Best PlacesWever, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wever, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wever ranks 6,806th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wever
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.
Wever's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wever ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of towns
Where Wever ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 28% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wever
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wever home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,254, 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 Wever's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 Wever
Wever's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wever.
Who works in Wever, and how
Work in Wever centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Wever
Wever has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Wever and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wever, month by month
Wever sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 85° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Wever
The nearest airport, Southeast Iowa Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wever
Schools across Wever average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Danville Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Sunnyside Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Madison Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Aldo Leopold Intermediate SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Danville Junior-senior High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Burlington Community High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Fort Madison High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wever school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wever 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 Wever against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wever
Is Wever a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wever ranks 6,806th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and civic engagement, and lowest on internet speeds and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wever expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,334. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $89,254 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Wever safe?
Yes, Wever is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $217 per resident a year.
Compare Wever with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wever. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wever 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.
Wever detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wever: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wever: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wever: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wever: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wever 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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