Best Places50707, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 50707, 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.
50707 ranks 16,723rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 50707
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.
50707's strengths and weaknesses
Where 50707 ranks high
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 95% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 50707 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 50707
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 50707 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,164, 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 50707's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 50707
50707's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 50707.
Who works in 50707, and how
Work in 50707 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 50707
50707 has more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 50707 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 50707, month by month
50707 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 20° | 11° |
| April | 63° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 52° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 50707
The nearest airport, Waterloo Regional, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 173 miles away.
The best schools in and around 50707
Schools across 50707 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Poyner ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Highland Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bunger Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- George Washington Carver AcademyC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- West High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- East High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 50707 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
50707 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 50707 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 50707
Is 50707 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 50707 ranks 16,723rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, state finances, and fast internet, and lowest on noise and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 50707 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,139. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $65,164 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 50707 safe?
50707 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $322 per resident a year.
Compare 50707 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 50707. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 50707 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.
50707 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 50707: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 50707: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 50707: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 50707: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
50707 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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