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A town of 4,574, settled in 1851. 3 times the library visits per person than the typical Iowa town.
Few places in the country grade higher. Dyersville earns an A, 21st of 140 graded towns in Iowa. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 87% of U.S. towns and its schools outperform 87% of the state's. The exception is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 79% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Dyersville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns. Dyersville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Allen House. Dyersville’s average commute is 17 minutes, below both the Iowa town median (19 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Where Dyersville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Dyersville Elementary School | PK–5 | 322 |
| St. Francis Xavier Elementary School | PK–6 | 317 |
| Beckman Catholic Jr.-Sr. High School | 7–12 | 332 |
4,058 counted in 2010 and 4,477 in 2020; an estimated 4,574 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Iowa), ordered by how far Dyersville is from typical.
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Census counts: 975 in 1880, 4,477 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1888 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dyersville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Dyersville.
Dyersville pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and sees little violent crime, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Iowa (mostly inland flooding).
Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Dyersville’s property offense rate is 2.8 per 1,000 residents. Its violent offense rate is 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Dyersville | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
That grade comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $291K.
The public schools here belong to the Western Dubuque Community School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Enrollment at Dyersville’s public school: 322 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyersville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 322 | B− |
| Beckman Catholic Jr.-Sr. High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 332 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IA on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of Iowa towns, with expected losses of about $749 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on. 122 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 18 properties have flooded more than once.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Dyersville after 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2017. Only 5 of the 140 Iowa towns we compare have a higher risk rating from FEMA than Dyersville. The national flood insurance program has paid 122 claims here since 1979. FEMA puts just over two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest park or preserve is Dyersville Community Park, at 34 acres. Trails run 3.0 miles in 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves here: 4, covering 87 acres.
| Dyersville | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 3.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heritage Trail | 0.8 mi | 16 |
| 2. Dyersville Community Park | 0.7 mi | 34 |
| 3. Westside Park Addition | 0.3 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearly a fifth of adults in Dyersville have been diagnosed with depression; 33% have high blood pressure. In Dyersville, a fifth of adults binge drink.
| Dyersville | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Dyersville | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For households in Dyersville, the share who are owner-occupiers is 80%. Values rose 5.1% in the 12 months to September 2026. Homes sold in Dyersville spent a median 86 days on the market.
| Dyersville | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,091 a month | $909 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among 140 Iowa towns, just 9 have a lower typical July afternoon high than Dyersville. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 10° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs in Dyersville grew by 162 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,931. Roughly one working resident in four has a job in Dyersville itself. Among residents here, 4.9% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Dubuque (19%), Cedar Rapids (5%) and Farley (4%).
| Dyersville | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 28% | 31% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 29% of adults 25 and older, vs 31% across Iowa. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Population is up 2.2% in Dyersville since 2020, to 4,574 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Dyersville | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 years | 38.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 25% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Iowa, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Dyersville | IA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 12.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.7% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.4% | 30% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.6% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.4% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dyersville
About 2 of every 100 Dyersville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
2 places in Dyersville on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Dyersville.
City in Iowa, United States
Dyersville is a city in eastern Delaware County and western Dubuque County in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,477 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 4,035 in 2000. Dyersville is known as the home of the Field of Dreams movie site, the National Farm Toy Museum, and the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Dyersville grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #21 of 140 in Iowa. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($77,630 across the Dubuque, IA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
6 notable people were born here, including Clarence Morley and Rudolph Gerken.
