| April | 64° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Redfield
The nearest airport, Des Moines International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redfield
Schools across Redfield average an A, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dexter Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Panorama ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Adm Middle SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Panorama Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- West Central Valley Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Adm Senior High SchoolA · 79% proficient
- Panorama High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- West Central Valley High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Redfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redfield 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 Redfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Redfield
Is Redfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redfield ranks 4,850th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, good schools, and low crime, and lowest on a weak job market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Redfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,294. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $80,251 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Redfield safe?
Yes, Redfield is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare Redfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redfield 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.
Redfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redfield 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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