Best Places52064, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 52064, 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.
52064 ranks 10,799th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 52064
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.
52064's strengths and weaknesses
Where 52064 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 82% of zip codes
Where 52064 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 52064
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 52064 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,786, 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 52064's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 52064
52064'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 52064.
Who works in 52064, and how
Work in 52064 centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 52064
52064 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 52064 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 52064, month by month
52064 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 52064
The nearest airport, Dubuque Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around 52064
Schools across 52064 average an A−, better than 82% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Easton Valley Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% 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 52064 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
52064 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 52064 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 52064
Is 52064 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 52064 ranks 10,799th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, state finances, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on noise and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 52064 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,907. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $86,786 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 52064 safe?
Yes, 52064 is safer than 94% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $160 per resident a year.
Compare 52064 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 52064. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 52064 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.
52064 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 52064: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 52064: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 52064: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 52064: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
52064 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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