Best PlacesTeeds Grove, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Teeds Grove, 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.
Teeds Grove ranks 5,937th 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 Teeds Grove
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.
Teeds Grove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Teeds Grove ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 82% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 82% of towns
Where Teeds Grove ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Teeds Grove
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Teeds Grove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,188, 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 Teeds Grove's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 Teeds Grove
Teeds Grove runs younger than the country, 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 Teeds Grove.
Who works in Teeds Grove, and how
Work in Teeds Grove centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Teeds Grove
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Teeds Grove.
What the weather is like in Teeds Grove, month by month
Teeds Grove sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 23° | 17° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Teeds Grove
The nearest airport, Dubuque Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Teeds Grove
Schools across Teeds Grove average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northeast Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Easton Valley Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clinton Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Easton Valley Junior High / High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Teeds Grove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Teeds Grove 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 Teeds Grove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Teeds Grove
Is Teeds Grove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Teeds Grove ranks 5,937th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, what local pay buys, and low crime, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Teeds Grove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,769. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $95,188 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Teeds Grove safe?
Yes, Teeds Grove is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare Teeds Grove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Teeds Grove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Teeds Grove 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.
Teeds Grove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Teeds Grove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Teeds Grove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Teeds Grove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Teeds Grove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Teeds Grove 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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